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THE UNLUCKY APPLE by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: TWAS THE APPLE THAT IN EDEN
Last Line: SHE'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE.
Subject(s): APPLES; FRUIT;

'TWAS the apple that in Eden
Caused our father's primal fall;
And the Trojan War, remember --
'Twas an apple caused it all.
So for weeks I've hesitated,
You can guess the reason why,
For I want to tell my darling
She's the apple of my eye.



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