at
p{er}fecc{i}ou{n}
is don awey.
Chaucer - Boethius
?
at in euery ?
ing general.
yif ?
at.
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? at men seen any ? ing ? at is i{n}p{er}fit *certys in ? ilke general
? er mot ben so{m}me ? ing ? at is p{er}fit. ? For yif so
be ?
at p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} is don awey. men may nat ? inke
nor seye fro whe{n}nes ? ilke ? ing is ? at is cleped inperfit. 2472
[Sidenote: Nature takes not her origin from things diminished and
imperfect; but, proceeding from an entire and absolute substance,
descends into the remotest and most fruitless things. ]
? For ? e nature of ? inges ne token nat her bygynnyng
of ? inges amenused {and} i{n}p{er}fit. but it p{ro}cedi? of
? i{n}g{us} ? at ben al hool.
? at men seen any ? ing ? at is i{n}p{er}fit *certys in ? ilke general
? er mot ben so{m}me ? ing ? at is p{er}fit. ? For yif so
be ?
at p{er}fecc{i}ou{n} is don awey. men may nat ? inke
nor seye fro whe{n}nes ? ilke ? ing is ? at is cleped inperfit. 2472
[Sidenote: Nature takes not her origin from things diminished and
imperfect; but, proceeding from an entire and absolute substance,
descends into the remotest and most fruitless things. ]
? For ? e nature of ? inges ne token nat her bygynnyng
of ? inges amenused {and} i{n}p{er}fit. but it p{ro}cedi? of
? i{n}g{us} ? at ben al hool.
