{and} ben
inp{re}ntid
in to soules.
Chaucer - Boethius
inges were{n} i{n}p{re}ntid in to soules 4832
fro bodies wi? oute for? e. ? As who sei? ? at ? ilke
stoiciens wenden ? {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 ?
fro bodies wi? oute for? e. ? As who sei? ? at ? ilke
stoiciens wenden ? {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 ?
