at moneye or
hono{ur}s
or ?
Chaucer - Boethius
er fro.
[Sidenote: Can men obtain the end they have in view by the means
they usually employ in the pursuit of happiness? ]
? Considere
now yif ? at be ? ilke ? inges by whiche a man
weni? to gete hym blysfulnesse. yif ? at he may comen 1896
to ? ilke ende ? at he wene? to come by nature
[Sidenote: If riches and honours and the like make men happy, so
that they shall want for nothing, then happiness may be procured
by these acquisitions. ]
? For
yif ?
at moneye or hono{ur}s or ? ise o? er forseide ? inges
bryngen to men swiche a ? ing ? at no goode ne faille
hem. ne seme? faille. ? Certys ? an wil I graunt[e] 1900
? at ? ei ben maked blisful. by ? ilke ? inges ?
[Sidenote: Can men obtain the end they have in view by the means
they usually employ in the pursuit of happiness? ]
? Considere
now yif ? at be ? ilke ? inges by whiche a man
weni? to gete hym blysfulnesse. yif ? at he may comen 1896
to ? ilke ende ? at he wene? to come by nature
[Sidenote: If riches and honours and the like make men happy, so
that they shall want for nothing, then happiness may be procured
by these acquisitions. ]
? For
yif ?
at moneye or hono{ur}s or ? ise o? er forseide ? inges
bryngen to men swiche a ? ing ? at no goode ne faille
hem. ne seme? faille. ? Certys ? an wil I graunt[e] 1900
? at ? ei ben maked blisful. by ? ilke ? inges ?
