e
leng{er}
for wynde of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
ou?
we han knowe{n} ?
e faire wordes of ?
e fames of
hem. it is nat ? euen to knowe he{m} ? at ben dede {and}
consumpt.
[Sidenote: Fame cannot make you known. ]
Liggi? ? anne stille al vtterly vnknowable 1632
ne fame ne make? ? ow nat knowe. and yif ? e wene
to lyuen ?
e leng{er} for wynde of ? oure mortal name.
whan o cruel day shal rauyshe ? ow. ? an is ? e secunde
dee? dwellyng in ? ow.
[Sidenote: It will be effaced by conquering Time, so that death
will be doubly victorious. ]
_Glosa. _ ? e first dee? he clepi? 1636
here ? e dep{ar}tynge of ?
hem. it is nat ? euen to knowe he{m} ? at ben dede {and}
consumpt.
[Sidenote: Fame cannot make you known. ]
Liggi? ? anne stille al vtterly vnknowable 1632
ne fame ne make? ? ow nat knowe. and yif ? e wene
to lyuen ?
e leng{er} for wynde of ? oure mortal name.
whan o cruel day shal rauyshe ? ow. ? an is ? e secunde
dee? dwellyng in ? ow.
[Sidenote: It will be effaced by conquering Time, so that death
will be doubly victorious. ]
_Glosa. _ ? e first dee? he clepi? 1636
here ? e dep{ar}tynge of ?
