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The Devonshire Manuscript/Yf in the worlde there be more woo
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f. [53v] 1 Yf in the worlde there be more woo2 then I haue now with{w+t+}in my hart3 where so yt ys yt dothe come froo4 & in my brest there dothe yt groo5 ffor to encresse my smart6 alas I am receyte of euer{u'}y care7 {p+}{es} and of my lyfe eche sorowe claymes hys parte8 who lyst to lyue in quyetnes9 by me let hym be ware10 for I by gret dysdayn11 am made with{w+t+}owt redresse12 & vnkyndnes hathe slayn13 a symple hart all comfortlesffinis
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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 H6 and is unique to this manuscript. This sonnet describes the speaker's woe due to his beloved's unkindness and disdain for him.
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