Cain. Thy precept comes too late: there is no more
For serpents to tempt woman to.
Lucifer.But there
Are some things still which woman may tempt man to,210
And man tempt woman:—let thy sons look to it!
My counsel is a kind one; for 'tis even
Given chiefly at my own expense; 'tis true,
'Twill not be followed, so there's little lost.[117]
Cain. I understand not this.
Lucifer.The happier thou!—