at I
p{ro}che
a litel to ?
Chaucer - Boethius
? is manere speche of fortune. {and} sein ofte tymes [? {a}t] 4180
? e fortune of som wy? t is wicked.
[Linenotes:
4163 _? ing_--thinge
4165 _outerly_--al owtrely
_al_--alle
4166-7 [_alle----aspre_]--from C.
4169 _goode_--good
4174 _here byforne_--her by-forn
4175 _stedfast_--stydefast
4176 _noumbre_--nowmbren
_? ilk[e]_--thilke
4177 _here byforne_--her by-forn
4178 _ywened_--weened
4179 _worde_--word]
[Headnote:
PUNISHMENT IS BENEFICIAL. ]
[Sidenote: _P. _ Do you wish me to conform for awhile to the
language of the people, lest we should seem to depart too much
from the popular mode of expression? ]
wilt ? ou ? an q{uo}d
she ?
at I p{ro}che a litel to ? e wordes of ? e poeple so it
seme nat to hem ? at I be ouer moche dep{ar}tid as fro ? e
vsage of man kynde.
[Sidenote: _B. _ As you please. ]
as ? ou wolt q{uo}d I.
[Sidenote: _P. _ Is everything profitable that is good? ]
? Demest 4184
? ou nat q{uo}d she ? at al ? ing ?
