ing nat vnskilfully a
tregedien
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, for the undeserving have been
crowned with glory and renown by popular and erring opinion. ]
++Bvt glorie how deceiuable {and} how foule is it ofte. for 2124
whiche ?
ing nat vnskilfully a tregedien ? at is to
sein a maker of dites ? at hy? ten tregedies cried[e] {and}
seide. ? O glorie glorie q{uod} he. ? ou nart no ? ing
ellys to ? ousandes of folkes. but a gret sweller of eres. 2128
for many[e] han had ful gret renou{n} by ? e fals[e] oppiniou{n}
of poeple.
[Sidenote: What can be more infamous than renoun founded on the
prejudices of the vulgar? ]
and what ? ing may ben ?
crowned with glory and renown by popular and erring opinion. ]
++Bvt glorie how deceiuable {and} how foule is it ofte. for 2124
whiche ?
ing nat vnskilfully a tregedien ? at is to
sein a maker of dites ? at hy? ten tregedies cried[e] {and}
seide. ? O glorie glorie q{uod} he. ? ou nart no ? ing
ellys to ? ousandes of folkes. but a gret sweller of eres. 2128
for many[e] han had ful gret renou{n} by ? e fals[e] oppiniou{n}
of poeple.
[Sidenote: What can be more infamous than renoun founded on the
prejudices of the vulgar? ]
and what ? ing may ben ?