e
mou{n}taignes
to kachen 2256
fisshe of whiche ?
fisshe of whiche ?
Chaucer - Boethius
]
++Allas whiche folie {and} whiche ignorau{n}ce mysledi? 2252
wandryng wrecches fro ? e pa? e of verrey good.
[Sidenote: Ye do not seek gold upon trees nor diamonds from the
vine. ]
? Certis ? e ne seken no golde in grene trees. ne ? e ne
gadren [nat] p{re}cious stones in ? e vines. [[pg 82]]
[Sidenote: Ye lay not your nets to catch fish upon the lofty
hills. ]
ne ? e ne
hiden nat ? oure gynnes in hey?
e mou{n}taignes to kachen 2256
fisshe of whiche ? e may maken ryche festes.
[Sidenote: The hunter goes not to the Tyrrhene waters to hunt the
roe. ]
and yif
? ow lyke? to hunte to roos. ? e ne gon nat to ? e foordes
of ? e water ? at hy? t tyrene.
[Sidenote: Men know where to look for white pearls, and for the
fish that yields the purple dye. ]
{and} ouer ? is men knowen
wel ? e crikes {and} ?
++Allas whiche folie {and} whiche ignorau{n}ce mysledi? 2252
wandryng wrecches fro ? e pa? e of verrey good.
[Sidenote: Ye do not seek gold upon trees nor diamonds from the
vine. ]
? Certis ? e ne seken no golde in grene trees. ne ? e ne
gadren [nat] p{re}cious stones in ? e vines. [[pg 82]]
[Sidenote: Ye lay not your nets to catch fish upon the lofty
hills. ]
ne ? e ne
hiden nat ? oure gynnes in hey?
e mou{n}taignes to kachen 2256
fisshe of whiche ? e may maken ryche festes.
[Sidenote: The hunter goes not to the Tyrrhene waters to hunt the
roe. ]
and yif
? ow lyke? to hunte to roos. ? e ne gon nat to ? e foordes
of ? e water ? at hy? t tyrene.
[Sidenote: Men know where to look for white pearls, and for the
fish that yields the purple dye. ]
{and} ouer ? is men knowen
wel ? e crikes {and} ?
