e co{n}sepc{i}ou{n} of
resou{n}
veyn {and} fals
whiche ?
whiche ?
Chaucer - Boethius
at
is sensible or ymaginable it ne may nat ben vniuersel.
? an is ei? er ? e iugement of resou{n} [soth]. ne ? at
? er nis no ? inge sensible. or ellys for ? at resou{n} woot 4912
wel ? at many ? inges ben subiect to wit {and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
? an is ?
e co{n}sepc{i}ou{n} of resou{n} veyn {and} fals
whiche ? at looke? {and} co{m}p{re}hendi? . ? at ? at is
sensible {and} synguler as uniuersele.
[Sidenote: But if reason should answer to this--that in her idea
of what is general she comprehends whatever is sensible and
imaginable; but as to the senses and imagination, they cannot
attain to the knowledge of what is general, since their knowledge
is confined to material figures; and therefore in all real
knowledge of things we must give the greatest credit to that
faculty which has a more steadfast and perfect judgment of
things. ]
and ? if ? at resou{n} 4916
wolde answeren a? ein to ? ise two ? at is to sein to wit
{and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. {and} sein ? at so?
is sensible or ymaginable it ne may nat ben vniuersel.
? an is ei? er ? e iugement of resou{n} [soth]. ne ? at
? er nis no ? inge sensible. or ellys for ? at resou{n} woot 4912
wel ? at many ? inges ben subiect to wit {and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}.
? an is ?
e co{n}sepc{i}ou{n} of resou{n} veyn {and} fals
whiche ? at looke? {and} co{m}p{re}hendi? . ? at ? at is
sensible {and} synguler as uniuersele.
[Sidenote: But if reason should answer to this--that in her idea
of what is general she comprehends whatever is sensible and
imaginable; but as to the senses and imagination, they cannot
attain to the knowledge of what is general, since their knowledge
is confined to material figures; and therefore in all real
knowledge of things we must give the greatest credit to that
faculty which has a more steadfast and perfect judgment of
things. ]
and ? if ? at resou{n} 4916
wolde answeren a? ein to ? ise two ? at is to sein to wit
{and} to ymaginac{i}ou{n}. {and} sein ? at so?