...pregnant with misunderstanding: when 1 approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in her self complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, and discreetest, best; All higher wisdom in her presence falls Degraded, wisdom in discourse with her...

...nature bestowed on Eve Too much of Ornament, in outward show Elaborate, of inward less exact. . . . yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she...say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded.92 Milton, despite his puritanism, shows great...

...the charm of beauty's powerful glance," (VIII, 528-533) Eve's beauty is quite overwhelming for Adam: "...yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute...say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded, wisdom in discourse with her Loses discount'nanced,...

...he knows full well to be invalid — that Eve has no need of and is therefore superior to him: ... so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so...say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best. (8.547-550) Adam's oscillation between regarding Eve as excessive and as perfectly complete reveals...

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