The Devonshire Manuscript, I am not ded altho I had a falle

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1    I am not ded altho I had a falle
2    the sonne retornis that{{th}+t+} was undre the clowde
3    and when{_e} fortune hath spit out all her gall
4    I truste good luk to me shalbe allowide
5    for I have sene a ship in to haven{_e} fall.
6    after the storme hath broke both maste & shrowde
7    {{th}+e+} {w+t+} {{th}+t+} and eke the willowe that slowpith withthe wynde
8    Dothe Rise againe & greter{t'} wod doth binde

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Commentary

Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,1] this poem was entered by [H8 and is a translation of Serafino Aquilano’s strambotto “Sio son caduto interra inon son morto.”2] The speaker has fallen from favour, but hopes that Fortune will smile again on him (in love or political matters). The poem also appears in [Tottel's Miscellany under the title “That louer hopeth of a better chance” (item 72).[3]

Works Cited

• ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 92.
• ↑ ibid., 366.
• ↑ Tottel's Miscellany: Songes and Sonettes. Richard Tottel, 1557; rpt. Exeter: Shearsman, 2010. 62.

Textual Notes

Texts Collated

LEge12, STC13860_09, L36529_02

Collation

1 I am] IH amehe is LEge12 HE is STC_13860_09 ded] dead L36529_02 dead, STC_13860_09 altho] although L36529_02 altho I had] all though I hadthat sometyme hath LEge12 altho I] that somtime STC_13860_09 falle] fall L36529_02 fall. LEge12 STC_13860_09
2 the] The STC_13860_09 sonne] sonn L36529_02 Sonne LEge12 STC_13860_09 retornis] returns L36529_02 retornesth/ LEge12 returnes, STC_13860_09 that was undre] that hid was vnder STC_13860_09 undre] hid vnder L36529_02 vnder LEge12 the clowde] clowde L36529_02 the clowde. LEge12 clowd. STC_13860_09
3 and] And STC_13860_09 when] whan L36529_02 fortune] Fortune STC_13860_09 spit] spitt LEge12 spit out] spytt owt L36529_02 out] oute LEge12 gall] gall// LEge12 gall, STC_13860_09
4 truste] trust L36529_02 LEge12 trust, STC_13860_09 luk] luck L36529_02 LEge12 STC_13860_09 to me shalbe] shalbe to me L36529_02 shalbe] shall be STC_13860_09 allowide] allowde L36529_02 allowede. LEge12 alowd. STC_13860_09
5 for] For, STC_13860_09 have] haue L36529_02 STC_13860_09 sene] seen L36529_02 STC_13860_09 ship] shipp L36529_02 LEge12 in to] into L36529_02 LEge12 to] STC_13860_09 haven] the haven L36529_02 hauen STC_13860_09 fall.] fall, STC_13860_09
6 after] After STC_13860_09 after the] when L36529_02 the] that STC_13860_09 both] boeth LEge12 maste] mast L36529_02 LEge12 maste, STC_13860_09 & shrowde] and shroude. STC_13860_09 shrowde] also shrowde L36529_02 shrowde LEge12
7 and eke the willowe that slowpith] The willowe eke, that stoupeth STC_13860_09 willowe] willow L36529_02 slowpith] stowpith L36529_02 stoppeth LEge12 wynde] winde L36529_02 winde, STC_13860_09
8 Dothe] Doth STC_13860_09 Dothe Rise againe &] doth ryse againe and L36529_02 doeth ryse again: and LEge12 Rise] rise STC_13860_09 againe &] againe, and STC_13860_09 greter] greater L36529_02 LEge12 STC_13860_09 wod] wood L36529_02 STC_13860_09 wode LEge12 doth] doeth LEge12 binde] bynde L36529_02 bynd. LEge12 binde. STC_13860_09

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