[Sidenote: Beauty and
swiftness
give glory and fame; and health
gives delight.
Chaucer - Boethius
[Sidenote: The goods of the body fall under the same predicament.]
? Certis now am I redy to referen ?e goodes of
?e body to ?ise forseide ?inges abouen.
[Sidenote: Strength and a good stature seem to give power and
worthiness.]
? For it seme?
?{a}t streng?e {and} gretnesse of body ?euen power {and} 1800
wor?inesse.
[Sidenote: Beauty and
swiftness
give glory and fame; and health
gives delight.
]
? and ?at beaute {and} swiftenesse ?euen
noblesse {and} glorie of renou{n}. {and} hele of body seme?
?iuen delit.
[Sidenote: In all these happiness alone is sought.]
? In alle ?ise ?i{n}g{us} it seme? oonly ?at
blisfulnesse is desired.
[Sidenote: What a man most wishes for, that he esteems the supreme
good, which, as we have defined, is happiness.
