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 166,547 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
October 21, 1999