[Sidenote: They would be equally
agreeable
whether thine or not.
Chaucer - Boethius
in_--thine
_goode_--good]
[[pg 48]]
[Headnote:
RICHES BRING ANXIETIES. ]
whi sholdest ? ou be sory yif ? ou leese hem. or whi
sholdest ? ou reioysen ? e to holden hem.
[Sidenote: If they are fair by nature, what is that to thee? ]
? For if ? ei
ben fair of hire owen kynde. what app{er}tene? ? at to ? e.
[Sidenote: They would be equally agreeable whether thine or not. ]
for as wel sholde ? ei han ben faire by hem self. 1256
? ou? ? ei were{n} dep{ar}tid from alle ? in rycchesse.
[Sidenote: They are not to be reckoned precious because they are
counted amongst thy goods, but because they seemed so before thou
didst desire to possess them. ]
? For-why
faire ne p{re}cio? s ne weren ? ei nat. for ? at ? ei
comen amonges ?
_goode_--good]
[[pg 48]]
[Headnote:
RICHES BRING ANXIETIES. ]
whi sholdest ? ou be sory yif ? ou leese hem. or whi
sholdest ? ou reioysen ? e to holden hem.
[Sidenote: If they are fair by nature, what is that to thee? ]
? For if ? ei
ben fair of hire owen kynde. what app{er}tene? ? at to ? e.
[Sidenote: They would be equally agreeable whether thine or not. ]
for as wel sholde ? ei han ben faire by hem self. 1256
? ou? ? ei were{n} dep{ar}tid from alle ? in rycchesse.
[Sidenote: They are not to be reckoned precious because they are
counted amongst thy goods, but because they seemed so before thou
didst desire to possess them. ]
? For-why
faire ne p{re}cio? s ne weren ? ei nat. for ? at ? ei
comen amonges ?
