The Devonshire Manuscript/Wyth sorowful syghes and wondes smart

←Now may I morne as one off late || width="200" align="right" | What thyng shold cawse me to be sad→ The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 26v|thumb|389px f. [26v] 1    Wyth sorowful syghes and wondes smart2    my hart ys persed sodaynly3    to morne off ryght yt ys my part4    to wepe to wayle full grevously5    the bytter tears doth me constrayne6    all tho that I wold yt eschew17    to wyte off them that dothe dysdayne8    faythfull louers that be so trew9    The one off us from the{{th}+e+} other they do absent10    wych unto us ys a dedly wond11    seyng we loue in thys yntent12    yn godes{es} laws for to be bownd13    Wyth syghes depe my harte ys prest14    Duryn{_y}g off great paynes among15    to see her dayly whom I loue best16    yn great and untollerabel sorows strong17    Ther doth not lyue no lovyng hart18    but wyll lament ower greuous woo19    and pray to god to ease owre smart20    and shortly togyther that we my may goofynis ma r h []2 __NOTOC__ Notes & Glosses      1. This word is also used in poetry by Henry VIII.      2. The initials may refer to Lady Mary Howard or Lady Margaret Douglas, after her betrothal to Lord Thomas Howard . Commentary Attributed to Lord Thomas Howard, William A. Ringler, Jr., Michael Rudick, and Susan J. Rigler, Bibliography and Index of English Verse in Manuscript, 1501-1558 (London: Manswell, 1992), 260. this poem was entered by TH2 into the Devonshire Manuscript. Based on the initials, "marh," signed at the bottom of the poem, Margaret Douglas could also have composed the poem after her betrothal to Thomas Howard. Alternatively, the initials may be attributed to Mary Howard, which could signify her support of the beleaguered couple. By using her maiden name to associate herself with her brother Thomas Howard, Mary Howard distances herself from her husband Henry Fitzroy, an illegitimate son of Henry VIII, and his family. The initials “MH” are also found in “O myserable sorow withowten cure” (58v). “O myserable sorow withowten cure” (58v) emphasizes the pain borne by a true lover, who is subsequently punished because of his love. Works Cited