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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.)

And sutthe seide to me · "her myghte þou see wondres, [sutthe] sennes he I; syþþe he S. seide] seide þus F. myghte þou] þou myȝt FS.] And knowe þat þow coueitest · and come þer-to, par|aunter." [knewe] i-knowe M.] 172 Thenne hadde fortune folwynge hure · two faire maidenes, [B page 169] [hure] M om.] Concupiscentia-carnis · me calde þe eldere mayde, [Concupiscentia-carnis IMFS KG] Carnis concupiscentia PE; but see l. 178. me] so also E; men IMFSK. calde] so also EI; called FSK; calleden M. mayde] F om.] And couetyse-of-eyen · ycald was þat oþere. [ycald] y-called IMF; S om.] And pruyde-of-parfit-lyuynge · pursewede [me] faste, [[me IMFSK] in PE.] 176 And bad me for my contynence · counte clergies lore lyght. [lyght] at liȝte MF; litel K. counte—lyght] coueyte clerkes tech|ing I.] Concupiscentia-carnis · comfortyde me in þys wyse, [in—wyse] of þis manere I.] And seide, "þow art ȝong and ȝep · and hast ȝeris ynowe [art] ert PEK.] For to lyue longe · and ladyes to louye. 180 And in þis mirour þow myȝt see · murthes ful menye, [myȝt MESIK] may F; myst P.] That lede þe wol to lykynge · al þy lyf-tyme." [þe] S om. wol] wolde I.] The secounde mayde seide · "ich shal sewe þi wil; [mayde seide] saide þe same ISK; maide seide þe same F. sewe MF] sew S; suwe K; schewe I; suwye E; sywe P.] Til þow be a lord of londe · leten þe ich nelle, [a] E om. of] and haue I.] 184 That ich ne shal folwie þy felaushupe · yf fortune lyke." [þy] I om. lyke] it like F.] "He shal fynde me hus frende" · quaþ fortune her|after; [He IMFSEK] Hue (by mis|take) P. her] þer I.] "That man þat me lykeþ helpe · myghte nat mys|happe." [That] Þe M. helpe] to helpe MS. myghte] mai M.] 187 Thenne was þer on hiht elde · þat heuy was of chere; [hiht] þat hyȝte SK. heuy] miswritten euy P.]
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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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