ei
ben punissed by ry?
ben punissed by ry?
Chaucer - Boethius
{and} ?
at
shrewes ben more vnsely yif ? ei were of lenger duryng. 3640
{and} most vnsely yif ? ei weren p{er}durable.
[Sidenote: After this I showed that evil men are more unhappy,
having escaped punishment, than if justly chastised. ]
{and} after
? is I haue shewed ? e ? at more vnsely ben shrewes
whan ? ei escapen wi? oute ry? tful peyne. ? an whan ?
ei
ben punissed by ry? tful uengeaunce.
[Sidenote: Wherefore when they are supposed to get off scot-free
they suffer most grievously. ]
and of ? is sentence 3644
folwe? it ? at ? an be{n} shrewes constreyned atte laste wi?
most greuous tourment. whan men wene ? at ? ei ne ben
nat ypunissed.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Your reasoning appears convincing and conclusive.
But your arguments are opposed to current opinions, and would
hardly command assent, or even a hearing. ]
whan I considre ?
shrewes ben more vnsely yif ? ei were of lenger duryng. 3640
{and} most vnsely yif ? ei weren p{er}durable.
[Sidenote: After this I showed that evil men are more unhappy,
having escaped punishment, than if justly chastised. ]
{and} after
? is I haue shewed ? e ? at more vnsely ben shrewes
whan ? ei escapen wi? oute ry? tful peyne. ? an whan ?
ei
ben punissed by ry? tful uengeaunce.
[Sidenote: Wherefore when they are supposed to get off scot-free
they suffer most grievously. ]
and of ? is sentence 3644
folwe? it ? at ? an be{n} shrewes constreyned atte laste wi?
most greuous tourment. whan men wene ? at ? ei ne ben
nat ypunissed.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Your reasoning appears convincing and conclusive.
But your arguments are opposed to current opinions, and would
hardly command assent, or even a hearing. ]
whan I considre ?
