an q{uod} she ne
sholden men nat by no weye seken
blysfulnesse
in
swiche ?
Chaucer - Boethius
I. haue shewed ?at ne mowe nat ?euen ?at ?ei by-heten.
[Sidenote: _B._ No, surely!]
_boice._ Certys no q{uo}d .I.
[Sidenote: _P._ Then happiness is not to be sought in these things
which are falsely supposed capable of satisfying our desires?]
? ?
an q{uod} she ne
sholden men nat by no weye seken
blysfulnesse
in
swiche ?
inges as men wenen ?at ?ei ne mowe 2368
?euen but o ?ing senglely of alle ?{a}t me{n} seken.
[Sidenote: _B._ I confess it, and nothing can be more truly
affirmed than this.]
I graunt[e] wel q{uo}d .I. ne no so?er ?ing ne may nat
ben said.
[Sidenote: Turn your mind's eye upon the reverse of all this
_false felicity_ and you will perceive _the true happiness_.]