e {and}
clernesse of renou{n} au?
clernesse of renou{n} au?
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: Is not power to be reckoned amongst desirable goods? ]
? And power au? t[e]
nat ? at eke to be rekened amonges goodes
[Sidenote: Why not? For that is not an insignificant good which
invests a man with authority and command. ]
what ellis. 1832
for it nys nat to wene ? at ? ilke ? ing ? at is most
wor? i of alle ? inges be feble {and} wi? out streng?
e {and}
clernesse of renou{n} au? te ? at to ben dispised.
[Sidenote: Fame also is to be regarded, for everything excellent
is also shining and renowned. ]
? Certys
? er may no man forsake ? at al ? ing ? at is ry? t excellent 1836
{and} noble. ? at it ne seme? to be ry? t clere {and} renomed.
[Sidenote: We hardly need say that happiness is not an unjoyous
and melancholy state, for in the pursuit of the smallest matters
men seek only pleasure.