when the main character Winnie Foster remembers the line "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage" while helping a jailed prisoner escape (Babbitt 123).

Musical settings and recordings

The poem has been set to music by the British folk group Fairport Convention with music by Dave Swarbrick and features on their album Nine. A highly regarded version likewise appeared on the album Morning Tempest (2000) by Jane and Amanda Threlfall and often features as a highlight/encore

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