And yif
p{re}ysynge
make?
Chaucer - Boethius
?
an
is gentil name but a for[e]ine ? ing. ? at is to sein to 2152
hem ? at glorifien hem of hir linage.
[Sidenote: Nobility is fame derived from the merits of one's
ancestors. ]
? For it seme?
? at gentilesse be a maner p{re}ysynge ? at come? of decert
of auncestres.
[Sidenote: If praise can give nobility they are noble who are
praised. ]
?
And yif p{re}ysynge make? gentilesse
? an moten ? ei nedes be gentil ? at ben p{re}ysed. 2156
[Sidenote: Then if thou hast no nobility of thy own, thou canst
not derive any splendour from the merits of others. ]
For whiche ? ing it folwe? . ? at yif ? ou ne haue no gentilesse
of ? i self. ? at is to sein pris ? {a}t come?
is gentil name but a for[e]ine ? ing. ? at is to sein to 2152
hem ? at glorifien hem of hir linage.
[Sidenote: Nobility is fame derived from the merits of one's
ancestors. ]
? For it seme?
? at gentilesse be a maner p{re}ysynge ? at come? of decert
of auncestres.
[Sidenote: If praise can give nobility they are noble who are
praised. ]
?
And yif p{re}ysynge make? gentilesse
? an moten ? ei nedes be gentil ? at ben p{re}ysed. 2156
[Sidenote: Then if thou hast no nobility of thy own, thou canst
not derive any splendour from the merits of others. ]
For whiche ? ing it folwe? . ? at yif ? ou ne haue no gentilesse
of ? i self. ? at is to sein pris ? {a}t come?
