at
dignitees
{and} powers 1424
ne ben not goode of hir owen kynde.
ne ben not goode of hir owen kynde.
Chaucer - Boethius
For contrarious ?
inges ne ben 1420
not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres. ? Nature refuse?
? at contra[r]ious ? inges ben yioigned.
[Sidenote: But as wicked men do obtain the highest honours, it is
clear that honours are not in themselves good, otherwise they
would not fall to the share of the unworthy. ]
? And so
as I am in certeyne ? at ry? t wikked folk han dignitees
ofte tymes. ? an shewe? it wel ?
at dignitees {and} powers 1424
ne ben not goode of hir owen kynde. syn ? at ? ei suffren
hem self to cleue{n} or ioynen hem to shrewes.
[Sidenote: The worst of men have often the largest share of
Fortune's gifts. ]
? And certys ? e same ? ing may most digneliche Iugen
{and} seyen of alle ? e ? iftis of fortune
? at most plenteuously [[pg 54]]
comen to shrewes.
[Sidenote: We judge him to be valiant who has given evidence of
his fortitude. ]
? Of ? e whiche ?
not wont to ben yfelawshiped togidres. ? Nature refuse?
? at contra[r]ious ? inges ben yioigned.
[Sidenote: But as wicked men do obtain the highest honours, it is
clear that honours are not in themselves good, otherwise they
would not fall to the share of the unworthy. ]
? And so
as I am in certeyne ? at ry? t wikked folk han dignitees
ofte tymes. ? an shewe? it wel ?
at dignitees {and} powers 1424
ne ben not goode of hir owen kynde. syn ? at ? ei suffren
hem self to cleue{n} or ioynen hem to shrewes.
[Sidenote: The worst of men have often the largest share of
Fortune's gifts. ]
? And certys ? e same ? ing may most digneliche Iugen
{and} seyen of alle ? e ? iftis of fortune
? at most plenteuously [[pg 54]]
comen to shrewes.
[Sidenote: We judge him to be valiant who has given evidence of
his fortitude. ]
? Of ? e whiche ?
