we
han knowe{n} ?
han knowe{n} ?
Chaucer - Boethius
e heye heuedes {and} ?
e lowe {and} make?
egal
{and} euene ? e heyest[e] to ? e lowest[e]. ? where wone{n} now ? e bones
of trewe fabricius. what is now brutus or stiern Caton ? e ? inne fame ? it
lastynge of hir ydel names is markid wi? a fewe lettres. but al ? ou?
we
han knowe{n} ? e faire wordes of ? e fames of hem. it is nat ? euen to
knowe he{m} ? at ben dede {and} consumpt. Liggi? ? anne stille al vtterly
vnknowable ne fame ne make? ? ow nat knowe. and yif ? e wene to lyuen ? e
leng{er} for wynde of ? oure mortal name. whan o cruel day shal rauyshe
?
{and} euene ? e heyest[e] to ? e lowest[e]. ? where wone{n} now ? e bones
of trewe fabricius. what is now brutus or stiern Caton ? e ? inne fame ? it
lastynge of hir ydel names is markid wi? a fewe lettres. but al ? ou?
we
han knowe{n} ? e faire wordes of ? e fames of hem. it is nat ? euen to
knowe he{m} ? at ben dede {and} consumpt. Liggi? ? anne stille al vtterly
vnknowable ne fame ne make? ? ow nat knowe. and yif ? e wene to lyuen ? e
leng{er} for wynde of ? oure mortal name. whan o cruel day shal rauyshe
?