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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 siþþe ich loked on þe see · and so forþ on þe sterres, [þe (2)] I om.] Meny selcouth ich seih · aren nouht to seggen nouthe; [selcouth] selcouþes MKT. ich] ic P; but see l. 174. seih] si M; say S. aren] ben E; beþ S. nouht] none T. seggen] sayn E; seie M; sey T.] Ne what on floures in feldes · and [of] hure faire coloures, [what on] so PEIKST; what of M. feldes] felde MIT. [of ITMKEG] on S; P om.] 176 How out of greot and of gras · grewe-so meny huwes, [How] And how IT. greot] so PK; greet E; gret M; greut T; grut S; grith I. of (2)] M om. grewe] groweþ ME; growe IT.] Somme soure and somme swete · selcouþ me þouhte; [Somme] And some IKT. sel|couþ] selcouhþ P; see l. 175.] Of here kynde and of here colours · to carpen hit were to longe. [of] K om. colours] colour IT. to] IT om.] Ac þat þat [moste] meuede me · and my mod chaungede, [þat þat] þat at K; þe (sic) I; þis T. [moste I] most SKT; moost G; man (sic) E; PM om.] Was þat ich seih reson · suwen alle bestes [Was] Whanne T. seih] si M.] 181 Saue man and mankynde; · meny tymes me þouhte, [tymes] time ME.] Reson rewelede hem nat · noþer riche ne poure. [rewelede] reuled E; reulede S; rewlide T; rulede K; reule (sic) M; reued reuelede (sic) I.] Then ich aresonede reson · and right til hym ich seide, [aresonede] resoned I. til] to ST. ich] MT om.] "Ich haue wonder in my witt · so wis as þow art holde, [art TMS] ert EK; miswritten herte P. holde] i-holde M; holden T.] Wher-for and why · so wide as þow regnest, [so] as IKT.] 186 Þat þow ne ruelest raþer · renkes þan oþer beestes. [ne] I om. ruelest] rulest MK; reulest S; reweledest I; rewel|ist T.] For ich see noone so ofte sorfeten · soþliche so man|kynde; [For] IKTS om. sorfeten] sorfete K; surfaiten T; surfete MS; sorfeteþ G; apparently forfeten PEI (but alliteration decides it). so (2)] as S.] 188 In mete out of mesure · and meny tymes in drynke, [tymes] time M.] In wommen, in wedes · and in wordes boþe [wordes] werkes M.]
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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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