at a man
coueite?
coueite?
Chaucer - Boethius
at
oon of ? ise {and} nat ? at o? er. he ne gete? nat ? at he 2360
desire? .
[Sidenote: _B. _ What then if a man should desire to gain them all
at once? ]
_Boice. _ ? what seist ? ou ? an yif ?
at a man
coueite? to geten alle ? ise ? inges to gider.
[Sidenote: _P. _ He would then indeed desire perfect felicity--but
can he ever expect to find it in the acquisitions above mentioned,
which do not perform what they promise? ]
_P. _ Certys
q{uo}d she . I. wolde seie ? at he wolde geten hym souereyne
blisfulnes. but ? at shal he nat fynde in ? o ? inges 2364
? at .
oon of ? ise {and} nat ? at o? er. he ne gete? nat ? at he 2360
desire? .
[Sidenote: _B. _ What then if a man should desire to gain them all
at once? ]
_Boice. _ ? what seist ? ou ? an yif ?
at a man
coueite? to geten alle ? ise ? inges to gider.
[Sidenote: _P. _ He would then indeed desire perfect felicity--but
can he ever expect to find it in the acquisitions above mentioned,
which do not perform what they promise? ]
_P. _ Certys
q{uo}d she . I. wolde seie ? at he wolde geten hym souereyne
blisfulnes. but ? at shal he nat fynde in ? o ? inges 2364
? at .
