The Devonshire Manuscript, Marvell nomore Altho

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1    Marvell nomore Altho
2    the songes{es} I syng do mone
3    ffor other lyff then wo
4 {p3}{u'}    I neuer provyd none
5    & in my hart Also
6    ys graven with{w+t+} lettres depe
7    A thowsand syghes & mo1
8    A flood of teares to wepe

9    How may man in smart
10    ffyynd matter to Reioyce
11    how may a mornyng hart
12    Sett forthe A plesawnt voyce
13    play who can that part
14    nedes{es} must in me Apere
15    how fortune overthart overthwart
16    dothe cawse my mornyng chere

17    Per{p+}de there ys no man
18    yff he neuer saw syght
19    that per{p+}fyghtly tell can
20    the nature off the{{th}+e+} lyght
21    how shuld I do than
22    that neuer{u'} tast but sowre
23    But do As I Begane
24    contynually to lowre

25    But yet ^per{p+}chance sum chance may chan{_a} ce2
26    may chance to change my tune
27    & when shuche such  chance dothe chance
28    then shall I thank fortune
29    & yf suche dhance do chawnce
30    per{p+}chance [] ere yt be long
31    ffor suche a plesawnt chance
32    to syng sum plesawnt song

ffynys quod{q+d+}quod{q+d+}  Wyatts

Notes & Glosses

1. There is a recumbent figure 8 above "sighes."
2. The scribe is possibly copying from a manuscript with slash lines for line breaks or a musical score, because he or she added "may chance" before realizing that "perchance" had been skipped.

Commentary

Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt1] in the Devonshire Manuscript, this poem was entered by [H2. The speaker explains that his sorrowful state causes him write sorrowful songs. Rebholz notes that the repetition of the word "such" on lines 27, 29, and 31 may suggest a pun on the name Mary Souche, one of Jane Seymour's maids of honour.[2]

"Marvell nomore Altho" also appears in Tottel's Miscellany under the title “The louers sorowfull state maketh him write sorowfull songes, but Souche his loue may change the same.”[3]

Works Cited

• ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed., Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems (London: Penguin, 1978), 161-62.
• ↑ Rebholz, 427.
• ↑ Tottel's Miscellany (Exeter: Shearsman, 2010), 58.

Textual Notes

Texts Collated

LEge19, STC13860_11, STC 24650.5_03

Collation

1 Marvell] Marvaill LEge19 MAruell STC_13860_11 MEruaile STC_24650.5_03 nomore] no more LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 Altho] all tho LEge19 altho STC_13860_11 al tho STC_24650.5_03
2 the] The STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 songes] songes, STC_13860_11 syng] sing STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 mone] mone: STC_13860_11
3 ffor] for LEge19 For STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 other] othre LEge19 lyff] liff LEge19 lyfe STC_13860_11 life STC_24650.5_03 wo] wo, STC_13860_11 woe STC_24650.5_03
4 neuer] never LEge19 provyd] proved LEge19 proued STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 none] none. STC_13860_11
5 &] And LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 hart] hert LEge19 hart, STC_13860_11 Also] also LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 also, STC_13860_11
6 ys] is LEge19 Is STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 graven] grauen STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 lettres] lres LEge19 letters STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 depe] diepe LEge19
7 A] a LEge19 A thowsand syghes &] And many thousands STC_24650.5_03 thowsand] thousand LEge19 STC_13860_11 syghes] sighes LEge19 STC_13860_11 & mo] and mo: STC_13860_11
8 A] a LEge19 A flood] The flouds STC_24650.5_03 flood] flod LEge19 teares] teeres LEge19 wepe] wepe. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03
9 may] may a LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03
10 ffyynd] fynde LEge19 Finde STC_13860_11 Find STC_24650.5_03 matter] mater STC_24650.5_03 Reioyce] reIoyse LEge19 reioyce? STC_13860_11 reioyce STC_24650.5_03
11 how] How STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 mornyng] morning LEge19 moornyng STC_13860_11 wofull STC_24650.5_03 hart] hert LEge19
12 Sett] Set STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 Sett forthe A plesawnt voyce] set fourth a plesaunt voise LEge19 forthe] forth STC_24650.5_03 forthe A] foorth a STC_13860_11 A] a STC_24650.5_03 plesawnt] pleasant STC_13860_11 plesaunt STC_24650.5_03 voyce] voice. STC_13860_11
13 play] Play LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 who] who so STC_13860_11 can] can, STC_13860_11 can that] that can that LEge19 part] depart STC_24650.5_03 part: STC_13860_11
14 nedes] Nedes STC_13860_11 nedes must in me Apere] In me must nedes appeare STC_24650.5_03 Apere] appere LEge19 appere: STC_13860_11
15 how] How STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 overthart] overthwart LEge19 ouerthwart STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03
16 dothe] doeth LEge19 Doth STC_13860_11 dothe cawse my mornyng chere] STC_24650.5_03 cawse] cause LEge19 STC_13860_11 mornyng] morning LEge19 moorning STC_13860_11 chere] chere. STC_13860_11
17 Perde] Perdy LEge19 STC_13860_11 Perdye STC_24650.5_03 there] ther STC_24650.5_03 ys] is LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 man] man, STC_13860_11
18 yff] if LEge19 If STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 neuer] never LEge19 neuer saw] saw neuer STC_13860_11 saw] sawe LEge19 syght] sight LEge19 sight: STC_13860_11
19 that] That STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 perfyghtly] perfaictly LEge19 perfitly STC_13860_11 parfectly STC_24650.5_03 tell] tel STC_24650.5_03
20 the] The STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 off] of LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 lyght] light LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 light. STC_13860_11
21 how] How STC_24650.5_03 Alas how LEge19 Alas: how STC_13860_11 shuld] should LEge19 STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 do than] then LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 than, STC_13860_11
22 that] That STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 neuer] never LEge19 tast] tasted LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 taste STC_13860_11 sowre] soure STC_24650.5_03 sowre: STC_13860_11
23 But] but LEge19 do] do, STC_13860_11 As] as LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 As I Begane] as I began, STC_13860_11 Begane] began LEge19 STC_24650.5_03
24 contynually] continuelly LEge19 Continually STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 lowre] loure STC_24650.5_03 lowre. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03
25 But yet perchance sum] Such chaunce perchaunce may STC_24650.5_03 yet] yet, STC_13860_11 perchance] perchaunce LEge19 sum] som LEge19 some STC_13860_11 chance] chaunce STC_24650.5_03
26 may] May STC_13860_11 may chance to] To cause me STC_24650.5_03 chance] chaunce LEge19 change] chaunge LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 tune] tune: STC_13860_11
27 &] and LEge19 & when shuche] And, when (Souch) STC_13860_11 And when such STC_24650.5_03 shuche] suche LEge19 chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 dothe] doeth LEge19 doth STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 chance: STC_13860_11
28 then] Then, STC_13860_11 Then STC_24650.5_03 shall] shal STC_24650.5_03 thank] thanck LEge19 thanke STC_24650.5_03 fortune] fortune? STC_13860_11
29 & yf suche chance do] And if I have souche LEge19 & yf suche chance do chawnce] And if I haue (Souch)chance: STC_13860_11 & yf] And if STC_24650.5_03 suche] such STC_24650.5_03 chance] chaunce STC_24650.5_03 chawnce] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03
30 perchance] perchaunce LEge19 Perchance STC_13860_11 Perchaunce STC_24650.5_03 ere yt] or it STC_24650.5_03 yt] it LEge19 STC_13860_11 long] long: STC_13860_11
31 ffor] for LEge19 For STC_24650.5_03 ffor suche] For (Souch) STC_13860_11 suche] such STC_24650.5_03 a plesawnt] pleasaunt LEge19 a pleasant STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 chance] chaunce LEge19 STC_24650.5_03 chance, STC_13860_11
32 to] To STC_24650.5_03 to syng sum] Tosing some STC_13860_11 syng] sing STC_24650.5_03 sum] some STC_24650.5_03 sum plesawnt] som plaisaunt LEge19 plesawnt] pleasant STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03 song] song. STC_13860_11 STC_24650.5_03

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