DOI issue:
Watson, William: The Lost Eden
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.25498#0016
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The Lost Eden
So in an Eden
Dwelt he, of fantasies.
Here and not otherwhere
Eve was his bride.
Eve the hot-hearted !
Eve the wild spirit
Of quest—the adventurer !
Eve the unslaked.
She it was showed him
Where, in the midst
Of his pleasance, the knowledge-tree
Waiting him grew.
Wondrous the fruitage,
Maddening the taste therof;
Fiery like wine was it,
Fierce like a sting.
Straightway
The Lost Eden
So in an Eden
Dwelt he, of fantasies.
Here and not otherwhere
Eve was his bride.
Eve the hot-hearted !
Eve the wild spirit
Of quest—the adventurer !
Eve the unslaked.
She it was showed him
Where, in the midst
Of his pleasance, the knowledge-tree
Waiting him grew.
Wondrous the fruitage,
Maddening the taste therof;
Fiery like wine was it,
Fierce like a sting.
Straightway