e ordre of myn
entenc{i}ou{n}
requeri?
Chaucer - Boethius
ei mowe
knowen ? e verray goodes.
[Linenotes:
2252 _whiche_ (_both_)--whych
2253 _pa? e_--paath
_good_--goode
2254 _golde_--gold]
[Headnote:
THE INSUFFICIENCY OF WORLDLY BLISS. ]
HACTENUS MENDACIS FORMA{M}.
[Sidenote: [The 9^ne p{ro}se. ]]
[Sidenote: _P. _ I have been describing the form of counterfeit
happiness, and if you have considered it attentively I shall
proceed to give you a perfect view of the true. ]
++IT suffisi? ? at I haue shewed hider to ? e forme of 2276
false wilfulnesse. so ? at yif ? ou look[e] now clerely
?
e ordre of myn entenc{i}ou{n} requeri? from hennes for? e
to shewe{n} ? e verray wilfulnesse.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I now see that there is no sufficiency in riches,
no power in royalty, no esteem in dignities, nor nobility in
renown, nor joy in carnal pleasures. ]
? For q{uod} . I. (b) [I. ]
se wel now ? at suffisau{n}ce may nat comen by richesse. ne 2280
power by realmes. ne reuere{n}ce by dignitees. ne gentilesse
by glorie. ne ioye by delices.
knowen ? e verray goodes.
[Linenotes:
2252 _whiche_ (_both_)--whych
2253 _pa? e_--paath
_good_--goode
2254 _golde_--gold]
[Headnote:
THE INSUFFICIENCY OF WORLDLY BLISS. ]
HACTENUS MENDACIS FORMA{M}.
[Sidenote: [The 9^ne p{ro}se. ]]
[Sidenote: _P. _ I have been describing the form of counterfeit
happiness, and if you have considered it attentively I shall
proceed to give you a perfect view of the true. ]
++IT suffisi? ? at I haue shewed hider to ? e forme of 2276
false wilfulnesse. so ? at yif ? ou look[e] now clerely
?
e ordre of myn entenc{i}ou{n} requeri? from hennes for? e
to shewe{n} ? e verray wilfulnesse.
[Sidenote: _B. _ I now see that there is no sufficiency in riches,
no power in royalty, no esteem in dignities, nor nobility in
renown, nor joy in carnal pleasures. ]
? For q{uod} . I. (b) [I. ]
se wel now ? at suffisau{n}ce may nat comen by richesse. ne 2280
power by realmes. ne reuere{n}ce by dignitees. ne gentilesse
by glorie. ne ioye by delices.