e to
co{m}prehenden
?
Chaucer - Boethius
ouer ?
at by pure subtilite
of ? ou? t. ? ilk same symple forme of man ? at is p{er}durably in ? e deuyne
? ou? t. in whiche ? is au? t[e] gretely to ben considered ? at ? e heyest
streng?
e to co{m}prehenden ? inges enbrace? {and} conteyne? ? e lower[e]
streng? e [but the lower{e} strengthe ne arysith nat in no maner{e} to
heyer{e} strengthe]. for wit ne may no ? inge co{m}p{re}hende oute of
matere. ne ? e ymagynac{i}ou{n} ne loke? nat ? e vniuerseles speces. ne
resou{n} ne take? nat ? e symple forme. so as i{n}telligence take?
of ? ou? t. ? ilk same symple forme of man ? at is p{er}durably in ? e deuyne
? ou? t. in whiche ? is au? t[e] gretely to ben considered ? at ? e heyest
streng?
e to co{m}prehenden ? inges enbrace? {and} conteyne? ? e lower[e]
streng? e [but the lower{e} strengthe ne arysith nat in no maner{e} to
heyer{e} strengthe]. for wit ne may no ? inge co{m}p{re}hende oute of
matere. ne ? e ymagynac{i}ou{n} ne loke? nat ? e vniuerseles speces. ne
resou{n} ne take? nat ? e symple forme. so as i{n}telligence take?