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"Adam lay ibounden, Bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter Thoght he not too long; And all was for an appil, An appil that he tok."

January 1, 1970

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Adam lay bound, Bound up in a bond. Four thousand winters He thought not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he took. — Anonymous, "Adam lay ibounden", line 1, as quoted in Early English Lyrics ([1907] 1972) by Sir Edmund K. Chambers and Frank Sidgwick, p. 102, Translation: Joseph Glaser Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse (2007) p. 85.

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Adam lay bound, Bound up in a bond. Four thousand winters He thought not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he took. — Anonymous, "Adam lay ibounden", line 1, as quoted in Early English Lyrics ([1907] 1972) by Sir Edmund K. Chambers and Frank Sidgwick, p. 102, Translation: Joseph Glaser Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse (2007) p. 85.