Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)

Þat couþe warpen a word · to with-siggen Reson; [U omits this line. þat—warpen] ne couþe seie H; couþe nouȝt warpen TD. with-siggen] aȝen|seie H.] Bote stareden for studiing · and stooden as Bestes. [stareden—studiing] stareden & studeden H; staringe & stodyenge TD; starende & studiande U. and stooden] stoden TD; stode forþ U.] ¶ Þe kyng acordede, bi crist · to Resons Connynge, [acordede] a-cord H. con|nynge] kunnyng H; sawis TUD.] And rehersede þat Reson hedde · Rihtfoliche I-schewet: [hedde] TD omit.] "Bote hit is hard, be myn hed · herto hit bringe, [hard] wel hard T; wol hard U; ful hard D. herto—bringe] herto to bringe it T; it þer to to brynge U · herto to brynge D.] 146 Al my lige leodes · to lede þus euene." [þat eny lyuyng men · shulde lede hem þus euen H. Al] And alle T. leodes] ledes TUD. þus] hem þus TUD.] ¶ "Bi him þat rauhte on þe Roode," · quod Reson to þe kyng, [rauhte] deiȝede T; rest hym H; deyde D.] 148 "Bote I Rule þus þi Reame · Rend out my Ribbes! [Bote] But ȝif TD. þi] ȝoure D. out] of U.] Ȝif hit beo so þat Boxumnesse · beo at myn assent." [so] TD omit. beo at] be of HUD.] ¶ "Ich assente," quod þe kyng · "bi seinte Marie mi ladi, [quod þe kyng] H omits.] Beo my counseil I-come · of Clerkes and of Erles. [of erles] erlis T; of kniȝtis H.] 152 ¶ Bote Rediliche Reson · þou Rydest not heonnes, [Rydest, &c.] shalt not wende henne T; schalt not riden henne U; shalt wende henne D (sic).] For as longe as I liue · lette þe I nulle." [H varies, reading For into my deþday · we nele not depart. lette—nulle] loue þe I wile TUD.] ¶ "Icham Redi," quod Reson · "to Reste with þe euere; So þat Concience beo vr counseiler · kepe I no betere." [þat] TUD omit. vr counseiler] of oure counseil HU; of ȝour counseil TD.] ¶ "I graunte gladly," quod þe kyng · "God forbeode he fayle [gladly] wel H; TUD omit. God—fayle] godis forbode he faille (failed U) TU; god forbede I fayle D.] 157 And also longe as I lyue · leue we to-gedere." [And also] As TUD; for as H. I] we H. leue] libbe TUH2D; loue H.]
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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