e
blisfulnesse
of mortel ?
Chaucer - Boethius
? e whiche welefulnesse al ? ou? it seme swete {and} [[pg 43]]
ioyeful to hym ? at vse? it. ? it may it not be wi? -holden 1104
? at it ne go? away whan it wol.
[Sidenote: How much is human felicity embittered! ]
? ? an is it wel sen
how wrecched is ?
e blisfulnesse of mortel ? inges.
[Sidenote: It will not stay with those that endure their lot with
equanimity, nor bring comfort to anxious minds. ]
? at nei? {er} it dwelli? p{er}petuel wi? hem ? at euery fortune
receyuen agreablely or egaly. ? Ne it ne delite? not in 1108
al. to hem ? at ben anguissous.
[Sidenote: Why then, O mortals, do ye seek abroad for that
felicity which is to be found within yourselves? ]
[Sidenote: [* fol.
