anoyously
be cast
vndir many p{er}iles.
vndir many p{er}iles.
Chaucer - Boethius
at ?
iue{n} ?
o dignitees.
?
And yif ?
ou coueitest
by hono{ur} to gon by-fore o? er folk ? {o}u shalt defoule ? i 2212
self by hu{m}blesse of axing.
[Sidenote: If power be your ambition, you expose yourself to the
snares of inferiors. ]
yif ? ou desiryst power.
? ou shalt by awaites of ? i subgit?
anoyously be cast
vndir many p{er}iles.
[Sidenote: Do you ask for glory, to be distracted by vexations and
so lose all security. ]
axest ? ou glorie ? {o}u shalt ben so
destrat by aspre ? inges ? at ? ou shalt forgone sykernesse. 2216
[Sidenote: Do you prefer a voluptuous life? Think then that all
men will despise him who is a thrall to his body. ]
? And yif ? ou wilt leden ? i lijf in delices.
euery whi? t shal dispisen ?
by hono{ur} to gon by-fore o? er folk ? {o}u shalt defoule ? i 2212
self by hu{m}blesse of axing.
[Sidenote: If power be your ambition, you expose yourself to the
snares of inferiors. ]
yif ? ou desiryst power.
? ou shalt by awaites of ? i subgit?
anoyously be cast
vndir many p{er}iles.
[Sidenote: Do you ask for glory, to be distracted by vexations and
so lose all security. ]
axest ? ou glorie ? {o}u shalt ben so
destrat by aspre ? inges ? at ? ou shalt forgone sykernesse. 2216
[Sidenote: Do you prefer a voluptuous life? Think then that all
men will despise him who is a thrall to his body. ]
? And yif ? ou wilt leden ? i lijf in delices.
euery whi? t shal dispisen ?
