ilke
difficulte
is ?
Chaucer - Boethius
t as no strong man ne seme?
nat to 4212
abassen or disdaigne{n} as *ofte tyme as he here? ? e noise
of ? e bataile. ne also it ne seme? nat to ? e wyse man to
beren it greuously as oft[e] as he is lad in to ? e strif of
fortune.
[Sidenote: The dangers of war enable the one to acquire more
glory, and the difficulties of the other aid him to confirm and
improve his wisdom. ]
for bo? e to ? at on man {and} eke to ? at o? {er} 4216
?
ilke difficulte is ? e matere to ? at oon man of encrese
of his glorious renou{n}. {and} to ? at o? er man to conferme
hys sapience. ? at is to seine ? e asprenesse of hys estat.
[Sidenote: Thus virtue, in its literal acceptation, is a power
that, relying on its own strength, overcomes all obstacles. ]
? For ? erfore is it called uertue. for ? at it susteni? {and} 4220
enforce?
abassen or disdaigne{n} as *ofte tyme as he here? ? e noise
of ? e bataile. ne also it ne seme? nat to ? e wyse man to
beren it greuously as oft[e] as he is lad in to ? e strif of
fortune.
[Sidenote: The dangers of war enable the one to acquire more
glory, and the difficulties of the other aid him to confirm and
improve his wisdom. ]
for bo? e to ? at on man {and} eke to ? at o? {er} 4216
?
ilke difficulte is ? e matere to ? at oon man of encrese
of his glorious renou{n}. {and} to ? at o? er man to conferme
hys sapience. ? at is to seine ? e asprenesse of hys estat.
[Sidenote: Thus virtue, in its literal acceptation, is a power
that, relying on its own strength, overcomes all obstacles. ]
? For ? erfore is it called uertue. for ? at it susteni? {and} 4220
enforce?
