I speke onliche as of the dede,[940]
Of which I nevere was coupable[941]
Withoute cause resonable.
Bot this is noght to mi matiere
Of schrifte, why we sitten hiere;
[Contek within the Heart.]
For we ben sett to schryve of love,
As we begunne ferst above:
And natheles I am beknowe
That as touchende of loves throwe, 1130