at I clepe
p{re}ciouse
stones.
Chaucer - Boethius
ei maken
hem pore ? at forgon ? e rycchesses.
[Sidenote: O the poverty of riches, that cannot be enjoyed by many
at the same time, nor can be possessed by one without
impoverishing others! ]
? O streite {and} 1196
nedy clepe I ? ise rycchesses. syn ? at many folke [ne]
may nat han it al. ne al may it nat comen to on man
wi? -oute pouerte of al o? er folke. ? And ? e shynynge
of ge{m}mes ?
at I clepe p{re}ciouse stones. drawe? it nat 1200
? e eyen of folk in to hem warde. ? at is to seyne for ? e
beaute.
[Sidenote: The beauty of precious stones consists only in their
brightness, wherefore I marvel that men admire that which is
motionless, lifeless, and irrational. ]
? For certys yif ? er were beaute or bounte
in shynyng of stones. ? ilke clerenesse is of ? e stones
hem self. {and} nat of men. ?
hem pore ? at forgon ? e rycchesses.
[Sidenote: O the poverty of riches, that cannot be enjoyed by many
at the same time, nor can be possessed by one without
impoverishing others! ]
? O streite {and} 1196
nedy clepe I ? ise rycchesses. syn ? at many folke [ne]
may nat han it al. ne al may it nat comen to on man
wi? -oute pouerte of al o? er folke. ? And ? e shynynge
of ge{m}mes ?
at I clepe p{re}ciouse stones. drawe? it nat 1200
? e eyen of folk in to hem warde. ? at is to seyne for ? e
beaute.
[Sidenote: The beauty of precious stones consists only in their
brightness, wherefore I marvel that men admire that which is
motionless, lifeless, and irrational. ]
? For certys yif ? er were beaute or bounte
in shynyng of stones. ? ilke clerenesse is of ? e stones
hem self. {and} nat of men. ?
