# The Devonshire Manuscript/Payne of all payne the most grevos paine

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* The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 75v
* The Devonshire Manuscript facsimile 76r
f. [75v] 1 Payne of all payne the[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]] most grevo$^r$s paine 2 ys to loue hartelye & can{_a} not be louid again 3 [[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{s}8}]]{w+t+} love with vnkindenesse is causer of hevenis 4 of inwarde sorro & sighis painefull. 5 Where as I love is no redresse 6 {es}[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]] {n'} to no manner of pastime the sprites so dull 7 {es}{es} {p`} with priue mo$^r$ninges& lookes Rufull. 8 the boddye all werishe the[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]] collo$^r$ pale & wan 9 {_i} {_e} a ghost more like agost then lyk a lyving man 10 [[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]]{_a} Whan cupido hath inflamid the harte desire 11 to love there as ys disdayne. 12 of good o$^r$ ill the[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]] minde obliuyous. 13 to attain Nothin{_i} g regardin{_i} g but love tattaine 14 alwais imaginin{_i}g by what meane o$^r$ train 15 yt may be at rest thus in a momen{_e}te. 16 now here now there being never con{_o}tente. 17 [[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+e+}]]{_a} {_i} Tossing and to$^r$ning whanthe body wolde rest. f. [76r] 18 with{w+t+} dreamis opprest and visions fantastycall 19 sleping or waking love is ever preste 20 some tyme to wepe some tyme to crye and call 21 bewayling his fortune and lif bestiall 22 Nowe in hope of recure and now in dispaire 23 this yis a sorye lyf to lyve alwaye in care/ 24 Reco$^r$de of therence in his com{_o}medis poeticall 25 yn love ys Ielosye / and iniuris mannye on{_o}n 26 angre and debate with{w+t+} mynde sensuall. 27 nowe warre nowe peace musing all alone / 28 some tyme all morte and c$^o$lde as anye stonne 29 this causith unkindenesse of suche as cannot skill 30 of th trewe love assurde with{w+t+} herte and good will 31 Lucrese the Romaine for love of our{o+r+} lorde 32 {_o}{p+} & bye cause perforce she had commit advowtrye 33 with{w+t+} tarquinus as the storye dothe recorde 34 her self ded slea / with{w+t+}c a knif most pituoslye 35 [[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{th}+t+}]]{es} among her nigh frindes bye cause that she 36 so falslye was betrayed lo this was the guardon 37 Where as true love hath no domynyon 38 To make rehersall of old antiqui{q+i+}tye 39 what nedithe yt we see bye experience 40 among lovers yt chaunsith daylye 41 Displeaso$^r$ and variaunce for none offens 42 but if true love might gyve sentens 43 that vnkindenes $^{&disdayne}$ shuld have no place 44 but true harte / for true love yt ware agrete grace / 45 O venuis ladye of love the goddesse 46 help all true lovers / to have love againe 47 bannishe from{_o} thye presens disdayne and vnkindnesse 48 kyndnesse and pytie to thy ser[[The Devonshire Manuscript/Appendix_I:_Paleographic_Features|{{s}8}]]uice Retayne 49 for true love ons fixed / in the cordiall vayne 50 can never be revoulsid bye no manner{n'}$^{of}$ arte 51 {p1}{_o} vnto the sowle from the boddye departe fs

## Commentary

Attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, this poem was entered by H8. The poem is known as “Love with vnkindenesse is causer of hevenis.” Rebholz notes that this lyric could be a modified carol. The speaker uses classical allusions to describe the difficult life of a lover suspended between hope and despair.
The stanzaic division in this lyric is minimal.

#### Works Cited

* ↑ R.A. Rebholz, ed. Sir Thomas Wyatt: The Complete Poems. London: Penguin, 1978. 241-42.
* ↑ ibid., 505-06