ou mayst not
chaungen
hir.
Chaucer - Boethius
e ?
okke
of hir. for if ? ou wilt write a lawe of wendyng {and} of
dwellyng to fortune whiche ? at ? ou hast chosen frely 804
to be ? i lady
[Sidenote: Impatience will only embitter your loss. ]
? Art ? ou nat wrongful in ? at {and}
makest fortune wro? e {and} asp{er}e by ? in inpacience.
{and} ? it ?
ou mayst not chaungen hir.
[Sidenote: You cannot choose your port if you leave your vessel to
the mercy of the winds. ]
? Yif ? ou co{m}mittest
[{and}] bitakest ? i sayles to ? e wynde. ? ou shalt 808
be shouen not ? ider ? at ? ou woldest(:) but whider ? at
? e wy{n}de shoue? ? e ?
of hir. for if ? ou wilt write a lawe of wendyng {and} of
dwellyng to fortune whiche ? at ? ou hast chosen frely 804
to be ? i lady
[Sidenote: Impatience will only embitter your loss. ]
? Art ? ou nat wrongful in ? at {and}
makest fortune wro? e {and} asp{er}e by ? in inpacience.
{and} ? it ?
ou mayst not chaungen hir.
[Sidenote: You cannot choose your port if you leave your vessel to
the mercy of the winds. ]
? Yif ? ou co{m}mittest
[{and}] bitakest ? i sayles to ? e wynde. ? ou shalt 808
be shouen not ? ider ? at ? ou woldest(:) but whider ? at
? e wy{n}de shoue? ? e ?
