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Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae"
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae"

Chapter XVI

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SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.
[Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]
++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.
{and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.
As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.
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Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae"

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.
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[Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]
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++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.
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{and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.
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As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

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hand noun US /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “{and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.”

horn noun US /hɔːrn/

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading “++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.”

many adjective US /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.”

met verb US /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading “[Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]”

see verb US /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.”

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adou

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading {and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

blastes

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

bryȝt

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

ellys

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

fulnoun

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

goddesse

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading {and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.

heuene

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

hielde

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

hir

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From this reading {and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.

hornnounUS /hɔːrn/

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

moeued

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

nat

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From this reading {and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.

NTAS

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From this reading SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.

nyȝt

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

plentee

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.

RAPIDIS

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From this reading SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.

rauysshing

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

recches

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

rycches

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

sandes

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

secu

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From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

shynen

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

SInounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.

Sidenote

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From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

sterres

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

sterry

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

turneþ

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

UA

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From this reading SI Q{UA}NTAS RAPIDIS.

urnounUS /ɜːr/

an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River

From this reading [Sidenote: [the secu{n}de met{ur}.]]

vpwardes

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

whan

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

wiþ

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

wiþdraweþ

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From this reading {and} wiþdraweþ nat hir hand.

þat

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

þe

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

þer

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From this reading ¶ As many recches as þe see turneþ vpwardes sandes whan it is moeued wiþ rauysshing blastes. or ellys as many rycches as þer shynen bryȝt[e] sterres on heuene on þe sterry nyȝt.

ÞOuȝ

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From this reading ++ÞOuȝ plentee þat is goddesse of rycches hielde adou{n} wiþ ful horn.

Chapter 16 of Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" by Boethius holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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