t of man
co{n}founded
{and} ouer?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
at ?
ei ben synguler {and}
diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne wolen nat ben medeled ne
coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to [tho] verray 4612
? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self.
[Sidenote: The mind of man encumbered by the earthly body, can
never, with her cloudy sight, discover the subtle and close bonds
of things. ]
but ? e ? ou?
t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke
membris of ? e body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed]
lokynge. ? 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?
diuided. ne ? at ? ei ne wolen nat ben medeled ne
coupled to-gidre. but ? er nis no discorde to [tho] verray 4612
? inges. but ? ei cleuen certeyne al wey to hem self.
[Sidenote: The mind of man encumbered by the earthly body, can
never, with her cloudy sight, discover the subtle and close bonds
of things. ]
but ? e ? ou?
t of man co{n}founded {and} ouer? rowen by ? e dirke
membris of ? e body ne may nat by fir of his dirk[ed]
lokynge. ? 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?
