manly wordes whan she was blaundissinge {and} presente
{and} p{ur}sewedest hir wi?
Chaucer - Boethius
e maners {and} ?e desert of ?ilke fortune. ?ow 744
shalt wel knowe as in hir ?ou neuer ne haddest ne
hast ylost any fair ?ing. But as I trowe I shal not
gretly trauaile to don ?e remembren of ?ise ?inges.
[Sidenote: Thou wert once proof against her allurements.]
? For ?ou were wont to hurtlen [{and} despysen] hir 748
wi?
manly wordes whan she was blaundissinge {and} presente
{and} p{ur}sewedest hir wi?
sentences ?at were
drawe{n} oute of myne entre. ?at is to seyne out of
myn i{n}formac{i}ou{n}
[Sidenote: But sudden change works a great alteration in the minds
of men, hence it is that thou art departed from thy usual peace of
mind.]
? But no sudeyne mutac{i}ou{n} ne 752
bytide? nat wi? oute{n} a maner chau{n}gyng of curages.
and so is it byfallen ?at ?ou art dep{ar}ted a litel fro
?e pees of ?i ?ou?t.
