Now
vndirstonde
{and} gadir it to gidir ?
Chaucer - Boethius
ing i{n} ?
i power ?
at ?
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noldest neuer lesen. ne fortune may nat by-nyme it ? e.
[Sidenote: Happiness does not consist in things transitory. ]
{and} ? at ? ou mayst knowe ? at blisfulnesse [ne] may
nat standen in ? inges ? at ben fortunous {and} te{m}perel.
[Sidenote: If happiness be the supreme good of nature, then that
thing cannot be it which can be withdrawn from us. ]
?
Now vndirstonde {and} gadir it to gidir ? us 1120
yif blisfulnesse be ? e souereyne goode of nature ? at
liue? by resou{n} ? Ne ? ilke ? ing nis nat souereyne
goode ? at may be taken awey in any wyse. for more
wor? i ? ing {and} more digne is ? ilke ? ing ? {a}t may nat be 1124
taken awey.
[Sidenote: Instability of fortune is not susceptive of true
happiness.
noldest neuer lesen. ne fortune may nat by-nyme it ? e.
[Sidenote: Happiness does not consist in things transitory. ]
{and} ? at ? ou mayst knowe ? at blisfulnesse [ne] may
nat standen in ? inges ? at ben fortunous {and} te{m}perel.
[Sidenote: If happiness be the supreme good of nature, then that
thing cannot be it which can be withdrawn from us. ]
?
Now vndirstonde {and} gadir it to gidir ? us 1120
yif blisfulnesse be ? e souereyne goode of nature ? at
liue? by resou{n} ? Ne ? ilke ? ing nis nat souereyne
goode ? at may be taken awey in any wyse. for more
wor? i ? ing {and} more digne is ? ilke ? ing ? {a}t may nat be 1124
taken awey.
[Sidenote: Instability of fortune is not susceptive of true
happiness.
