And yif
he be distempre {and} quaki?
he be distempre {and} quaki?
Chaucer - Boethius
at he be a rauyno{ur} by violence of foreine rychesse.
?
ou shalt seyn
? at he is lyke to a wolf. {and} yif he be felonous {and} wi? out reste
{and} ex{er}cise hys tonge to chidynges. ? ou shalt lykene hym to ? e
hounde. {and} yif he be a p{re}ue awaito{ur} yhid {and} reioyse? hym to
rauysshe by wyles. ? ou shalt seyne hym lyke to ? e fox whelpes. ?
And yif
he be distempre {and} quaki? for ire men shal wene ? at he bere? ? e
corage of a lyou{n}. {and} yif he be dredeful {and} fleynge and drede?
? inges ? at ne au? ten nat ben dred. men shal holde hym lyke to ? e
h{er}te. {and} yif he be slowe {and} astoned {and} lache. he lyue? as an
asse. {and} yif he be ly?
? at he is lyke to a wolf. {and} yif he be felonous {and} wi? out reste
{and} ex{er}cise hys tonge to chidynges. ? ou shalt lykene hym to ? e
hounde. {and} yif he be a p{re}ue awaito{ur} yhid {and} reioyse? hym to
rauysshe by wyles. ? ou shalt seyne hym lyke to ? e fox whelpes. ?
And yif
he be distempre {and} quaki? for ire men shal wene ? at he bere? ? e
corage of a lyou{n}. {and} yif he be dredeful {and} fleynge and drede?
? inges ? at ne au? ten nat ben dred. men shal holde hym lyke to ? e
h{er}te. {and} yif he be slowe {and} astoned {and} lache. he lyue? as an
asse. {and} yif he be ly?