Of Man's First Disobedience, and the fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal… — John Milton

Of Man's First Disobedience, and the fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing, Heav'nly Muse.

Paradise Lost · 1667
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"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, l. 1.
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Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, l. 1.