er were maked
co{m}parysou{n}
of ?
Chaucer - Boethius
oure fame shal lasten.
[Sidenote: If you consider the infinite space of eternity you will
have no reason to rejoice in this supposition. ]
? But
na? eles yif ? ou wilt maken co{m}parisou{n} to ? e endeles
space of eternite what ? ing hast ? ou by whiche ? ou 1560
maist reioysen ? e of lo{n}g lastyng of ? i name.
[Sidenote: If a _moment_ be compared with 10,000 years, there is a
proportion between them, though a very small one. ]
? For
if ?
er were maked co{m}parysou{n} of ? e abidyng of a
mome{n}t to ten ? ousand wynter. for as myche as bo? e
? o spaces ben endid. ? For ? it ha? ? e moment some 1564
porciou{n} of hit al ? ou? it a litel be.
[Sidenote: But this number of years, multiplied by whatever sum
you please, vanishes when compared with the infinite extent of
eternity. ]
? But na?
[Sidenote: If you consider the infinite space of eternity you will
have no reason to rejoice in this supposition. ]
? But
na? eles yif ? ou wilt maken co{m}parisou{n} to ? e endeles
space of eternite what ? ing hast ? ou by whiche ? ou 1560
maist reioysen ? e of lo{n}g lastyng of ? i name.
[Sidenote: If a _moment_ be compared with 10,000 years, there is a
proportion between them, though a very small one. ]
? For
if ?
er were maked co{m}parysou{n} of ? e abidyng of a
mome{n}t to ten ? ousand wynter. for as myche as bo? e
? o spaces ben endid. ? For ? it ha? ? e moment some 1564
porciou{n} of hit al ? ou? it a litel be.
[Sidenote: But this number of years, multiplied by whatever sum
you please, vanishes when compared with the infinite extent of
eternity. ]
? But na?
