The Devonshire Manuscript, Yf with complaint the paine might be exprest

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The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 73r (Image: DMSEG, CC BY-SA 3.0) |

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1    Yf with{w+t+} complaint the paine might be exprest
2    that inwardelye dothe cause me sigh & grone /
3    yor harde herte and yor cruell brest
4    shulde sighe and playne for my vnreste
5    and tho yt ware of stone /
6    yet shulde Remorse cause yt relent and mone /

7    But sins yt ys so faure out of mesure
8    {_o}{es} {w+t+} that with my wordes I cannot yt not contayne
9    my onlye truste my hertes{es} tresure
10    alas whye doo I still indure
11    this resteles smerte and payne /
12    sins yf ye list ye maye my woo restraine

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Commentary

Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,1] this poem was entered by [H8. The speaker complains of the Lady’s cruelty, which causes him so much pain that he cannot express his feelings in words.

Works Cited

• ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 182.

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