The Devonshire Manuscript/That tyme that myrthe dyd stere my shypp

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1    That tyme that myrthe dyd stere my shypp 2    whyche now ys frowght with {w+t+} heuines 3    &amp; fortune boate not then the lypp 4    But was Defence off my Dystresse 5    then in my boke wrote my maystresse 6    I am yowres yow may well be sure 7    &amp; shall be whyle my lyff Dothe dure

8    But she her selffe whyche then wrote that 9    is now myn extreme enemye 10    above all men she Dothe me hate 11    Reioysyng of my myserye 12    But thoughe that for her sake I dye 13    I shall be hyres she may be sure 14    as long as my lyff dothe endure

15    it is not tyme that can were owt 16    with {w+t+} me that once ys fermly sett 17    Whyle nature kepys her corse Abowt 18    my love frome her no man can lett 19    thowghe neuer {u'} so sore they me thrett 20    yet am I hyrs she may be sure 21    &amp; shallbe whyle that lyff dothe dure

22    And once I trust to see that day 23    Renuare of my Ioy &amp; welthe 24    that she to me theyse wordes {es} shall say 25    In feythe welcum to me myselffe 26    Welcum my Ioy Welcum my helthe 27    ffor I am thyne thow mayst be sure 28    &amp; shallbe whyle that lyff dothe dure

29    Ho me alas what woordes {es} were theyse 30    in comenant I myght fynd them so 31    I Reke not what smart or dysease 32    I suffred so that I myght knoo 33    that she were myn I myght be sure 34    &amp; shuld whyle that lyff dothe dure

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H2. The poem depicts a lover's lamentation of his lost happiness since his mistress has turned against him. The fourth line of the last stanza is omitted.

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Collation
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