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 muche myrthe a-monge riche men is · þat han meoble ynow and heele. [And] F om, meoble] meble ET; meeblus F. ynow] F om.] 
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                                  [Ac] beggers a-boute myd-somere · bredlees þei soupe, [[Ac F] But T; And PE.] 
                                
                                  And ȝut is wynter for hem wors · for wet-shood þei gangen, [wet-shood] wetshod T; wat|schood F; wete shul E; whet-shood P. þei] þan þei F. gangen] gon ET.] 
                                
                                  A-furst and a-fyngred · and foule rebuked [A-furst] so PT; Afirst F; Aþurst E. rebuked] rebukede P.] 
                                
                                  Of þese worlde-riche men · þat reuthe hit is to huyre. [þese F] þes P; þis E. worlde|riche] written wordle-riche P; worldelich ETF. Cf. B-text; and observe the alliteration of riche with reuthe. hit] FT om. huyre] hure E; here T; heere F.] 
                                
                                  Now, lord, send hem somer som-tyme · to solace and to ioye, [A page 245]  [to (2)] T om.] 
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                                  That al here lyf leden · in lowenesse and in pouerte! [leden] ledden T.] 
                                
                                  For alle myghtest þow haue maked · men of grete welþe, [myghtest] myȝtest ETF; mis|written myghtes P. haue] ha F. maked E] makede P; mad T; maad F. grete] muche T.] 
                                
                                  And liche witty and wys · and lyue with-oute neode; [liche] ylich T. and EFT] an P. with-oute] whit-oute P.] 
                                
                                  Ac for þe beste, [as] ich hope · aren somme poure and some riche. [Ac] T om. [as ETF] P om. some] TF om.] 
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                                  Ryght so haue reuthe of ous alle · þat on þe rode deydest, [haue] ha F. of ous] on vs F; on þi renkis T. þat—deydest] T om. rode E] roode F; roude P.] 
                                
                                  And amende ous of thy mercy · and make ous alle meeke, [of] of al PE; but FT omit al, which is not wanted. alle meeke] meke ichone T.] 
                                
                                  Louh and leel and louynge · and of herte poure; [Louh] Louȝh F; Louȝ T; Lowe E.] 
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                                  And send ous contricion · to clanse with oure soules, [A page 240]  [with] whit P.] 
                                
                                  And confession, to culle · alle kynne synnes, [culle] kille T.] 
                                
                                  And satisfaccion, the whiche fulfulleþ · þe fadres will of heuene. [the whiche] þat ET. fulfull|eth] fulfilleth F. fadres] fadur F; fadir T.]

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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 281
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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