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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2346)	1/12/2000 10:59:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 3246

I am not acquainted with him, but I like the poem.......

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2346)	1/12/2000 11:18:00 AM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3246

Heythere...think you could find that Matthew Arnold poem? [mentioned recently]. It's a Fave...been looking for it for years and couldn't find it cause I forgot the title and who wrote it... Maybe we can 'deconstruct' it. We would have some interesting and varied exegesis I'm sure.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2346)	1/13/2000 4:58:00 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 3246

ANONYMOUS ADAM LAY IBOUNDEN 1 Adam lay ibounden, 2 Bounden in a bond. 3 Four thousand winter 4 Thoght he not too long. 5 And all was for an appil, 6 And appil that he tok, 7 As clerkes finden 8 Wreten in here book. 9 Ne hadde the appil take ben, 10 The appil taken ben, 11 Ne hadde never our lady 12 A ben hevene quene. 13 Blessed be the time 14 That appil take was, 15 Therefore we moun singen 15 Deo gracias. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Composition Date: unknown. Form: abcb. 1. ibounden: enchained (past participle). 11. our lady: the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. 12. a: have. 15-16. On account of that we are able to sing Thanks be to God.