e
semblable
resou{n}
wha{n} ?
wha{n} ?
Chaucer - Boethius
2541 _is_ (1)--nis
_o? er_--othre
[_ne_]--from C.
2546 _conclude_--concluded
2547 [_the_] from C.
_goode_--good
_be_--ben
2549 _so? efast_--sothfast
_ferme_--MS. forme, C. ferme
2552 _proposiciouns_--MS. p{ro}porsiou{n}s, C. p{ro}posiciou{n}s
2553 _porismes_--MS. poeismes, C. porysmes
2554 _wil_--wole]
[Headnote:
THE HAPPY MAN IS A GOD. ]
[Sidenote: so by partaking of Divinity they must necessarily,
and by parity of reason, become gods. ]
? Ry? t so nedes by ?
e semblable resou{n}
wha{n} ? ei han getyn [[pg 92]]
diuinite ? ei ben maked goddys.
[Sidenote: Every happy man then is a god. But by nature there is
only _One_; but by participation of Divine essence there may be
many gods. ]
? an is euery blisful
man god. ? But certis by nature. ? er nys but oon god.
but by ? e p{ar}ticipac{i}ou{n}s of diuinite ? ere ne lette? ne 2564
disturbe? no ?