The Devonshire Manuscript/The Ioye so short alas the paine so nere

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1    The Ioye so short alas the paine so nere 2    {m'} {p+} the waye so long the departure so smarte 3    the furst sight alas I bought to dere 4    {p+} {_o} that so sodonnelye now from hens must parte 5    the bodye gone yet remaine shall the herte 6    {w+t+} {w+t+} with her with wiche for me salte teris shall ded Raine 7    and shall not chaunge till that {{th}+t+} we mete againe

8    tho tyme doth passe / yet shall not my love 9    tho I be farre always / my hert is nere 10    tho other chaunge yet will not I remove 11    tho other care not / yet love I will &amp; fere 12    tho other hate / yet will I love my dere 13    tho other woll of lightnes saye adewe 14    yet woll I be founde stedefast and trewe /

15    when other laughe /. alas then do I wepe / 16    when other w ype sing /. then do I waile &amp; crye 17    {p+} {_u} when other runne perforcyd I am to crepe 18    When other daunce / in sorro I do lye 19    when other Ioye / for paine welnere I dye 20    thus brought from {_o} welthe / alas tendlespaine 21    that undeser {{s}8} uid / causeles to remayne /

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. Although the speaker labours under undeserved pain, he will not forsake his love.