The infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile, Stirr'd up with envy and revenge… — John Milton

The infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile, Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceiv'd The mother of mankind.

Paradise Lost · 1667
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Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, I. 34.
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Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, I. 34.