any vnkonnyng
{and}
vnp{ro}fitable
[[pg 7]]
man as men ben wont to fynde comunely amonges 77
?
Chaucer - Boethius
at
ben no ?ing frutefiyng nor p{ro}fitable destroyen ?e 72
cornes plenteuouse of frutes of reson.
[Sidenote: They may accustom the mind to bear grief, but cannot
free it from its malady.]
? For ?ei
holden ?e hertes of men i{n} usage. but ?ei ne delyuere
not folk fro maladye. but if ?e muses hadde wi?drawen
fro me wi? ?oure flateries.
any vnkonnyng
{and}
vnp{ro}fitable
[[pg 7]]
man as men ben wont to fynde comunely amonges 77
?
e peple. I wolde wene suffre ?e lasse greuously.
[Linenotes:
54 _by-twene ?ese_--bytwixen thise
_?ere_--ther
_seien_--seyn
55 _nobly wrou?t_--nobely ywroght
_wyche_--whiche
56 _my?t[en] clymbe_--myhten clymbyn
_ne?emast[e]_--nethereste
57 _ouermast[e]_--vppereste
_sum_--some
58 _hadde korue_--hadden koruen
_clo?e_--cloth
_strenke?_--strengthe
59 _born_--MS. borne, C. born
_away syche_--awey swiche
60 _geet[e]_--geten
_forsaide_--forseide
61 _ber_--MS. bere, C. bar
_bookes_--smale bookes
_honde_--hand
_lefte honde_--left hand
62 _ber_--MS.
