The Devonshire Manuscript/A my herte a what eilith the

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1    A my herte a what eilith the 2    to sett so light my libretye 3    making me bonde when {_e} I was fre 4    a my herte a. &amp;c

5    {_o} {{th}+u+} when thou ware rid from all distresse 6    voyde of all paine &amp; pen {_e} sifnesse 7    to chose againe a new mistresse 8    a my hert &amp;c

9    when thou {{th}+u+} ware well thou {{th}+u+} could not holde 10    to torne agayne that {{th}+t+} ware to bolde 11    thus to renue my sorrowes olde 12    a my herte &amp;c

13    thou knoist full well that {{th}+t+} but of late 14    I was tornid out of loves gate 15    and now to guide me to this {{th}+is+} mate 16    amy hert &amp;c

17    I hopte full well all had be don {_o} n 18    but nowe my hope is tane &amp; woin 19    to my tormen {_e} t to yelde so sone 20    a my harte &amp;c

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. The speaker complains to his heart that it has once more bound him to a new mistress so soon after being freed from a painful love.

H8's shorter lines for the refrain separate each section visually and thus display clear stanza divisions.

Texts Collated
DBLa02

Textual Notes
1     herte] harte DBla02     a] A DBla02     eilith] eileth DBla02 2     sett] set DBla02     so light my] soo Lyght be DBla02     libretye] libertye DBla02 3     making] makyng DBla02     me] myee DBla02     bonde] bounde DBla02     when] where DBla02 4     herte] harte DBla02     a. &amp; c] A what ayleth the DBla02 5     when thou ware rid] Where thow warte ryde DBla02     from] frome DBla02     distresse] Dist DBla02 6     voyde] voide DBla02     paine] payne DBla02     &amp; pensifnesse] and pensyfnes DBla02 7     chose] chauoose DBla02     againe] agayne DBla02     mistresse] mestres DBla02 8     hert] harte DBla02     &amp; c] a what Ayleth the DBla02 9     when] When DBla02     thou ware] thow warte DBla02     thou] thow DBla02     could] couldes DBla02     holde] hold DBla02 10     torne] turne DBla02     that ware] thow warte DBla02 11     renue] renew DBla02     sorrowes] Sorowes DBla02 12     a] A DBla02     herte] harte DBla02     &amp; c] a what Ayleth the DBla02 13     thou] Thow DBla02     knoist] knowest DBla02     late] Late DBla02 14     tornid out of loves] turned owt of Loues DBla02 15     and] &amp; DBla02     guide] gyde DBla02 16     amy] a my DBla02     hert] harte DBla02     &amp; c] a what Ayleth the DBla02 17     hopte] hopped DBla02     be donn] ben doone DBla02 18     nowe] now DBla02     hope] hoppe DBla02     is] Is DBla02     &amp; woin] and wone DBla02 19     torment] turment DBla02     to] To DBla02     yelde] yeld DBla02     so] soo DBla02     sone] Sone DBla02 20     harte] hart DBla02     &amp; c] a what ayleth the DBla02