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Yf in the worlde there be more woo

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    ←Syns so ye please to here me playn Now must I lerne to lyue at rest→
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    The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 53v

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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    & 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    & vnkyndnes hathe slayn
    13    a symple hart all comfortles

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    Commentary

    Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,[1] 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.

    Works Cited

    1. ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 181.