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.)

                                
                                  For þe poure is ay prest · to plese þe riche, [þe (1)] a E. prest EFTG] preest P. to] for to G.] 
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                                  And buxume at his biddyng · for hus breed and drynke; [his EFTG] is P. and] & his FT.] 
                                
                                  And buxumnesse and bost · aren euere-more at wratthe, [A page 248]  [wratthe] werre T.] 
                                
                                  And ayther hateþ oþer · and mowen nat dwelle to|gederes. [mowen] mow E; may T; moweth F. dwelle] come G.] 
                                
                                  Yf wratthe wraxle with þe poure · he hath þe worsse ende; [wraxle] wracsle G; wrastle EF; wrastliþ T. with] whit P.] 
                                
                                  For yf þei boþe [pleyne] · þe poure is bote fyble, [[pleyne FT] pleyn E; pleyen PG; but see B-text. is] his P. fyble] feble EFTG.] 
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                                  And yf he chide oþer chatere · hym chyuyþ þe worsse. [chyuyþ] cheueþ EFT. þe] wel þe F.] 
                                
                                  For loueliche he lokyþ · and louh is hus speche, [louh is] loweþ E.] 
                                
                                  That mete oþer moneye · of straunge men mote begge. [69—71. G omits.] 
                                
                                  And yf glotenye greue pouerte · he gadereþ þe lasse, [greue] greueþ E; greuiþ T.] 
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                                  For hus rentes wol nat reche · ryche metes to bigge; [rentes] purs F.] 
                                
                                  Þauh hus glotenye be of good ale · he goþ to a cold beddyng, [Þauh hus] And þeiȝ his T. Þauh—be] His gloteny þogh it be F. beddyng] bedde F.] 
                                
                                  And hus heued vn-heled · vneisyliche ywrye; [G omits. heued] hed E. vn|heled] vnheled þer-with F. vneisy|liche] vneesiliche F. ywrye] I-writhe F; wrye E.] 
                                
                                  For when he streyneþ hym to strecche · þe straw is hus whitel; [streyneth—to] wol him G. whitel] sshetis T; schetyn G.] 
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                                  So for hus glotonye and grete synne · he haþ a greuous penaunce, [So] & so F. hus] F om. and] & his FT. and—synne] G om.] 
                                
                                  That is weylawey whan he awakeþ · and wepeþ for colde; [That is] With F. weylawey] wel lowe (!) T. awakeþ] wakiþ TG. colde] his colde F.] 
                                
                                  So is he neuere more ful murye · so meschief hym folweþ. [G omits. So] & so F. ful] F om. hym] aftur F.]

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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 284
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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