For felonie is
emperisse
{and} flowre?
Chaucer - Boethius
e whiche
? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly.
[Sidenote: Moreover, while _vice_ flourishes _virtue_ is not only
unrewarded, but trampled under foot by base and profligate men,
and suffers the punishment due to impiety. ]
but ? itte to ? is 3096
? ing ? ere is an o? er ? ing y-ioigned more to ben ywondred
vpon. ?
For felonie is emperisse {and} flowre? ful of
rycchesse. and vertues nis nat al oonly wi? outen medes.
but it is cast vndir {and} fortroden vndir ? e feet of felonous 3100
folk. {and} it abie? ? e to{ur}me{n}tes in sted of
wicked felou{n}s
[Sidenote: Here is cause for wonderment, since such things are
possible under the government of an omniscient and omnipotent God,
who wills nothing but what is the best. ]
? Of al[le] whiche ? ing ? er nis no wy? t
? at [may] merueyllen ynou? ne compleyne ?
? inge oonly how wor? i it is to ben wondred vpon. ? ou
considerest it weel ? i self certeynly.
[Sidenote: Moreover, while _vice_ flourishes _virtue_ is not only
unrewarded, but trampled under foot by base and profligate men,
and suffers the punishment due to impiety. ]
but ? itte to ? is 3096
? ing ? ere is an o? er ? ing y-ioigned more to ben ywondred
vpon. ?
For felonie is emperisse {and} flowre? ful of
rycchesse. and vertues nis nat al oonly wi? outen medes.
but it is cast vndir {and} fortroden vndir ? e feet of felonous 3100
folk. {and} it abie? ? e to{ur}me{n}tes in sted of
wicked felou{n}s
[Sidenote: Here is cause for wonderment, since such things are
possible under the government of an omniscient and omnipotent God,
who wills nothing but what is the best. ]
? Of al[le] whiche ? ing ? er nis no wy? t
? at [may] merueyllen ynou? ne compleyne ?
