Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Consolatione Philosophie 3 Metre 4 to Geoffrey Chaucer

His cote-armure was of cloth of Tars, [continues next]

Couched with perles whyte and rounde and grete. [continues next]

Of rubies, saphires, and of perles whyte [continues next]

is most plentivous of whyte perles, and knowen which water [continues next]

[continues previous] Couched with perles whyte and rounde and grete.

And slow him-self, and eek his fo-men alle. [continues next]

[continues previous] Of rubies, saphires, and of perles whyte

[continues previous] Were alle his clothes brouded up and doun;

I clepe precious stones, draweth it nat the eyen of folk to hem-ward, [continues next]

that is to seyn, for the beautee? But certes, yif ther were [continues next]

colde sterres that highten "septem triones"; this is to seyn, he [continues next]

governede alle the poeples that ben under the party of the north. [continues next]

this is to seyn, that al was he behated of alle folk. Yit this [continues next]

[continues previous] is most plentivous of whyte perles, and knowen which water

Eek al my wo is this, that folk now usen [continues next]

To seyn right thus, "ye, Ialousye is love!" [continues next]

[continues previous] This is to seyn, the princes everichoon,

[continues previous] I clepe precious stones, draweth it nat the eyen of folk to hem-ward,

[continues previous] that is to seyn, for the beautee? But certes, yif ther were

hir dede beautee. And natheles, yit governede this Nero by [continues next]

ceptre alle the poeples that Phebus the sonne may seen, cominge [continues next]

[continues previous] colde sterres that highten "septem triones"; this is to seyn, he

mighte nat al his hye power torne the woodnesse of this wikked [continues next]

[continues previous] and with whyte perles, algates yit throf he hateful to alle folk:

[continues previous] this is to seyn, that al was he behated of alle folk. Yit this

[continues previous] Eek al my wo is this, that folk now usen

[continues previous] To seyn right thus, "ye, Ialousye is love!"

[continues previous] hir dede beautee. And natheles, yit governede this Nero by

[continues previous] mighte nat al his hye power torne the woodnesse of this wikked

[continues previous] Nero. Allas! it is a grevous fortune, as ofte as wikked swerd

reverents senatours the unworshipful setes of dignitees. Unworshipful [continues next]

setes he clepeth here, for that Nero, that was so wikked, yaf [continues next]

a gret charge. And yif a wight whylom hadde the office to taken

[continues previous] wikked Nero hadde gret lordship, and yaf whylom to the [continues next]

[continues previous] reverents senatours the unworshipful setes of dignitees. Unworshipful [continues next]

[continues previous] setes he clepeth here, for that Nero, that was so wikked, yaf [continues next]

[continues previous] wikked Nero hadde gret lordship, and yaf whylom to the

[continues previous] reverents senatours the unworshipful setes of dignitees. Unworshipful

thanne how gret vilenye dignitees don to wikked men? Certes, [continues next]

... vois to speke to him; ne they may nat flee fro peyne; ne they have no goodnesse in hem, that they mowe shewe to delivere hem fro peyne. And therfore seith Salomon: 'the wikked man dyeth; and whan he is deed, he shal have noon hope to escape fro peyne.' Who-so thanne wolde wel understande these peynes, and bithinke him weel that he hath deserved thilke peynes for his sinnes, certes, he sholde have more talent to syken and to wepe than for to singen and to pleye. For as that seith Salomon: 'who-so that hadde the science to knowe the peynes that ...

suffisaunt of himself unto him-self. And folyen swiche folk thanne, [continues next]

that wenen that thilke thing that is right good, that it be eek right [continues next]

[continues previous] thanne how gret vilenye dignitees don to wikked men? Certes,

blisfulnesse in swiche thinges as men wene that they ne mowen [continues next]

it moste nedes ben that folk ben swiche as they wenen? But in [continues next]

honours, and swiche other thinges ben of my right. My servauntes

[continues previous] suffisaunt of himself unto him-self. And folyen swiche folk thanne,

[continues previous] 'Thanne,' quod she, 'ne sholden men nat by no wey seken

[continues previous] blisfulnesse in swiche thinges as men wene that they ne mowen

shrewes ravisshen medes of vertu, and ben in honours and in

[continues previous] it moste nedes ben that folk ben swiche as they wenen? But in