or in
p{ar}chemyn
?
Chaucer - Boethius
{a}t ?
e soule hadde ben naked of it
self. as a mirour or a clene p{ar}chemyn. so ? at alle
fygures mosten [fyrst] comen fro ? inges fro wi? oute in to 4836
soules. {and} ben inp{re}ntid in to soules. _Textus. _ Ry? t
as we ben wont some tyme by a swift poyntel to ficchen
l{ett}res emp{re}ntid in ? e smo? enesse or in ? e plainesse of
? e table of wex.
or in p{ar}chemyn ? at ne ha? no figure [[pg 167]]
[ne] note in it.
[Sidenote: But if the mind is passive in receiving the impressions
of outward objects, whence proceeds the knowledge by which the
mind comprehends all things? ]
_Glosa. _ But now argui? boece a? eins ? at 4841
oppiniou{n} {and} sei? ? us. but yif ? e ? riuyng soule ne
vnpliti? no ? ing.
self. as a mirour or a clene p{ar}chemyn. so ? at alle
fygures mosten [fyrst] comen fro ? inges fro wi? oute in to 4836
soules. {and} ben inp{re}ntid in to soules. _Textus. _ Ry? t
as we ben wont some tyme by a swift poyntel to ficchen
l{ett}res emp{re}ntid in ? e smo? enesse or in ? e plainesse of
? e table of wex.
or in p{ar}chemyn ? at ne ha? no figure [[pg 167]]
[ne] note in it.
[Sidenote: But if the mind is passive in receiving the impressions
of outward objects, whence proceeds the knowledge by which the
mind comprehends all things? ]
_Glosa. _ But now argui? boece a? eins ? at 4841
oppiniou{n} {and} sei? ? us. but yif ? e ? riuyng soule ne
vnpliti? no ? ing.
