Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Consolatione Philosophie 1 Prose 5 to Geoffrey Chaucer

nis no-thing. And thise thinges ne shewedest thou nat with none

With no-thing but with scourging of hir chere. [continues next]

'Thanne make thee redy,' quod she, 'I come anon;' [continues next]

'My lord,' quod she, 'I woot, and wiste alway [continues next]

Tho seide she thus: 'Whether wenestow,' quod she, 'that

And thanne seide she thus: 'yif thou loke,' quod she, 'first

[continues previous] With no-thing but with scourging of hir chere.

[continues previous] 'Thanne make thee redy,' quod she, 'I come anon;'

[continues previous] And un-to Nicholas she seyde stille,

[continues previous] 'My lord,' quod she, 'I woot, and wiste alway

[continues previous] How that bitwixen your magnificence

Nat fer fro Penmark, ther his dwelling was, [continues next]

... covere the coles of it with asshen, soothly the fyr of it wol lasten al a yeer or more. And right so fareth it of rancour; whan it is ones conceyved in the hertes of som men, certein, it wol lasten peraventure from oon Estre-day unto another Estre-day, and more. But certes, thilke man is ful fer fro the mercy of god al thilke while.

thou be put out of thy contree, than hast thou put out thy-self [continues next]

and whanne thou woldest han it, thou nart nat siker; and [continues next]

yif thou woldest forleten it, thou mayst nat eschuen it? But [continues next]

the freedom of oure arbitre, that is to seyn, of oure free wil. But

now, certes, sheweth it wel, how fer fro the sothe and how up-so-doun

And noght only fro fer contree [continues next]

Whan thou art fer thy lady fro; [continues next]

Wherfore thou prese alwey to be [continues next]

Love wher thee list; what recchith me, [continues next]

So [thou] fer fro my roses be? [continues next]

[continues previous] Hoom with his wyf he gooth to his contree,

[continues previous] Nat fer fro Penmark, ther his dwelling was,

[continues previous] thou be put out of thy contree, than hast thou put out thy-self

[continues previous] and whanne thou woldest han it, thou nart nat siker; and

[continues previous] yif thou woldest forleten it, thou mayst nat eschuen it? But

[continues previous] And noght only fro fer contree

[continues previous] Whan thou art fer thy lady fro;

[continues previous] Wherfore thou prese alwey to be

[continues previous] So [thou] fer fro my roses be?

chaunged ayein thee; but thou wenest wrong, yif thou that [continues next]

wene. Alwey tho ben hir maneres; she hath rather kept, as [continues next]

substaunce? For yif thou wene that god have received thilke [continues next]

tale ne hadde shewed it to me. But certes, al be thou fer fro thy

contree, thou nart nat put out of it; but thou hast failed of thy

[continues previous] chaunged ayein thee; but thou wenest wrong, yif thou that

[continues previous] substaunce? For yif thou wene that god have received thilke

seek no foreyne wreker out of thy-self; for thou thy-self hast

thrist thy-self in-to wikke thinges: right as thou mightest loken by

That no wight of his blisse parten shal. [continues next]

No wight ne mighte hir handes of it arace, [continues next]

wrecched but whan thou wenest it: as who seith, thou thy-self, ne

no wight elles, nis a wrecche, but whan he weneth him-self a wrecche

dyverse and contrarious parties, ne mighte never han ben [continues next]

But we ne kepen have no fame. [continues next]

We han don neither that ne this, [continues next]

But ydel al our lyf y-be. [continues next]

[continues previous] And thanked god, that he mighte han hire al,

[continues previous] Fro which image wolde she never go.

[continues previous] No wight ne mighte hir handes of it arace,

[continues previous] dyverse and contrarious parties, ne mighte never han ben

[continues previous] We han don wel with al our mighte;

[continues previous] We han don neither that ne this,

ne doutedest nat that they nere governed by resoun. But owh! [continues next]

sholden doute that this world nis governed by god.'

'Certes,' quod I, 'ne yit ne doute I it naught, ne I nel never

that it susteneth and enforseth, by hise strengthes, that it nis nat

overcomen by adversitees. Ne certes, thou that art put in the

[continues previous] ne doutedest nat that they nere governed by resoun. But owh!

'Oo Lord, oo feith, oo god with-outen mo,

Oo Cristendom, and fader of alle also,

To which Melibee answerde and seyde, 'certes,' quod he, 'I thinke and purpose me fully to desherite hem of al that ever they han, and for to putte hem in exil for ever.'

Al this I putte in his servage,

As to my lorde, and dide homage;

... thou sleest him; and alle thise been deadly sinnes. Bodily manslaughtre is, whan thow sleest him with thy tonge in other manere; as whan thou comandest to sleen a man, or elles yevest him conseil to sleen a man. Manslaughtre in dede is in foure maneres. That oon is by lawe; right as a Iustice dampneth him that is coupable to the deeth. But lat the Iustice be war that he do it rightfully, and that he do it nat for delyt to spille blood, but for kepinge of rightwisenesse. Another homicyde is, that is doon for necessitee, as whan o man sleeth another in ...

ther nis no drede that he may deserve to ben exiled. But who-so [continues next]

that leteth the wil for to enhabite there, he forleteth also to deserve [continues next]

[continues previous] ther nis no drede that he may deserve to ben exiled. But who-so [continues next]

ben enhabited in the clos of thilke litel habitacle; to the whiche

mowen nat ben wist biforn certeinly to bityden. And thanne [continues next]

nis ther no prescience of thilke thinges; and yif we trowe that [continues next]

'Ther nis no werkman, what-so-ever he be,

That may bothe werke wel and hastily;

Ther nis no man that may reporten al.

... he wolde repenten him and forsake sinne: thurgh which despeir or drede he abaundoneth al his herte to every maner sinne, as seith seint Augustin. Which dampnable sinne, if that it continue un-to his ende, it is cleped sinning in the holy gost. This horrible sinne is so perilous, that he that is despeired, ther nis no felonye ne no sinne that he douteth for to do; as shewed wel by Iudas. Certes, aboven alle sinnes thanne is this sinne most displesant to Crist, and most adversarie. Soothly, he that despeireth him is lyk the coward champioun recreant, that seith creant withoute nede. Allas! allas! nedeles is ...

elles-wher, he may nat be exiled by no right from that place? For [continues next]

[continues previous] who-so that is contened in-with the palis and the clos of thilke citee, [continues next]

veyn and inparfit, ther may no man doute that ther nis som

'But he,' quod she, 'that is almighty, ther nis nothing that he

ne may?'

'That is sooth,' quod I.

ther nis no wight that may merveylen y-nough, ne compleine,

[continues previous] nis ther no prescience of thilke thinges; and yif we trowe that

[continues previous] elles-wher, he may nat be exiled by no right from that place? For

ryden for cause of hele, he ne desireth nat so mochel the moevinge [continues next]

Ne I ne axe nat to-morwe to have victorie, [continues next]

[continues previous] ryden for cause of hele, he ne desireth nat so mochel the moevinge

that ther be no prescience. Thanne axe I,' quod she, 'in as [continues next]

mochel as apertieneth to that, sholden thanne thinges that comen [continues next]

[continues previous] Ne I ne axe nat to-morwe to have victorie,

[continues previous] that ther be no prescience. Thanne axe I,' quod she, 'in as

by the mouth of Plato, this sentence, that is to seyn, that comune

thinges or comunalitees weren blisful, yif they that hadden studied

han ben hid? He dalf up precious perils. That is to seyn, that

he that hem first up dalf, he dalf up a precious peril; for-why for

of richesse y-lorn, sin thou hast founden the moste precious kinde

of richesses, that is to seyn, thy verray freendes.

usen more of hir facultee or of hir power than they doon of the [continues next]

facultee or power of thinges that ben y-knowe? Ne that nis nat [continues next]

'Certes,' quod she, 'thou wost wel whennes that alle thinges [continues next]

verrey light; the thinges that thou hast seid me hider-to ben so [continues next]

whylom shewed it thee, and thou hast knowen in whom blisfulnesse [continues next]

[continues previous] usen more of hir facultee or of hir power than they doon of the

[continues previous] facultee or power of thinges that ben y-knowe? Ne that nis nat

Housbondes been alle gode, and han ben yore,

That knowen wyves, I dar say yow no more.

[continues previous] 'Certes,' quod she, 'thou wost wel whennes that alle thinges

[continues previous] ben comen and procedeth?'

and brought to soverein good, right as alle thinges that ben brought

to the chief of hem?'

'This is open and cleer,' quod she, 'that alle othre thinges ben

referred and brought to good. For therefore is suffisaunce requered,

of alle the thinges that ben to requeren. But certes, thilke that

[continues previous] verrey light; the thinges that thou hast seid me hider-to ben so

[continues previous] whylom shewed it thee, and thou hast knowen in whom blisfulnesse

[continues previous] is y-set, alle thinges y-treted that I trowe ben necessarie to

'First,' quod she, 'thou most nedes knowen, that goode folk

ben alwey stronge and mighty, and the shrewes ben feble and

geteth and ateyneth to the ende of alle thinges that ben to desire,

goode thinges may don alle thinges; and they that ben mighty to

blisfulnesse, thanne is it cleer and certein, that alle good folk ben

me,' quod she, 'to telle thing that is grettest of alle thinges that

mowen ben axed, and to the whiche questioun unnethes is ther

they sholden fleten folily. For which it is, that alle thinges semen

to ben confus and trouble to us men, for we ne mowen nat considere

doon hem, ne han no necessitee that men doon hem, eek tho [continues next]

same thinges, first or they ben doon, they ben to comen with-oute [continues next]

thanne tho thinges that ben absolut and quite fro alle talents [continues next]

[continues previous] same thinges, first or they ben doon, they ben to comen with-oute

[continues previous] the passioun or suffraunce subiect to the body: moche more

[continues previous] thanne tho thinges that ben absolut and quite fro alle talents

of Fortune, that wexeth wood ayeins me? Ne moeveth it [continues next]

manaces of Fortune ne ben nat for to dreden, ne the flateringes [continues next]

[continues previous] of Fortune, that wexeth wood ayeins me? Ne moeveth it

[continues previous] manaces of Fortune ne ben nat for to dreden, ne the flateringes

lawes to trewe felawes. O! weleful were mankinde, yif thilke [continues next]

Love that governeth hevene governed youre corages!' [continues next]

[continues previous] Love that governeth hevene governed youre corages!'

al maat and overcomen by wepinge and sorwe for desyr of thee, [continues next]

[continues previous] al maat and overcomen by wepinge and sorwe for desyr of thee,

... comaunded god to yow, ye sholde nat eten of every tree in paradys?' The womman answerde: 'of the fruit,' quod she, 'of the trees in paradys we feden us; but soothly, of the fruit of the tree that is in the middel of paradys, god forbad us for to ete, ne nat touchen it, lest per-aventure we should dyen.' The serpent seyde to the womman: 'nay, nay, ye shul nat dyen of deeth; for sothe, god woot, that what day that ye eten ther-of, youre eyen shul opene, and ye shul been as goddes, knowinge good and harm.' The womman thanne saugh that ... [continues next]

But for as moche as it is nat tyme yit of faster remedies, and

'Right so is it,' quod she. 'For thise ne ben yit none remedies [continues next]

of thy maladye; but they ben a maner norisshinges of thy sorwe, [continues next]

natheles the thing that I shal telle thee yit ne sheweth nat lasse to [continues next]

[continues previous] ... the womman: 'why comaunded god to yow, ye sholde nat eten of every tree in paradys?' The womman answerde: 'of the fruit,' quod she, 'of the trees in paradys we feden us; but soothly, of the fruit of the tree that is in the middel of paradys, god forbad us for to ete, ne nat touchen it, lest per-aventure we should dyen.' The serpent seyde to the womman: 'nay, nay, ye shul nat dyen of deeth; for sothe, god woot, that what day that ye eten ther-of, youre eyen shul opene, and ye shul been as goddes, knowinge good and harm.' The womman thanne saugh that the tree was good ...

[continues previous] 'Right so is it,' quod she. 'For thise ne ben yit none remedies

[continues previous] natheles the thing that I shal telle thee yit ne sheweth nat lasse to

Certes, this strengthe is cause more efficient, and mochel

more mighty to seen and to knowe thinges, than thilke cause that