In Marble Walls — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

In marble walls as white as milk,
Lined with skin as soft as silk;
Within a fountain crystal clear,
A golden apple doth appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold --
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
Note: This rhyme is a riddle. Do you know the answer? It is an EGG.

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What are the words to In Marble Walls?
The lyrics to In Marble Walls are: In marble walls as white as milk, / Lined with skin as soft as silk; / Within a fountain crystal clear, / A golden apple doth appear. / No doors there are to this stronghold -- / Yet thieves break in and steal the gold. ... Read the full 7-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does In Marble Walls have?
"In Marble Walls" has 7 lines of verse.

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