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 & 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 & 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 & shallbe whyle that lyff dothe dure
22 And once I trust to see that day
23 Renuare of my Ioy & 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 & 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 & shuld whyle that lyff dothe dure
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Commentary
editAttributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,[1] 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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edit1 That] that DBla23 tyme] tym DBla23 stere] styre DBla23 shypp] shyppe DBla23
2 frowght with heuines] fraut wythe euynes DBla23
3 & fortune boate] and fortune bot DBla23 then] than DBla23 lypp] Lyppe DBla23
4 But] but DBla23 Defence] defence DBla23 off] of DBla23 Dystresse] destres DBla23
5 then] than DBla23 boke] book DBla23 wrote] wrot DBla23 maystresse] mestres DBla23
6 yowres yow may well be] yours I you may be wel DBla23 sure] suer DBla23
7 &] and DBla23 my lyff] that Lyffe DBla23 Dothe] dothe DBla23
8 her] hyr DBla23 wrote] wrot DBla23 that] th DBla23
9 now myn] nou my DBla23 extreme] extryme DBla23 enemye] enemy DBla23
10 above] aboue DBla23 men] man DBla23 Dothe] dothe DBla23 hate] hat DBla23
11 Reioysyng] reioysinge DBla23 myserye] mysery DBla23
12 But thoughe] but tho DBla23 her] hyr DBla23 dye] dy DBla23
13 hyres] hyrs DBla23 sure] suer DBla23
14 long] Longe DBla23 lyff] Lyffe DBla23 endure] induer DBla23
15 it is] It us DBla23 owt] out DBla23
16 with] wythe DBla23 once ys] whons is DBla23 fermly] fyrmly DBla23 sett] set DBla23
17 Whyle] whyle DBla23 kepys] kypes DBla23 her corse Abowt] hyr cours about DBla23
18 love] hat DBla23 frome] from DBla23 her] hyr DBla23 no man] noman DBla23 lett] Let DBla23
19 thowghe] tho DBla23 sore] soer DBla23 thrett] thret DBla23
20 am] DBla23 hyrs she may be sure] am hyrs & c DBla23
22 And once] and onys DBla23 see that] se the DBla23
23 Renuare] renuer DBla23 Ioy &] yoy and DBla23 welthe] whelthe DBla23
24 to me] DBla23 theyse wordes shall say] thes . wourdes to me shall sey DBla23
25 In] in DBla23 feythe] faythe DBla23 welcum] welcoom DBla23 myselffe] my selffe DBla23
26 Welcum] welcoum DBla23 Ioy Welcum] hart welcoum DBla23
27 ffor] for DBla23 thyne] theyn DBla23 thow mayst be sure] & c DBla23
28 & shallbe whyle that lyff dothe dure] DBla23
29 Ho] ho DBla23 were] wer DBla23 theyse] thes DBla23
30 comenant] couant DBla23 myght] myt DBla23 so] soo DBla23
31 Reke] reke DBla23 dysease] dysses DBla23
32 ] tourment or troubel payne or woo DBla23
33 I] DBla23 suffred] sufferd DBla23 myght] myt DBla23 knoo] kno DBla23
34 that] that DBla23 were] uer DBla23 I] I DBla23 myght] myt DBla23 sure] suer DBla23
35 & shuld whyle that lyff dothe dure] and should b & c DBla23