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But surely Adam cannot be excused; Her fault though great, yet he was most to blame; What weakness offered, strength might have refused, Being lord of all, the greater was the shame.

Emilia Lanier
Weakness, Might, Faults
1611 Salve Deus Ex Judaeorum,'Eve's Apology in Defense of Women'.
But surely Adam cannot be excused; Her fault though great, yet he was most to blame; What weakness offered, strength might have refused, Being lord of all, the greater was the shame.