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 The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 14r |
f. [14r]
1 3 ys yt possyble
2 that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] so hye debate
3 so sharpe so sore & off suche rate
4 shuld end so sone & was begone so late
5 is it possyble1
6 ys yt possyble
7 so cruell intent
8 so hasty hete & so sone spent
9 ffrom love to hate & thens ffor to Rele [] nt
10 is it possyble
11 ys yt possyble
12 that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] eny may fynde
13 {v'} {w+t+} within on hert so dyverse mynd
14 to change or torne as wether & wynd
15 is it possyble
16 is it possyble
17 to spye yt in an yIe
18 that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] tornys as oft as chance on dy
19 the trothe wheroff can eny try
20 is it possyble
21 it is possyble
22 ffor to torne so oft
23 to bryng that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] lowyste that[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]] wasse2 most Alofft
24 & to fall hyest yet to lyght sofft3
25 it is possyble4
26 All ys possyble
27 Who so lyst beleve
28 trust therfore fyrst & after preve5
29 as men wedd ladyes by lycence & leve
30 all ys possyble
fynys quod{q+d+} Wyatt s
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,[1], 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.