The Devonshire Manuscript/ffor to love her for her lokes lovelye
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1 ffor to love her for her lokes{es} lovelye
2 my herte was sett in thought right furmlye
3 trusting bye toruthe trouthe to have had Relessed redresse /
4 but she hath made anodre promes
5 and hathe gyven me leve full honestelye
6 yet do I not refuse yt gretelye
7 for on my faith I lovid so surelye
8 but reson woll that I doo leese
9 for to love her.
10 sins that in love the paynes be dedelye
11 me thinckes{es} yt best that reddelye
12 I doo retorne to my furst addresse
13 for at this tyme to grete is the presse
14 and parells apere to abbundauntelye
15 for to love her.
Commentary
[edit | edit source]Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,[1] this poem was entered by H8. The speaker judges that the perils of loving the lady are too great; thus, he will reasonably return to a lighter, more courteous demeanor toward her (“my furst addresse”). This poem provides an interesting glimpse into the different manners and consequences of addressing a lady.
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[edit | edit source]1 lovelye] lovely LEge10
2 herte] hert LEge10 sett] set LEge10 furmlye] fermely LEge10
3 bye toruthe] by LEge10 trouthe] trought LEge10 Relessed redresse /] redresse LEge10
4 anodre] an othee LEge10 promes] promese LEge10
5 hathe] hath LEge10 gyven] geven LEge10 love] leve LEge10 honestelye] honestly LEge10
6 refuse yt gretelye] reioyse it greately LEge10
7 lovid] loved LEge10 so] to LEge10 surelye] surely LEge10
8 reson] reason LEge10 woll] will LEge10 doo loosse] do sesse LEge10
9 her.] her> LEge10
10 sins] Syns LEge10 be dedelye] ben dedly LEge10
11 thinckes] thincke LEge10 yt] it LEge10 riddelye] reddely LEge10
12 doo] do LEge10 retorne] retorn LEge10 furst] first LEge10 addresse] adresse LEge10
13 grete] great LEge10 presse] prese LEge10
14 parells] perilles LEge10 apere] appere LEge10 abbundauntelye] abundauntely LEge10
15 her.] her LEge10