e fel[le] wynde auster
to{ur}mente?
Chaucer - Boethius
]
++What maner man stable {and} war ? at wil founden hym
a p{er}durable sete {and} ne wil not be cast doune 1156
wi? ? e loude blastes of ? e wynde Eurus. {and} wil dispise
? e see manassynge wi? floodes ? Lat hym eschewe to
bilde on ? e cop of ? e mou{n}tay{n}gne. or in ? e moyste
sandes. ? For ?
e fel[le] wynde auster to{ur}mente? ? e cop 1160
of ? e mou{n}tayngne wi? alle his streng? es. ? and ? e
lowe see sandes refuse to beren ? e heuy wey? te. [[pg 45]]
[Sidenote: If thou wilt flee perilous fortune, lay thy foundation
upon the firmer stone, so that thou mayst grow old in thy
stronghold. ]
{and} for? i yif ? ou wolt flee ? e p{er}ilous auenture ?
++What maner man stable {and} war ? at wil founden hym
a p{er}durable sete {and} ne wil not be cast doune 1156
wi? ? e loude blastes of ? e wynde Eurus. {and} wil dispise
? e see manassynge wi? floodes ? Lat hym eschewe to
bilde on ? e cop of ? e mou{n}tay{n}gne. or in ? e moyste
sandes. ? For ?
e fel[le] wynde auster to{ur}mente? ? e cop 1160
of ? e mou{n}tayngne wi? alle his streng? es. ? and ? e
lowe see sandes refuse to beren ? e heuy wey? te. [[pg 45]]
[Sidenote: If thou wilt flee perilous fortune, lay thy foundation
upon the firmer stone, so that thou mayst grow old in thy
stronghold. ]
{and} for? i yif ? ou wolt flee ? e p{er}ilous auenture ?
