"The woman gave, and I did eat." Whereof gave she? "'Twas of the garden fruitage sweet -- A portion fair to see; She plucked and ate, and I did eat, And lost alike are we; God saith, Ye die the death! "The woman gave, and I did eat." Whereof gave she? "'Twas of her womb a burden sweet -- But sad, alas, to see; She took and ate, and I did eat, And saved alike are we; God saith, So dieth death!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WITH CHAOS IN EACH KISS by TIMOTHY LIU GLASS HOUSES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON HATRED by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT LITTLE SNAIL by HILDA CONKLING THE FLAMING HEART by RICHARD CRASHAW AMONG THE HEATHER by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM |