No More Learning

In ? is manere ? anne moten kynges han
more porciou{n} of wrechednesse ? an of welefulnesse. 2076

[Linenotes:
2060 _my? ty_--MS. vnmy? ty, C. myhty
2062 _passe? _--passed
_of_ (2)--omitted
2063 _kynges ? at han_--kynges ben
2066 _kepe_--kepen
2067 _maker_--maker{e}
2069 _yif_--yit
_realmes_--the Reaumes
2070 _stretchen_--strechchen
_myche_--moche
2071 _ha? _--MS. ha? e
2073 _whiche_--whych
2074 _vndirne? _--vndyr-nethe]

[Headnote:
POWER DOES NOT DRIVE AWAY CARE.
]

[Sidenote: Dionysius of Sicily, conscious of this condition,
exhibited the fears and cares of royalty by the terror of a naked
sword hanging over the head of his friend and flatterer Damocles. ]

? A tyraunt ? at was kyng of sisile ? at had[de] assaied
? e p{er}il of his estat shewid[e] by similitude ? e dredes
of realmes by gastnesse of a swerde ? at heng ouer ? e
heued of his familier.

[Sidenote: What then is this thing called Power, which cannot do
away with care or fear? ]

what ? ing is ? an ? is power ? at 2080
may nat don awey ? e bytynges of besines ne eschewe [[pg 76]]
?