ei ne
forleten
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oonly to ben my?
oonly to ben my?
Chaucer - Boethius
at ne mowe{n} nat
wrastle a? eins ? e vices
[Sidenote: Do they willingly desert Good and turn to Evil? If they
do so, they not only cease to be powerful, but even cease to
exist. ]
? Ne knowen ? ei nat ? an wel
? at ? ei foreleten ? e good wilfully. {and} turnen hem vilfully
to vices. ? And in ? is wise ?
ei ne forleten nat 3296
oonly to ben my? ty. but ? ei forleten al outerly in any
wise forto ben
[Sidenote: For those who neglect the common end of all beings,
cease to exist. ]
? For ? ei ? at forleten ? e comune fyn of
alle ? inges ? at ben. ? ei for-leten also ? erwi? al forto
ben.
[Sidenote: You may marvel that I assert that the wicked, the
majority of the human race, have no existence--but it is, however,
most true.
wrastle a? eins ? e vices
[Sidenote: Do they willingly desert Good and turn to Evil? If they
do so, they not only cease to be powerful, but even cease to
exist. ]
? Ne knowen ? ei nat ? an wel
? at ? ei foreleten ? e good wilfully. {and} turnen hem vilfully
to vices. ? And in ? is wise ?
ei ne forleten nat 3296
oonly to ben my? ty. but ? ei forleten al outerly in any
wise forto ben
[Sidenote: For those who neglect the common end of all beings,
cease to exist. ]
? For ? ei ? at forleten ? e comune fyn of
alle ? inges ? at ben. ? ei for-leten also ? erwi? al forto
ben.
[Sidenote: You may marvel that I assert that the wicked, the
majority of the human race, have no existence--but it is, however,
most true.