德文郡手稿/這比死更糟 /
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f. [39r]
f. [39v]
1 What deth ys worse then thys /
2 when my delyght //
3 my wordly Ioy my blysse /
4 ys from my syght /
5 both day and nyght /
6 my lyff alas I mys /
7 For tho I seme A lyve /
8 my hert ys hens /
9 thus botles for to stryve /
10 owt off presens /
11 off my defens /
12 toward my deth I dryve /
13 Hertles Alas what man /
14 may longe endure /
15 Alas how lyve I than /
16 syns no recure /
17 may me Assure /
18 my lyff I may wele ban /
19 Thys doth my torment groo
20 in dedly dreede
21 Alas who myght lyve so /
22 Alyve As deed
23 A lyffe to leed
24 A deedly lyffe in woo /
這首詩歸於托馬斯·懷亞特爵士，[1] 由H4 謄錄。說話者哀嘆自己生不如死，因為愛人不在他眼前。 H8 也將這首詩謄錄為 "這比死更糟" (74r)。
H4 使用大寫字母來開始每個節，並且不在節之間留空格。有關抄寫員使用大寫字母來劃分節的另一個例子，請參見 "雖然我無法阻止你的殘酷 /" (37r)。
1 deth] dethe LDev138 ys] is LDev138 LEge45 worse] worsse LDev138 thys /] this LDev138 LEge45
2 delyght //] delight LDev138 LEge45
3 wordly] wordelyeworldly LDev138 wordlywele my LEge45 Ioy] Ioye LDev138 LEge45 my blysse /] and blise LDev138 & my blys LEge45
4 ys] is LDev138 LEge45 syght /] sight LDev138 LEge45
5 both] boeth LEge45 day] daye LDev138 LEge45 and] & LEge45 nyght /] night LDev138 nyght LEge45
6 lyff] lif LDev138 liff LEge45 mys /] mis LDev138 mys LEge45
7 For] for LDev138 ffor LEge45 tho] though LEge45 A lyve /] alyve LDev138 LEge45
8 hert] herte LDev138 ys] is LDev138 LEge45 hens /] hens LDev138 LEge45
9 botles] booteles LDev138 stryve /] striue LDev138 stryve LEge45
10 owt] out LDev138 oute LEge45 off] of LDev138 LEge45 presens /] presens LDev138 LEge45
11 off] of LDev138 LEge45 defens /] defens LDev138 LEge45
12 toward] towardes LDev138 towerd LEge45 deth] dethe LDev138 dryve /] dryve LDev138 LEge45
13 Hertles] harteles LDev138 Alas] alas LDev138 LEge45 man /] man LDev138 LEge45
14 may] maye LDev138 longe] long LDev138 LEge45 endure /] endure LDev138 LEge45
15 Alas] alas LDev138 than /] than LDev138 then LEge45
16 syns] sins LDev138 recure /] recure LDev138 LEge45
17 may] maye LDev138 Assure /] assure LDev138 LEge45
18 lyff] lif LDev138 liff LEge45 may] maye LDev138 wele] well LDev138 LEge45 ban /] banne LDev138 ban LEge45
19 Thys] Thus LDev138 LEge45 doth] doeth LEge45 groo] gro. LDev138 LEge45
20 in dedly] yn dedelye LDev138 dreede] drede LDev138 dred LEge45
21 Alas] alas LDev138 LEge45 myght] might LDev138 so /] so. LDev138 so LEge45
22 Alyve] alyve LDev138 LEge45 As] as LDev138 LEge45 deed] ded LDev138
23 A lyffe] alif LDev138 alyve LEge45 leed] leade LDev138 lede LEge45
24 A] a LDev138 LEge45 deedly] dedelye LDev138 dedly LEge45 lyffe] liff LDev138 lyff LEge45 woo /] woo LDev138 LEge45