[Sidenote: But vice is more potent than Circe's
poisonous
charms.
Chaucer - Boethius
? algates ?it ?ei may nat chau{n}ge ?e 3508
hertes. for wi? inne is yhid ?e streng?e {and} ?e vigour
of me{n} in ?e secre toure of hire hertys. ?at is to seyn
?e streng?e of resou{n}.
[Sidenote: But vice is more potent than Circe's
poisonous
charms.
]
but ?ilke uenyms of vices to-drawen
a man to hem more my?tily ?an ?e venym of 3512
circes.
[Sidenote: Though it leaves the body whole, it pierces the inner
man, and inflicts a deadly wound upon the soul.]
? For vices ben so cruel ?at ?ei percen {and}
?oru? passen ?e corage wi? i{n}ne. {and} ?
