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Lyk as the swanne towardis her dethe

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    The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 73r

     f. [73r]

    and thys

    1    Lyk as the swanne towardis her dethe
    2    doth straine her voyse with{w+t+} dolefull note
    3    Right so sing I with{w+t+} waste of brethe
    4    I Dye I dye and you regarde yt note /

    5    I shall inforce my faynting brethe
    6    that all that heris this delye note
    7    shall kno that you dothe cause my deth
    8    I Dye I dye &c /

    9    yor vnkindnes hath swarne my dethe
    10    and chaunged hathe my plesaunte note
    11    to paynefull sighis that{{th}+t+} stoppis my brethe
    12    I dye I dye /

    13    consumythe my lif faileth my brethe
    14    yor fawte is forger of this note
    15    melting in tearis a cruell dethe
    16    I Dye

    17    {t'}{w+t+} my faith with me after my dethe
    18    byrred shalbe / and to this note
    19    I do bequeth my verye brethe
    20    I dy to crye I dyede & you regarde yt note

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    Commentary

    Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,[1] this poem was entered by H8. This poem is also one of seventeen entries where Margaret Douglas marks “and thys.” Paul Remley has suggested that these annotations relate to another in-text annotation of hers, “lerne but to syng it” ( on "now all of chaunge" (81r)), and may indicate a group of texts to be learned for entertaining.[2] Douglas's annotation “and thys” appears in the left margin and may refer to the entire page (five lyrics).

    H8 only brackets the last stanza. The refrain also becomes more abbreviated over the course of the poem.

    Works Cited

    1. ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 134.
    2. ↑ Paul Remley. "Mary Shelton and Her Tudor Literary Milieu." Rethinking the Henrician Era: Essays on Early Tudor Texts and Contexts. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. 50.


    Textual Notes

    Texts Collated

    DBLa10, LEge18

    Collation

    1 Lyk] Lk DBla10 Lyke LEge18
    2 doth] d DBla10 doeth LEge18
    3 Right] ryght DBla10 right LEge18
    4 Dye] dy DBla10 LEge18
    5 inforce] infforce DBla10 enforce LEge18
    6 heris] hir DBla10
    7 kno] cause>know DBla10 knowe LEge18
    8 Dye] dy DBla10 LEge18
    9 yor] your DBla10 LEge18
    10 chaunged] chaungyd DBla10
    11 paynefull] paynful DBla10 paynfull LEge18
    12 dye] dy DBla10 LEge18
    13 consumythe] Consumyth DBla10 Consumeth LEge18
    14 yor] your DBla10 LEge18
    15 melting in tearis a cruell dethe] I do bthe my wery brethemelting in tearis a crewell dethe DBla10 melting in LEge18
    16 Dye] dy I dy and you regard yt not DBla10 dy I dy LEge18
    17 my] My DBla10 LEge18
    18 byrred] beryd DBla10 bured LEge18
    19 bequeth my] bequeth DBla10
    20 I dy] LEge18