th whilom weleful {and} grene
co{n}forten
now ?
Chaucer - Boethius
and drery 4
v{er}s of wrecchednes weten my face wi? v{er}ray teers.
? At ? e leest no drede ne my? t[e] ouer-come ? o muses.
? at ? ei ne were{n} felawes {and} folweden my wey. ? at is
to seyne when I was exiled.
[Sidenote: ypalage antithesis]
? ei ? at weren glorie of 8
my you?
th whilom weleful {and} grene co{n}forten now ? e
sorouful werdes of me olde man.
[Sidenote: Laments his immature old age. ]
for elde is comen vnwarly
vpon me hasted by ? e harmes ? at I haue. {and}
sorou ha? comau{n}ded his age to be in me. ? Heeres 12
hore ben schad ouertymelyche vpon myne heued. and
? e slak[e] skyn tremble? vpon myn emty body.
[Sidenote: Death turns a deaf ear to the wretched. ]
? ilk[e]
dee?
v{er}s of wrecchednes weten my face wi? v{er}ray teers.
? At ? e leest no drede ne my? t[e] ouer-come ? o muses.
? at ? ei ne were{n} felawes {and} folweden my wey. ? at is
to seyne when I was exiled.
[Sidenote: ypalage antithesis]
? ei ? at weren glorie of 8
my you?
th whilom weleful {and} grene co{n}forten now ? e
sorouful werdes of me olde man.
[Sidenote: Laments his immature old age. ]
for elde is comen vnwarly
vpon me hasted by ? e harmes ? at I haue. {and}
sorou ha? comau{n}ded his age to be in me. ? Heeres 12
hore ben schad ouertymelyche vpon myne heued. and
? e slak[e] skyn tremble? vpon myn emty body.
[Sidenote: Death turns a deaf ear to the wretched. ]
? ilk[e]
dee?
