The Devonshire Manuscript/If that I cowlde in versis close

←In places Wher that I company || width="200" align="right" | blame not my lute for he must sownde→ The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 63v|thumb|389px The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 63r|thumb|389px f. [63r]  f. [63v] 1    If that{{th}+t+} I cowlde in versis close2    {{th}+t+}{es} thowghtesthat in my hart be shett3    hart so hard was newer{w+r+} yet4    that vulde not pitie I suppose5    vnhappy Eys1/ my Ioy I lose6    by strokes{es} of love throw you so frett7    that no defence / can make with{w+t+}sett8    for nowght but sorow I can chose9    syns that your sight so bright did shew10    with{w+t+}in my hart by fiery gleames11    as in a glas the sonny streames12    suffise the then for as I trow /13    of Right he may desir deth14    that fyndith his foo / by frendly faithE K2 __NOTOC__ Notes & Glosses      1. This spelling of "eyes" is unusual in the manuscript.      1. Presumably, this refers to Edmund Knyvett. Commentary Attributed to Edmund Knyvett (“E K”) in the manuscript, this poem was entered by H7 and explores the popular medieval trope of love at first sight (that is, the sight of a lady can strike the observer with instant love).