ei han wel
deserued
it.
Chaucer - Boethius
For certys ?
at aduersite
come? some tyme to shrewes. {and} some tyme ? at ? ei
desiren it come? of ? ise forseide causes
[Sidenote: None are surprised to see bad men afflicted--they get
what they deserve. ]
{and} of sorweful
? inges ? at bytyden to shrewes. Certys no man ne 4048
wondre? . For alle me{n} wenen ? at ?
ei han wel deserued it.
[Sidenote: Their punishment, too, may cause amendment, or deter
others from like vices. ]
{and} ? ei ben of wicked m{er}ite of whiche
shrewes ? e to{ur}ment som tyme agaste? o? er to done [[pg 141]]
folies. {and} som tyme it amende? hem ? at suffren ? e 4052
to{ur}mentis.
[Sidenote: When the wicked enjoy felicity--the good should learn
how little these external advantages are to be prized, which may
fall to the lot of the most worthless. ]
? And ? e p{ro}sp{er}ite ? at is ?
come? some tyme to shrewes. {and} some tyme ? at ? ei
desiren it come? of ? ise forseide causes
[Sidenote: None are surprised to see bad men afflicted--they get
what they deserve. ]
{and} of sorweful
? inges ? at bytyden to shrewes. Certys no man ne 4048
wondre? . For alle me{n} wenen ? at ?
ei han wel deserued it.
[Sidenote: Their punishment, too, may cause amendment, or deter
others from like vices. ]
{and} ? ei ben of wicked m{er}ite of whiche
shrewes ? e to{ur}ment som tyme agaste? o? er to done [[pg 141]]
folies. {and} som tyme it amende? hem ? at suffren ? e 4052
to{ur}mentis.
[Sidenote: When the wicked enjoy felicity--the good should learn
how little these external advantages are to be prized, which may
fall to the lot of the most worthless. ]
? And ? e p{ro}sp{er}ite ? at is ?
