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CONFESSION, by             Poem Explanation         Poet's Biography
First Line: My ghostly fadir [or, fader, father], I me confess
Last Line: First to god and then to you.
Alternate Author Name(s): D'orleans, Duc; Orleans, Charles Of
Variant Title(s): Confession Of A Stolen Kiss;rondeau;the Lover's Confession


Gostly fader, I me confesse,
First to God and then to you,

That at a window -- wot ye how? --
I stale a cosse of grete sweteness,
Which don was out aviseness;
But hit is doon not undoon now.
My gostly fader, I me confesse,
First to God and then to you.

But I restore it shall doubtless
Agein, if so be that I mow;
And that to God I make a vow
And elles I axe foryefness.
y gostly fader, I me confesse,
First to God and then to you.




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