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.)
Out of synne, and be saf · þow he synegy ofte, [synegy] synege KG; synwe S; synny E; synne IMT.]Line 112 If hym lykeþ and lust · þan eny lewede sothliche. [lewede] lewed man M.]For yf þe clerk be connynge · and knoweþ what is synne,And hou contricion with-oute confession · conforteþ þe soule,As we seen in þe sauter · in psalmes on oþer tweye, [As] And S.]How contricion is comended · for hit caccheþ a-wey synne,
Beati quorum remisse sunt iniquitates, [et quorum tecta sunt peccata,] &c.:
[caccheþ MIKSG] cacchiþ T; chacheþ P; casteþ E; see B-text. [et—peccata] from E.]Line 117 And þat comforteþ ech [a] clerk · and keuereþ fro wanhope, [[a IKST] PEMG om. keuereþ EISTG] koeuereþ P; keouereþ K; couereþ him M.]In whiche flood þe feend · fondeþ man hardest, [hardest] fastest M.]Þer þe lewede lyeth stille · and lokeþ after lente, [lyeth] liif M; liþ T.]Line 120 And haþ no contricion · ar he come to shryfte; [G omits ll. 121—123. ar] er ST; or E: til M. he] þei T (wrong|ly).]And þan can he lytel telle · of on oþer of oþer, [And] M om. IT omit last half of the line.]Bote as his loresman lereþ hym · he by-leyueþ and troweþ; [lereþ hym] hym lereþ I. he] I om. T omits last half of the line.]And þat is after person oþer pareshe-preest · and par|aunter boþe beþ lewede [person oþer] his persoun oþer his I. beþ] ben M; IT om.]Line 124 For to lere lewede men · as luc bereþ wittnesse;
Si cecus ducit cecum, ambo in foueam cadent: [A page 203]
[For] IKTG om. lere] lerne M. luc] booke I. Si] Dum IMKTG; Cum S. ducit cecum] ceco ducatum prestet E. ambo—cadent] IKSTG om. cadent] cadunt EM.]For muche woo was hym marked · þat wade shal with þe lewede. [For muche] Ful mochel I. woo] S om.]
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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.,
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