ou mayst sein 3960
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ?
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ?
Chaucer - Boethius
to
3937 _enterchaungable_--MS. enterchau{n}gyngable,
C. entrechaungeable
3939 _a-doune_--a-down
_sembleables_--semblable
3942 _bonde_--bond
3943 _ben vnbounden_--be vnbownde
3944 _oute_--owt
3948 _fur? e_--forth
3949 _I-bowed_--MS. vnbounde{n}, C. I-bowed
3950 _sholde_--sholden
3951 _whiche_--which
3952 _mowe_--mowen
3956 _wicked[e]_--wykkede
3957 [_ful_]--from C.
3958 _goode_--good]
[[pg 138]]
[Headnote:
NOTHING DONE FOR EVIL'S SAKE. ]
[Sidenote: But the order proceeding from the centre of supreme
goodness does not mislead any. ]
? Ne ? e ordre comynge fro ? e poynt of souereyne goode ne
decline? nat fro hys bygynnynge.
[Sidenote: But you may say, what greater confusion can there be
than that both prosperous and adverse things should at times
happen to good men, and that evil men should at one time enjoy
their desires and at another be tormented by hateful things. ]
but ?
ou mayst sein 3960
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ? an ? {a}t goode
men han so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite.
? and shrewes also han now ? inges ? at ? ei
desiren.
[Sidenote: Are men wise enough to discover, whether those whom
they believe to be virtuous or wicked, are so in reality? ]
{and} now ? i{n}ges ? at ? ei haten ? whe? er men 3964
lyuen now in swiche hoolnesse of ?
3937 _enterchaungable_--MS. enterchau{n}gyngable,
C. entrechaungeable
3939 _a-doune_--a-down
_sembleables_--semblable
3942 _bonde_--bond
3943 _ben vnbounden_--be vnbownde
3944 _oute_--owt
3948 _fur? e_--forth
3949 _I-bowed_--MS. vnbounde{n}, C. I-bowed
3950 _sholde_--sholden
3951 _whiche_--which
3952 _mowe_--mowen
3956 _wicked[e]_--wykkede
3957 [_ful_]--from C.
3958 _goode_--good]
[[pg 138]]
[Headnote:
NOTHING DONE FOR EVIL'S SAKE. ]
[Sidenote: But the order proceeding from the centre of supreme
goodness does not mislead any. ]
? Ne ? e ordre comynge fro ? e poynt of souereyne goode ne
decline? nat fro hys bygynnynge.
[Sidenote: But you may say, what greater confusion can there be
than that both prosperous and adverse things should at times
happen to good men, and that evil men should at one time enjoy
their desires and at another be tormented by hateful things. ]
but ?
ou mayst sein 3960
what vnreste may ben a wors co{n}fusiou{n} ? an ? {a}t goode
men han so{m}me tyme aduersite. {and} so{m}tyme p{ro}sperite.
? and shrewes also han now ? inges ? at ? ei
desiren.
[Sidenote: Are men wise enough to discover, whether those whom
they believe to be virtuous or wicked, are so in reality? ]
{and} now ? i{n}ges ? at ? ei haten ? whe? er men 3964
lyuen now in swiche hoolnesse of ?