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.)

                                
                                  By-tokneþ ryght riche men · þat regnen here on erþe. [regnen—on] dwelleþ vpon S.] 
                                
                                  For porsewe a pocok · oþer a pohen to cacche, [For] To E.] 
                                
                                  And haue hem in haste · at þyn owene wil; [hem] hym S. in] in an I. owene] I om.] 
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                                  For þei may nat fleo fer · ne ful hye noþer, [þei] he ne M. fer IMSTG] ferre E; feer K; fur P. ful] wel MG.] 
                                
                                  For here feþeres þat faire ben · to fle fer hem letteþ. [fer IMSTG] ferre E; feor K; feer P.] 
                                
                                  Hus leedene is vnloueliche · and lothliche hus caroigne; [leedene] leodene KE; ledene M; lethene I; Iudene S; leden T. vnloueliche] vncomelich S. loth|liche] lodli M. hus] is to S; ys his G.] 
                                
                                  Ac for hus peyntede [pennes] · þe pocok is honoured [A page 207]  [[pennes IT] feþeres PEMSKG; but observe the alliteration; and cf. B. xii. 247. is honoured] miswritten his honourede P.] 
                                
                                  More þan for hus faire flesch · oþer for hus murye note. [murye] faire T. note] notus S.] 
                                
                                  Ryght so men reuerenceþ more þe ryche · for hus muche meeble [hus] here I; hure S. muche meeble] moebles I; meble T.] 
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                                  Þan for þe kyn þat he cam of · oþer for hus kynde wittes. [þe] eny I; any T. kyn] kynde M. þat] IT om. for (2)] fore P.] 
                                
                                  Thus þe poete preiseþ · þe pocok for hus federes, [pocok] pecok ETG.] 
                                
                                  And þe riche for hus rentes · oþere rychesse in hus [schoppe]. [þe] S om. riche] riche man IT. for] fore P. rentes] rente MT. oþere] or for IST. [schoppe EMKSG] shoppe T; schoppes I; sheepe P.] 
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                                  Þe larke, þat is a lasse fowel · is loueloker of lydene, [loueloker] loueliker M; loue|lokest I. lydene] ledene IEMSG; leodene K; ledon T.] 
                                
                                  And swettur of sauour · and swyfter of wynge. [wynge] wynges I.] 
                                
                                  To lowe-lyuynge men · þe larke is resembled, [resembled] y-semblid S.] 
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                                  And to leelle and to lyf-holy · þat louen alle treuþe. [And] Al S. leelle] lowe M; leue T. to (2)] IMTG om.] 
                                
                                  Þus porfirie and plato · and poetes menye [porfirie] porphirie IS; pur|phirie M; porphorie T.] 
                                
                                  Lykneþ in here logyk · þe leeste fowel oute. [Lykneþ] Liknede M.] 
                                
                                  And wheþer hij be saf oþer nat saf · þe soþe wot nat clergie, [wheþer] weþer P; wher IKG. hij] hy E; þei M; he IKSTG. saf] sad M; saufe I; sauf T (twice). nat (2)] no 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 257
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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