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83. Bless the Time the Apple was Taken!
Adam lay I-bowndyn, bowndyn in a bond,
fowre þowsand wynter þowt he not to long;
And al was for an appil, an appil þat he tok,
As clerkis fyndyn wretyn in here book.
fowre þowsand wynter þowt he not to long;
And al was for an appil, an appil þat he tok,
As clerkis fyndyn wretyn in here book.
Ne hadde þe appil take ben, þe appil taken ben,
ne hadde neuer our lady a ben heuene qwen;
Blyssid be þe tyme þat appil take was,
Þer-fore we mown syngyn, ‘deo gracias!’
ne hadde neuer our lady a ben heuene qwen;
Blyssid be þe tyme þat appil take was,
Þer-fore we mown syngyn, ‘deo gracias!’
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