The Devonshire Manuscript/Lyk as the swanne towardis her dethe

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and thys

1    Lyk as the swanne towardis her dethe 2    doth straine her voyse with {w+t+} dolefull note 3    Right so sing I with {w+t+} waste of brethe 4    I Dye I dye and you regarde yt note /

5    I shall inforce my faynting brethe 6    that all that heris this delye note 7    shall kno that you dothe cause my deth 8    I Dye I dye &amp;c /

9    yor vnkindnes hath swarne my dethe 10    and chaunged hathe my plesaunte note 11    to paynefull sighis that {{th}+t+} stoppis my brethe 12    I dye I dye /

13    consumythe my lif faileth my brethe 14    yor fawte is forger of this note 15    melting in tearis a cruell dethe 16    I Dye

17    {t'} {w+t+} my faith with me after my dethe 18    byrred shalbe / and to this note 19    I do bequeth my verye brethe 20    I dy to crye I dyede &amp; you regarde yt note

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. 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 in the left margin and may refer to the entire page (five lyrics).

H8 only brackets the last stanza. The refrain also becomes more abbreviated over the course of the poem.

Texts Collated
DBLa10, LEge18

Collation
1     Lyk] Lk DBla10 Lyke LEge18 2     doth] d DBla10 doeth LEge18 3     Right] ryght DBla10 right LEge18 4     Dye] dy DBla10 LEge18 5     inforce] infforce DBla10 enforce LEge18 6     heris] hir DBla10 7     kno] cause&gt;know DBla10 knowe LEge18 8     Dye] dy DBla10 LEge18 9     yor] your DBla10 LEge18 10     chaunged] chaungyd DBla10 11     paynefull] paynful DBla10 paynfull LEge18 12     dye] dy DBla10 LEge18 13     consumythe] Consumyth DBla10 Consumeth LEge18 14     yor] your DBla10 LEge18 15     melting in tearis a cruell dethe] I do bthe my wery brethemelting in tearis a crewell dethe DBla10 melting in  LEge18 16     Dye] dy I dy and you regard yt not DBla10 dy I dy  LEge18 17     my] My DBla10 LEge18 18     byrred] beryd DBla10 bured LEge18 19     bequeth my] bequeth DBla10 20     I dy]  LEge18