Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Consolatione Philosophie 1 Metre 1 to Geoffrey Chaucer

richesses. Forwhy faire ne precious ne weren they nat, for that [continues next]

That fro the fifte cercle, in no manere,

Ne mighte a drope of teres doun escape.

... god and in hise seintes, to acheve and acomplice the gode werkes in the whiche he purposeth fermely to continue. Thanne comth seuretee or sikernesse; and that is, whan a man ne douteth no travaille in tyme cominge of the gode werkes that a man hath bigonne. Thanne comth Magnificence, that is to seyn, whan a man dooth and perfourneth grete werkes of goodnesse that he hath bigonne; and that is the ende why that men sholde do gode werkes; for in the acomplissinge of grete goode werkes lyth the grete guerdoun. Thanne is ther Constaunce, that is, stablenesse of corage; and ... [continues next]

whan the sterres ben clustred (that is to seyn, whan sterres ben [continues next]

bemes of Phebus, that is to seyn, whan that Phebus the sonne is [continues next]

man; that is to seyn, whan the soule departeth fro the body? For, [continues next]

[continues previous] richesses. Forwhy faire ne precious ne weren they nat, for that

[continues previous] they comen among thy richesses; but, for they semeden faire and

tyme; that is to seyn, first whan I loste my memorie by the [continues next]

Itacus, that is to seyn, Ulixes, biwepte his felawes y-lorn, the [continues next]

this is to seyn, that, whan that erthely lust is overcomen, a man is [continues next]

necessitee to be; this is to seyn, that, whan that god knoweth any [continues next]

... of almikanteras ben by-twixe thyn est orisonte and the degree of the sonne. And tak ther thyn altitude meridian; this is to seyne, the heyest of the sonne as for that day. So maystow knowe in the same lyne, the heyest cours that any sterre fix climbeth by night; this is to seyn, that whan any sterre fix is passed the lyne meridional, than by-ginneth it to descende, and so doth the sonne. And for the more declaracioun, lo here thy figure. [continues next]

[continues previous] ... in hise seintes, to acheve and acomplice the gode werkes in the whiche he purposeth fermely to continue. Thanne comth seuretee or sikernesse; and that is, whan a man ne douteth no travaille in tyme cominge of the gode werkes that a man hath bigonne. Thanne comth Magnificence, that is to seyn, whan a man dooth and perfourneth grete werkes of goodnesse that he hath bigonne; and that is the ende why that men sholde do gode werkes; for in the acomplissinge of grete goode werkes lyth the grete guerdoun. Thanne is ther Constaunce, that is, stablenesse of corage; and this sholde been ...

[continues previous] whan the sterres ben clustred (that is to seyn, whan sterres ben

[continues previous] bemes of Phebus, that is to seyn, whan that Phebus the sonne is

[continues previous] man; that is to seyn, whan the soule departeth fro the body? For,

[continues previous] tyme; that is to seyn, first whan I loste my memorie by the

[continues previous] Itacus, that is to seyn, Ulixes, biwepte his felawes y-lorn, the

[continues previous] this is to seyn, that, whan that erthely lust is overcomen, a man is

[continues previous] necessitee to be; this is to seyn, that, whan that god knoweth any

[continues previous] ... almikanteras ben by-twixe thyn est orisonte and the degree of the sonne. And tak ther thyn altitude meridian; this is to seyne, the heyest of the sonne as for that day. So maystow knowe in the same lyne, the heyest cours that any sterre fix climbeth by night; this is to seyn, that whan any sterre fix is passed the lyne meridional, than by-ginneth it to descende, and so doth the sonne. And for the more declaracioun, lo here thy figure.

For that ne cometh not in hir thought;

... for he that is in helle hath defaute of light material. For certes, the derke light, that shal come out of the fyr that evere shal brenne, shal turne him al to peyne that is in helle; for it sheweth him to the horrible develes that him tormenten. 'Covered with the derknesse of deeth': that is to seyn, that he that is in helle shal have defaute of the sighte of god; for certes, the sighte of god is the lyf perdurable. 'The derknesse of deeth' been the sinnes that the wrecched man hath doon, whiche that destourben him to see ... [continues next]

in mannes thinges, whan ofte a swift houre dissolveth the same [continues next]

that, what-so it be, that is to seyn, of the goodes of thy body, [continues next]

[continues previous] ... for he that is in helle hath defaute of light material. For certes, the derke light, that shal come out of the fyr that evere shal brenne, shal turne him al to peyne that is in helle; for it sheweth him to the horrible develes that him tormenten. 'Covered with the derknesse of deeth': that is to seyn, that he that is in helle shal have defaute of the sighte of god; for certes, the sighte of god is the lyf perdurable. 'The derknesse of deeth' been the sinnes that the wrecched man hath doon, whiche that destourben him to see the face of god; right as doth a derk cloude bitwixe ...

[continues previous] in mannes thinges, whan ofte a swift houre dissolveth the same

[continues previous] man; that is to seyn, whan the soule departeth fro the body? For,

[continues previous] that, what-so it be, that is to seyn, of the goodes of thy body,

Yet have I lever maken him good chere [continues next]

In honour, than myn emes lyf to lese; [continues next]

[continues previous] In honour, than myn emes lyf to lese;

suffreth him nat to ben weleful. Or yif he lese it, he weneth to [continues next]

For if thou therfor wenest thy-self nat weleful, for thinges that

tho semeden ioyful ben passed, ther nis nat why thou sholdest wene

[continues previous] may lese it. For which, the continuel dreed that he hath ne

[continues previous] suffreth him nat to ben weleful. Or yif he lese it, he weneth to

wrecchednesse of any wight, nis he nat more weleful than he that

ne hath no medlinge of good in his solitarie wrecchednesse?'