at is to seyen
of a maner shelfisshe
w{i}t{h}
whiche men dien purpre.
Chaucer - Boethius
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ne gon nat to ?e foordes of ?e water ?at hy?t tyrene. {and} ouer ?is men
knowen wel ?e crikes {and} ?e cau{er}nes of ?e see yhidd in ?e floodes.
{and} knowen eke whiche water is most plentiuo{us} of white perles.
{and} knowen whiche water habunde? most of rede purpre. ?
at is to seyen
of a maner shelfisshe
w{i}t{h}
whiche men dien purpre.
{and} knowen
whiche strondes habounden most of tendre fisshes or of sharpe fisshes
?at hy?ten echynnys. but folk suffren hem self to ben so blynde ?at hem
ne recchi? nat to knowe where ?ilk[e] goodes ben yhidd whiche ?at ?ei
coueiten but ploungen hem in er?e {and} seken ?ere ?ilke goode ?{a}t
so{ur}mou{n}te? ?e heuene ?
