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shee for God in him

shee for God in him. Adam was created in God's image, while Eve was subsequently created from Adam. Milton implies that Adam is closer to God and more capable of discourse with God than Eve, an idea that appears again in 8.54-56.
Luxon, Thomas H., ed. The Milton Reading Room, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton, March, 2015.
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