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.)

                                
                                  Þo hit shon to þe shepehurdes · a shewere of blisse.
                                
                                  Clerkes knewen the comete · and comen with here presentes,
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                                  And dude here homage honorably · to hym þat was al|myghty. [here] hem K; G om. honor|ably] S om. to] & to K. was] is M.] 
                                
                                  Whi ich haue ytold þe al þis · ich took ful good hede, [þe] ȝow T; M om. ful] wel M.] 
                                
                                  How þow contrariedest cleregie · with crabbede wordes,
                                
                                  Þat is, how lewede men and luþere · lyghtloker were saued [Þat is] E om. luþere] leþere M; liþere T. lyghtloker] miswritten lyghlokere P. lyghtloker were] were lithliker M. saued] sauede P; i|saued MEG; y-sauede I.] 
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                                  Þan connynge clerkes · of kynde vnderstondyng;
                                
                                  And þow seidest soþ of somme · ac ich seye in what manere. [þow] S om. ac] & E; but T. seye] so PS; seie K; say E; se IT; si M; wot G.] 
                                
                                  Take two stronge men · and in temese cast hem, [two STG] tuo I; to PEMK. temese] temse EM; themese IG; tempse T.] 
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                                  And boþe naked as a nelde · here noþer heuyour þan oþer; [nelde] nedele IE; nedle M. here noþer] here none IKT; and non M; non of hem S. heuyour] heue|gour K; heuegur S; heuegere T.] 
                                
                                  That on haþ connynge · and can swimmen and dyuen,
                                
                                  That oþer is lewede of þat labour · and lernede neuere swymme; [of] as of I. neuere swymme] hit neuere M.] 
                                
                                  Which is, trowest þow, of þo two · in temese most in drede?" [þow] IEKS om. þo] þe S. two STK] tuo I; to PEM. most—drede] is in moste drede I; is most in dred T (which omit is after Which).] 
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                                  "He þat can nat swymme," ich seyde · "hit semeþ to alle wittes." [A page 202]  [semeþ] semede I.] 
                                
                                  "Ryght so," quaþ þat renke · "reson hit sheweþ, [so] S om. þat] þe S; G om.] 
                                
                                  That he þat knoweþ cleregie · can sonnere a-ryse [sonnere] sennere M; sannur S.]

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Title: 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.)
Author: Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
Canvas: Page 252
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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