The Devonshire Manuscript/Ineternum I was ons determined

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1    {_u} {t'} Ineternum I was ons de d erminid 2    for to have louid and my minde affirmid 3    {_o} {w+t+} that with my herte it shuld be coonfirmid 4    Ineternum {_u}

5    forthwith {w+t+} I founde the thing that I might like 6    and sought with {w+t+} loue to warme her hert alyke 7    for as me thought I shulde not se the lyk 8    Ineternum

9    To trase this dannse I put myself in prease 10    vayne hope ded lede and bad I shuld not cease 11    to ser {{s}8} ue / to suffer / &amp; still to hold my peace 12    Ineternum

13    with {w+t+} this furst Rule I fordred me a pase 14    that as me thought my trowghthe had taken plase 15    with {w+t+} full assurans to stond in her grace 16    in eternum

17    It was not long er I by proofe had founde 18    that feble bilding is on feble grounde 19    for in her herte this worde ded never sounde 20    Ineternum

21    {_o} {_u} Ineternum then from my herte I keste 22    that I had furst deter {t'} mind for the best 23    nowe in the place another thought doth rest 24    Ineternum /fs s

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. The speaker, who had been determined to love the Lady, eventually realizes the vain hopes he had entertained and finally casts her (or the love of her) out of his heart. The final “Ineternum” might be an indication that the speaker has turned to spiritual thoughts, or it might be an indication of the cycle of love and deception that he will undergo again.

This poem is also one of seventeen entries where Margaret Douglas marks “and thys.” Paul Remley has suggested that these annotations relate to another in-text annotation of hers, “lerne but to syng it” (on "now all of chaunge" (81r)), and may indicate a group of texts to be learned for entertaining. Douglas's annotation “and thys” appears between this poem and the one above, and may relate to either poem or both of them.

Texts Collated
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Collation
1     Ineternum I was ons dedterminid] rmed LEge17 2     for to have louid and my minde affirmid]  LEge17 3     that with my herte it shuld] uld LEge17 4     Ineternum]  LEge17 5     forthwith I founde the thing]  LEge17 6     and sought with loue to warme] arme LEge17 7     for as me thought I shulde]  LEge17 8     Ineternum]  LEge17 9     To trase this dannse I put]  LEge17 10     vayne hope ded lede and bad]  LEge17 11     to serue / to suffer / &amp; still to hold] old LEge17 12     Ineternum]  LEge17 13     with this furst Rule I fordred] d LEge17 14     that as me thought my trowghthe]  LEge17 15     with full assurans to stond] d LEge17 16     in eternum]  LEge17 17     It was not long er I by proofe]  LEge17 18     that feble bilding is on feble grounde] unde LEge17 19     for in her herte this worde ded never] ver LEge17 20     Ineternum]  LEge17 21     Ineternum then from my herte I keste] st LEge17 22     that I had furst determind for the best] est LEge17 23     nowe in the place another thought]  LEge17 24     Ineternum /]  LEge17