I am awake at last—a dreary dream
Had maddened me;—but he shall ne'er awake!
Enter Adam, Eve, Adah, and Zillah.
Adam. A voice of woe from Zillah brings me here—380
What do I see?—'Tis true!—My son!—my son!
Woman, behold the Serpent's work, and thine![To Eve.
Eve. Oh! speak not of it now: the Serpent's fangs
Are in my heart! My best beloved, Abel!
Jehovah! this is punishment beyond
A mother's sin, to take him from me!