te by swete
p{re}iere
?
Chaucer - Boethius
at euer he hadde resceyued {and} laued
oute of ? e noble welles of hys modir calliope ? e goddesse.
[Sidenote: In songs dictated both by grief and love, he implored
the infernal powers to give him back his Eurydice. ]
{and} he song wi? as mychel as he my? t[e] of 3040
wepynge. {and} wi? as myche as loue ? at doubled[e] his
sorwe my? t[e] ? euen hym {and} teche hy{m} in his seke
h{er}te. ? And he commoeuede ? e helle {and} requered[e]
{and} sou?
te by swete p{re}iere ? e lordes of soules in helle 3044
of relesynge. ? at is to seyne to ? elden hym hys wif.
[Sidenote: Cerberus, Hell's three-headed porter, stood amazed;]
? Cerberus ? e porter of helle wi? his ? re heuedes was
cau? t {and} al abaist for ? e new[e] songe.
[Sidenote: the Furies, tormentors of guilty souls, did weep;]
{and} ? e ? re goddesses
furijs {and} vengerisse of felonies ? at to{ur}mente{n} 3048
{and} agaste{n} ?
oute of ? e noble welles of hys modir calliope ? e goddesse.
[Sidenote: In songs dictated both by grief and love, he implored
the infernal powers to give him back his Eurydice. ]
{and} he song wi? as mychel as he my? t[e] of 3040
wepynge. {and} wi? as myche as loue ? at doubled[e] his
sorwe my? t[e] ? euen hym {and} teche hy{m} in his seke
h{er}te. ? And he commoeuede ? e helle {and} requered[e]
{and} sou?
te by swete p{re}iere ? e lordes of soules in helle 3044
of relesynge. ? at is to seyne to ? elden hym hys wif.
[Sidenote: Cerberus, Hell's three-headed porter, stood amazed;]
? Cerberus ? e porter of helle wi? his ? re heuedes was
cau? t {and} al abaist for ? e new[e] songe.
[Sidenote: the Furies, tormentors of guilty souls, did weep;]
{and} ? e ? re goddesses
furijs {and} vengerisse of felonies ? at to{ur}mente{n} 3048
{and} agaste{n} ?
