e same
roundenes
of a body .
Chaucer - Boethius
for
alle ? at eu{er}e is yknowe.
[Sidenote: Things are not known from their inherent properties,
but by the faculties of the observer. ]
it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} 4760
yknowe{n} nat after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after
? e faculte ? at is to seyn ? e power {and} [the] nature of
hem ? at knowen.
[Sidenote: The roundness of a body affects the sight in one way,
and the touch in another. ]
{and} for ? at ? is shal mowe shewen by
a short ensample ?
e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er 4764
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e
touchi{n}g.
[Sidenote: The eye, from afar, darts its rays upon the object, and
by beholding it comprehends its form. ]
? e lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite?
{and} see? fro afer alle ?
alle ? at eu{er}e is yknowe.
[Sidenote: Things are not known from their inherent properties,
but by the faculties of the observer. ]
it is ra? er comp{re}hendid {and} 4760
yknowe{n} nat after his strenge? {and} hys nature. but after
? e faculte ? at is to seyn ? e power {and} [the] nature of
hem ? at knowen.
[Sidenote: The roundness of a body affects the sight in one way,
and the touch in another. ]
{and} for ? at ? is shal mowe shewen by
a short ensample ?
e same roundenes of a body . O. o? er 4764
weyes ? e sy? t of ? e eye knowe? it. {and} o? er weyes ? e
touchi{n}g.
[Sidenote: The eye, from afar, darts its rays upon the object, and
by beholding it comprehends its form. ]
? e lokynge by castynge of his bemes waite?
{and} see? fro afer alle ?
