at is to sein
wherfore
eschaufi?
Chaucer - Boethius
at is to seyn by ?
e vigo{ur} of hys insy?
t while 4616
? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne subtil knyttynges
of ? inges.
[Sidenote: But why does man burn with ardour to learn the hidden
notes of truth? ]
? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so
grete loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_)
?
at is to sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so 4620
grete desir to knowen ? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd
vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
[Sidenote: Why gropes he for he knows not what? None seek to know
what is known. ]
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges
? at it anguissous desire?
? e soule is in ? e body knowen ? e ? inne subtil knyttynges
of ? inges.
[Sidenote: But why does man burn with ardour to learn the hidden
notes of truth? ]
? But wherfore eschaufi? it so by so
grete loue to fynden ? ilke note[s] of so? e y-cou{er}ed. (_glosa_)
?
at is to sein wherfore eschaufi? ? e ? ou? t of man by so 4620
grete desir to knowen ? ilke notificac{i}ou{n}s ? at ben yhidd
vndir ? e couerto{ur}s of so? e.
[Sidenote: Why gropes he for he knows not what? None seek to know
what is known. ]
woot it ou? t ? ilke ? inges
? at it anguissous desire?
