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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.)

"Man," quaþ elde, "mete ich with þe · by marie of heuene! [mete IMFSEK] mette P. mete ich] if I mete I. of heuene] modur mylde F.] Thou shalt fynde fortune · faile at þy moste neede, [faile] þe faile I.] And concupiscentia-carnis · clene the for-sake! Byterliche shalt þow banne þenne · boþe [dayes] and nyghtes [Byterliche] Withterli M. banne] curse K. [dayes IM] a daye PK; day E; by day SF. nyghtes] nyȝte F; be nyȝtus S.] 192 Couetyse-of-eyen · that euere þow hure knewe, [Couetyse] For coueytise S. knewe] sye F.] And pruyde-of-parfit-lyuynge · to muche peril þe brynge." "Ȝe, recche the neuere," quaþ rechelesness · stod forth in raggede cloþes, [recche IK] reche S; rechche F; rech M; reccheþ PE (wrongly).] "Folwe forþ þat fortune wol · thou hast ful fer to elde; [fer IMFK] feer P; ferre E. ful fer] fele ȝere S.] A man may stoupe tyme ynowe · when he shal tyne þe corone!" [B page 170] [tyme] tymes I. when] wen P. þe] his MF. corone] croune MI SF; croon E; crone K.] 197 Syre wanhope was sibbe to hym · as som men me tolde, For rechelesnesse in hus rybaudrie · ryht þus he seide, [rybaudrie] rybaudrye S; mis|written rybaurdrie P; ribaudie IFK; rebaudie E. þus] þus sum tyme F.] "Go ich to helle, go ich to heuene · ich shal nouht [go] myn one! [Go—heuene] Go y to heuene go y to helle SF. go ich] or I. [go IMFSKG] PE om. myn one] allone E; me-selue M.] 200 Were hit al soþ þat ȝe seyen · thou scripture and clergie, [hit] M om. thou] S om. and] and þou I.] Ich leyue neuere þat lorde ne ladie · þat lyueþ her on erthe [neuere þat] þat no M; þat K. ladie] ladies E. on] in I. erthe] eerthe P.] Sholde sitte in godes sete · ne see god in hus blysse;
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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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