The Devonshire Manuscript/Yf in the worlde there be more woo

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1    Yf in the worlde there be more woo 2    then I haue now with {w+t+} in my hart 3    where so yt ys yt dothe come froo 4    &amp; in my brest there dothe yt groo 5    ffor to encresse my smart 6    alas I am receyte of euer {u'} y care 7    {p+} {es} and of my lyfe eche sorowe claymes hys parte 8    who lyst to lyue in quyetnes 9    by me let hym be ware 10    for I by gret dysdayn 11    am made with {w+t+} owt redresse 12    &amp; vnkyndnes hathe slayn 13    a symple hart all comfortles

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Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H6 and is unique to this manuscript. This sonnet describes the speaker's woe due to his beloved's unkindness and disdain for him.