To satisfy the sharp desire I had197 585 Of tasting those fair apples, I resolved198 Not to defer; hunger and thirst at once,196 Powerful persuaders, quickened at the scent Of that alluring fruit, urged me so keen. About the mossy trunk I wound me soon, 590 For high from ground the branches would require Thy utmost reach or Adam’s: round the tree All other beasts that saw, with like desire Longing and envying stood, but could not reach.
