| Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917. | | | | Adam and Eve (From “Paradise Lost,” Fourth Book, ll. 288–99) | | By John Milton |
| | | TWO of far nobler shape, erect and tall, | |
| Godlike erect, with native honor clad, | |
| In naked majesty seemed lords of all: | |
| And worthy seemed; for in their looks divine | |
| The image of their glorious Maker shone. | 5 |
| Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, | |
| (Severe, but in true filial freedom placed), | |
| Whence true authority in men; though both | |
| Not equal, as their sex not equal seemed; | |
| For contemplation he and valor formed; | 10 |
| For softness she and sweet attractive grace; | |
| He for God only, she for God in him. | | | | |
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