e corages of good[e] folk hire
p{ro}pre
honoure.
Chaucer - Boethius
goodnesse ne shal ben cleped good.
3392
For whiche ? ing folk of good[e] maneres her medes ne
forsaken hem neuer mo.
[Sidenote: Evil men may rage as they please against the good, but
the crown of the wise shall not fall nor fade. ]
For al be it so ? at sherewes
waxen as wood as hem list a? eynes good[e] folk. ? itte
neuer ? e les ? e corone of wise men ne shal nat fallen 3396
ne faden.
[Sidenote: The wickedness of another cannot deprive a virtuous
soul of its own honour. ]
? For foreine shrewednesse ne bynyme?
nat fro ?
e corages of good[e] folk hire p{ro}pre honoure.
[Linenotes:
3379 _whiche_--which
3380 _good_--goode
3381 _ne_ (2)--omitted
3383 _whiche_--which
3385 _forlonge_--forlong
3386-88-90 _whiche_--which
3391 _for? e_--forth
3393 _whiche_--which
_good[e]_--goode
3395 _wood_--woode
_good[e]_--goode
3396 _les_--leese
_ne_--omitted
3398 _good[e]_--goode]
[Headnote:
THE REWARD OF THE GOOD. ]
[Sidenote: If a man pride himself on the possession of an
advantage received from another, he may be deprived of it, either
by the giver or by others. ]
but yif ? at any wy? t reioise? hem of goodnesse ? at ? ei
had[de] taken fro wi? oute. as who sei? yif [? {a}t] any 3400
wy? t had[de] hys goodnesse of any o? er man ?
For whiche ? ing folk of good[e] maneres her medes ne
forsaken hem neuer mo.
[Sidenote: Evil men may rage as they please against the good, but
the crown of the wise shall not fall nor fade. ]
For al be it so ? at sherewes
waxen as wood as hem list a? eynes good[e] folk. ? itte
neuer ? e les ? e corone of wise men ne shal nat fallen 3396
ne faden.
[Sidenote: The wickedness of another cannot deprive a virtuous
soul of its own honour. ]
? For foreine shrewednesse ne bynyme?
nat fro ?
e corages of good[e] folk hire p{ro}pre honoure.
[Linenotes:
3379 _whiche_--which
3380 _good_--goode
3381 _ne_ (2)--omitted
3383 _whiche_--which
3385 _forlonge_--forlong
3386-88-90 _whiche_--which
3391 _for? e_--forth
3393 _whiche_--which
_good[e]_--goode
3395 _wood_--woode
_good[e]_--goode
3396 _les_--leese
_ne_--omitted
3398 _good[e]_--goode]
[Headnote:
THE REWARD OF THE GOOD. ]
[Sidenote: If a man pride himself on the possession of an
advantage received from another, he may be deprived of it, either
by the giver or by others. ]
but yif ? at any wy? t reioise? hem of goodnesse ? at ? ei
had[de] taken fro wi? oute. as who sei? yif [? {a}t] any 3400
wy? t had[de] hys goodnesse of any o? er man ?
