Ne hadde the appil taken ben,
The appil taken ben,
Ne hadde never our lady
A ben hevene quen.
Blyssid be the tyme
That appil taken was!
Therefore we mown syngyn
Deo gracias.
FIFTEENTH CENTURY CAROL
Adam was supposed to have lain in bonds in the limbus patrum from the time of his death to the Crucifixion.
CHESHIRE CHEESE
A Cheshire man sailed into Spain
To trade for merchandise;
When he arrived from the main
A Spaniard him espies,
Who said: “You English rogue, look here!
What fruits and spices fine
Our land produces twice a year!
Thou hast not such in thine!”
The Cheshire man ran to his hold,
And fetched a Cheshire cheese,
And said: “Look here, you dog, behold,
We have such fruits as these!