Afalse premise is best described as

A false premise is best described as an incorrect assumption that forms the basis of an arguement.

A false premise is understood as an incorrect proposition that creates the basis of an argument or syllogism. Since the premise (proposition, or assumption) is incorrect, the conclusion drawn may be in error. Nevertheless, the logical validity of an argument is a function of its internal consistency, not the truth value of its premises.

imparadis't in one anothers arms  

the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill  

of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,  

where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,  

among our other torments not the least,  

still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;  

yet let me not forget what i have gain'd  

from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:  

one fatal tree there stands of knowledge call'd,  

forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidd'n?  

suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord  

envie them that? can it be sin to know,

1. alliteration

2. wistful