The Devonshire Manuscript/I am not ded altho I had a falle

f. [74r]

1    I am not ded altho I had a falle 2    the sonne retornis that {{th}+t+} was undre the clowde 3    and when {_e} fortune hath spit out all her gall 4    I truste good luk to me shalbe allowide 5    for I have sene a ship in to haven {_e} fall. 6    after the storme hath broke both maste &amp; shrowde 7    {{th}+e+} {w+t+} {{th}+t+} and eke the willowe that slowpith withthe wynde 8    Dothe Rise againe &amp; greter {t'} wod doth binde

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8 and is a translation of Serafino Aquilano’s strambotto “Sio son caduto interra inon son morto.” The speaker has fallen from favour, but hopes that Fortune will smile again on him (in love or political matters). The poem also appears in Tottel's Miscellany under the title “That louer hopeth of a better chance” (item 72).

Texts Collated
LEge12, STC13860_09, L36529_02

Collation
1     I am] IH amehe is LEge12 HE is STC_13860_09     ded] dead L36529_02 dead, STC_13860_09     altho] although L36529_02     altho I had] all though I hadthat sometyme hath LEge12     altho I] that somtime STC_13860_09     falle] fall L36529_02 fall. LEge12 STC_13860_09 2     the] The STC_13860_09     sonne] sonn L36529_02 Sonne LEge12 STC_13860_09     retornis] returns L36529_02 retornesth/ LEge12 returnes, STC_13860_09     that was undre] that hid was vnder STC_13860_09     undre] hid vnder L36529_02 vnder LEge12     the clowde] clowde L36529_02 the clowde. LEge12 clowd. STC_13860_09 3     and] And STC_13860_09     when] whan L36529_02     fortune] Fortune STC_13860_09     spit] spitt LEge12     spit out] spytt owt L36529_02     out] oute LEge12     gall] gall// LEge12 gall, STC_13860_09 4     truste] trust L36529_02 LEge12 trust, STC_13860_09     luk] luck L36529_02 LEge12 STC_13860_09     to me shalbe] shalbe to me L36529_02     shalbe] shall be STC_13860_09     allowide] allowde L36529_02 allowede. LEge12 alowd. STC_13860_09 5     for] For, STC_13860_09     have] haue L36529_02 STC_13860_09     sene] seen L36529_02 STC_13860_09     ship] shipp L36529_02 LEge12     in to] into L36529_02 LEge12     to]  STC_13860_09     haven] the haven L36529_02 hauen STC_13860_09     fall.] fall, STC_13860_09 6     after] After STC_13860_09     after the] when L36529_02     the] that STC_13860_09     both] boeth LEge12     maste] mast L36529_02 LEge12 maste, STC_13860_09     &amp; shrowde] and shroude. STC_13860_09    shrowde] also shrowde L36529_02 shrowde LEge12 7     and eke the willowe that slowpith] The willowe eke, that stoupeth STC_13860_09     willowe] willow L36529_02     slowpith] stowpith L36529_02 stoppeth LEge12     wynde] winde L36529_02 winde, STC_13860_09 8     Dothe] Doth STC_13860_09     Dothe Rise againe &amp;] doth ryse againe and L36529_02 doeth ryse again: and LEge12     Rise] rise STC_13860_09     againe &amp;] againe, and STC_13860_09     greter] greater L36529_02 LEge12 STC_13860_09     wod] wood L36529_02 STC_13860_09 wode LEge12     doth] doeth LEge12     binde] bynde L36529_02 bynd. LEge12 binde. STC_13860_09