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Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon

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Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon
Author
Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
Editor
Banks, Mary Macleod
Publication
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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DCCXXXII.
Studium. Studere debent libenter clerici.

Agellius. Democritus, philosophus, when̛ he was of a moste happy & riche fortun̛, he went vnto Athenys & lefte aƚƚ to his frendis, for to by wysdom̛. And becauce in his mynd̛ he sulde desire none thyng at he saw, he garte putt oute his een̛ at he mott hafe his inward wittis mor̛ whik. þuff aƚƚ Tertullianus [MS. Tritullianus.] teƚƚ at he garte putte oute his ene becauce he mot not se no womman̛ withouten̛ pereƚƚ of his chastitie, whilk þat is not contrarie to our entent.

  • Studium circa celestia rapit hominem extra se. Supra Augustini, iij.

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