The Devonshire Manuscript/Absens absenting causithe me to complaine

←I abide and abide and better abide || width="200" align="right" | I finde no peace and all my warre is donne→ The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 81v|thumb|389px The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 82r|thumb|389px f. [81v] 1    Absens absenting causithe me to com{_o}plaine2    {es}{_o} my sorofull complayntes abiding in distresse3    and depar{p+}ting most pryvie increasithe my paine4    thus lyve I vncomfortid wrappid all in hevines f. [82r] 5    In hevenes I am wrapid devoyde of all solace6    nother pastyme nor pleasure can{_a} revyve my dull wytt7    my sprites{es} be all taken . and dethe dothe me manace8    withe his fatall knif the thrid for to kitt9    ffor to kit the thrid of this wretchid lif10    and shortelye bring me owt of this cace11    I se yt avaylith not yet must I be pensif12    sins fortune from{_o} me hathe turnid her face13    {_o}{w+t+} her face she hathe turnid with cowntenance contrarious14    and clene from{_o} her presens she hathe exilid me15    yn sorrowe remayning as aman a man  most dolorous16    exempte from{_o} all pleasure and worldelye felicitie17    all wordelie felicitye nowe am I pryvate18    and left in deserte moste solitarilye19    wandring all about as on with{w+t+}owt mate20    my dethe aprochithe what remedye21    what remedye alas to reioise my wofull herte22    withe sighis suspiring most rufullie23    nowe wellcome I am redye to deperte24    fare well all plesure welcome paine / and smar{m'}te /fs __NOTOC__ Commentary Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 277. this poem was entered by H8. Fortune has turned her face away from the speaker and leaves him in misery. The speaker seems cut off from human contact in a private world. Similar to many courtly love lyrics, this poem can be interpreted as commenting on both love and politics. Works Cited