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Repentance.
(From the old French.)
In very truth, I've been a sinnerAnd spent my life in foolish manner;
Too much I've used my youthful days
In lightsome, vain and sinful ways.
Aye, oft I've visited the court,
Made love to ladies—idle sport!
To them I've written triolets,
Rondeaux, sonnets and chansonettes.
With naughty lords I've often dined,
Gamed, fought and all too often wined.
Aye, much I've walked in paths of evil;
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But now, alack! gay youth is spent;
I'm getting old—I'd best repent!
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