EXHIBIT 23.2



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related prospectus of Interleaf, Inc.
for the registration of 1,040,333 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 13, 1998 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Interleaf,
Inc. as of and for the two years ended March 31, 1998 included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                               Ernst & Young LLP


                                               /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 16, 1999