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The Devonshire Manuscript/ys yt possyble
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f. [14r]1 3 ys yt possyble2 that{{th}+t+} so hye debate3 so sharpe so sore & off suche rate4 shuld end so sone & was begone so late5 is it possyble16 ys yt possyble7 so cruell intent8 so hasty hete & so sone spent9 ffrom love to hate & thens ffor to Rele [] nt10 is it possyble11 ys yt possyble12 that{{th}+t+} eny may fynde13 {v'} {w+t+} within on hert so dyverse mynd14 to change or torne as wether & wynd15 is it possyble16 is it possyble17 to spye yt in an yIe18 that{{th}+t+} tornys as oft as chance on dy19 the trothe wheroff can eny try20 is it possyble21 it is possyble22 ffor to torne so oft23 to bryng that{{th}+t+} lowyste that{{th}+t+} wasse2 most Alofft24 & to fall hyest yet to lyght sofft325 it is possyble426 All ys possyble27 Who so lyst beleve28 trust therfore fyrst & after preve529 as men wedd ladyes by lycence & leve30 all ys possyblefynys quod{q+d+} Wyatt s
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Notes & Glosses
1. Note the regular alternation of the spellings of "ys yt" and "is it."
2. Note the unusual spelling of "wasse." It may be phonetic or musical.
3. This may be a contemporary allusion.
4. Note that the indentation gradually increases.
5. This wording and theme connects to "In faythe methynkes yt ys no Ryght" (22r).
Commentary
Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt,R.A. Rebholz, ed., Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems (London: Penguin, 1978), 181., this poem was entered by H2.
This poem's curious system of spelling, capitalization, spacing, and indentation supports a visual movement from oscillation (or vacillation) to stabilization and linearization, enforcing the poem's thematic content. One example of this gradual movement occurs in the scribe's uses of variant spellings: specifically, he alternates "ys yt" and "is it" and gradually indents the final lines.
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