e verray p{er}fit
blisfulnesse
?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
at it were to
a blynde man. {and} ? at shewedest ? ou me [ful wel] a 2376
lytel her byforne. whan ? ou enforcedest ? e to shewe me [[pg 86]]
? e causes of ? e false blysfulnesse
[Sidenote: True felicity consists in a state of sufficiency, of
power, and honour--as well as of a shining reputation and every
desirable pleasure: and I must confess that true felicity is that
which is bestowed by these advantages, as they are in reality all
one and the same. ]
? For but yif I be by-giled.
? an is ? ilke ?
e verray p{er}fit blisfulnesse ? at p{er}fitly
maki? a man suffisau{n}t. my? ty. hono{ur}able noble. 2380
{and} ful of gladnesse. {and} for ? ou shalt wel knowe ? at I
haue wel vndirstonden ? ise ? inges wi? i{n}ne myne herte.
I knowe wel ? ilke blisfulnesse ? at may verrayly ?
a blynde man. {and} ? at shewedest ? ou me [ful wel] a 2376
lytel her byforne. whan ? ou enforcedest ? e to shewe me [[pg 86]]
? e causes of ? e false blysfulnesse
[Sidenote: True felicity consists in a state of sufficiency, of
power, and honour--as well as of a shining reputation and every
desirable pleasure: and I must confess that true felicity is that
which is bestowed by these advantages, as they are in reality all
one and the same. ]
? For but yif I be by-giled.
? an is ? ilke ?
e verray p{er}fit blisfulnesse ? at p{er}fitly
maki? a man suffisau{n}t. my? ty. hono{ur}able noble. 2380
{and} ful of gladnesse. {and} for ? ou shalt wel knowe ? at I
haue wel vndirstonden ? ise ? inges wi? i{n}ne myne herte.
I knowe wel ? ilke blisfulnesse ? at may verrayly ?
