The Devonshire Manuscript/Sum tyme I syghe sumtyme I syng

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1    Sum tyme I syghe sumtyme I syng 2    Sumtyme I lawghe. sumtyme mornynge 3    as one in dowte thys ys my ssayyng 4    have I dysplesyd yow in any thyng

5    Alake what aylythe you to be grevyd 6    Ryght sory am I that ye be mevyd 7    I am yor owne yf trewthe be prevyd 8    &amp; by yor Dyspleasure as one myschevyd

9    When ye be mery than am I glad 10    When ye be sory than am I sad 11    Suche gra {gA} ce or fortune I wold I had 12    yow for to plese how euer {u'} I were bestad

13    When ye be mery why shuld I care 14    ye are my Ioye &amp; my wellfare 15    I wyll you love I wyll not spare 16    into yowre pre {p'} sens as farr as I dare

17    All my poore hart &amp; my love trew 18    Whyle lyff Dothe last I gyve yt yow 19    &amp; yow to ser {{s}8} ve with {w+t+} ser {{s}8} vys Dew 20    and neuer {u'} to change yow for no new1

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Notes & Glosses
1.   There is a resonance with the wording in "Hey Robyn Ioly Robyn tell me" on 24r.

2.   It is possible that the character on the left is in the hand of  Lady Margaret Douglas.

Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H2. The poem describes the speaker's doubt of his or her lover returning.