e
p{er}fecc{i}ou{n}
of 1088
blisfulnesse fro hem ?
blisfulnesse fro hem ?
Chaucer - Boethius
So ?
at but yif alle 1084
? inges fallen at hys owen wille for he inpacient or is
nat vsed to han none aduersitee. an-oone he is ? rowe
ado? ne for euery lytel ? ing.
[Sidenote: The happiness of the most fortunate depends on
trifles. ]
? And ful lytel ? inges
ben ? o ? at wi? drawen ? e so{m}me or ?
e p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of 1088
blisfulnesse fro hem ? at ben most fortunat.
[Sidenote: How many would think themselves in heaven if they had
only a part of the remnant of thy fortune! ]
? How
many men trowest ? ou wolde demen hem self to ben
almost in heuene yif ? ei my? ten atteyne to ? e leest[e]
p{ar}tie of ? e remenaunt of ? i fortune. ? ? is same place 1092
? at ? ou clepist exil is contre to hem ?
? inges fallen at hys owen wille for he inpacient or is
nat vsed to han none aduersitee. an-oone he is ? rowe
ado? ne for euery lytel ? ing.
[Sidenote: The happiness of the most fortunate depends on
trifles. ]
? And ful lytel ? inges
ben ? o ? at wi? drawen ? e so{m}me or ?
e p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} of 1088
blisfulnesse fro hem ? at ben most fortunat.
[Sidenote: How many would think themselves in heaven if they had
only a part of the remnant of thy fortune! ]
? How
many men trowest ? ou wolde demen hem self to ben
almost in heuene yif ? ei my? ten atteyne to ? e leest[e]
p{ar}tie of ? e remenaunt of ? i fortune. ? ? is same place 1092
? at ? ou clepist exil is contre to hem ?
