t
p{ro}fitable
to knowe.
Chaucer - Boethius
elden {and} assoilen ?
e to ?
e dette of my byheste {and}
to shewen {and} opnen ? e wey by whiche wey ? ou maist 4304
come a? ein to ? i contre.
[Sidenote: But although these things you question me about are
profitable to know, yet they lead us a little out of our way. ]
? but al be it so ? at ? e ? inges
whiche ? at ? ou axest b{e}n ry?
t p{ro}fitable to knowe.
? itte ben ? ei diuers somwhat fro ? e pa? e of my purpos.
[Sidenote: And by straying from the path you may be too fatigued
to return to the right road. ]
And it is to douten ? at ? ou ne be maked weery by 4308
mysweys so ? at ? ou ne mayst nat suffise to mesure{n} ? e
ry? t weye.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Don't be afraid of that, for it will refresh me as
much as rest to know these things in which I am delightfully
interested.
to shewen {and} opnen ? e wey by whiche wey ? ou maist 4304
come a? ein to ? i contre.
[Sidenote: But although these things you question me about are
profitable to know, yet they lead us a little out of our way. ]
? but al be it so ? at ? e ? inges
whiche ? at ? ou axest b{e}n ry?
t p{ro}fitable to knowe.
? itte ben ? ei diuers somwhat fro ? e pa? e of my purpos.
[Sidenote: And by straying from the path you may be too fatigued
to return to the right road. ]
And it is to douten ? at ? ou ne be maked weery by 4308
mysweys so ? at ? ou ne mayst nat suffise to mesure{n} ? e
ry? t weye.
[Sidenote: _B. _ Don't be afraid of that, for it will refresh me as
much as rest to know these things in which I am delightfully
interested.
