[Sidenote: Reason, however, is the attribute of man alone, as
Intelligence is that of God.
Intelligence is that of God.
Chaucer - Boethius
ilke witte come?
to bestes ?
at ne
mowen nat moeuen hem self here ne ? ere. as oystres
{and} muscles {and} o? er swiche shelle fysshe of ? e see. 4896
? {a}t cliue{n} {and} ben norissed to roches.
[Sidenote: But imagination is given to such brutes capable of
motion, and having in some degree the power of desiring or
refusing. ]
but ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}
come? to remuable bestes ? at seme{n} to han talent
to fleen or to desiren any ? inge.
[Sidenote: Reason, however, is the attribute of man alone, as
Intelligence is that of God. ]
but resou{n} is al only to
? e lynage of mankynde ry? t as i{n}telligence is oonly ? e 4900
deuyne nature.
[Sidenote: Hence His (i. e. God's) knowledge exceeds all other,
comprehending both what belongs to His own nature, and what is
comprehended by all inferior creatures. ]
of whiche it folwe? ? at ? ilke knowyng
is more wor? e ? an [th]is[e] o? er. syn it knowe?
mowen nat moeuen hem self here ne ? ere. as oystres
{and} muscles {and} o? er swiche shelle fysshe of ? e see. 4896
? {a}t cliue{n} {and} ben norissed to roches.
[Sidenote: But imagination is given to such brutes capable of
motion, and having in some degree the power of desiring or
refusing. ]
but ? e ymaginac{i}ou{n}
come? to remuable bestes ? at seme{n} to han talent
to fleen or to desiren any ? inge.
[Sidenote: Reason, however, is the attribute of man alone, as
Intelligence is that of God. ]
but resou{n} is al only to
? e lynage of mankynde ry? t as i{n}telligence is oonly ? e 4900
deuyne nature.
[Sidenote: Hence His (i. e. God's) knowledge exceeds all other,
comprehending both what belongs to His own nature, and what is
comprehended by all inferior creatures. ]
of whiche it folwe? ? at ? ilke knowyng
is more wor? e ? an [th]is[e] o? er. syn it knowe?
