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.)

                                
                                  Þaugh couetyce wolde with þe poure wraxle · þei mai nat come to-gederis, [Þaugh] And þeiȝ T; Þan E. with] whit P. þe] FG om. wraxle] wraskle E; wrastle FT; wrangle G.] 
                                  Line 80 
                                
                                  By þe necke nameliche · her neiþer may henten oþer. [By] And by F; And be T. her neiþer] nere noþer E. neiþer] noon FG; non T.] 
                                
                                  For men knoweþ þat couetise · is of ful kene wil, [ful] a FTG. kene wil] clene wyes (!) E.] 
                                
                                  And haþ hondes and armes · of a long lengthe,
                                
                                  And pouerte is a pety þyng · apereþ nat to hus nauele; [a] but a F; but T; bote a G. pety] petit F; pite (!) T.] 
                                
                                  A loueliche laik was hit neuere · by-twyne a long and a short. [laik] loke E. a short] schorte F; a sshort one T.] 
                                  Line 85 
                                
                                  Thauh auarice wolde angrye pouerte · he hath bote lytel myȝte; [A page 249]  [Thauh] And þeiȝ T. auarice EF] auerice PG; so in l. 88. angrye] so PE; angre FTG. myȝte F] myȝt ET; myȝthe P; myȝtte G.] 
                                
                                  For pouerte haþ bote pokes · to putten yn hus goodes, [pouerte] he (sic) E.] 
                                
                                  Ther auarice haþ almaries · and yre-bounden cofres. [almaries] almarye E. and] & EFTG; an P. yre] yrene T; yren F.] 
                                  Line 88 
                                
                                  And wheþer be betere to breke · lasse boost hit makeþ, [FG omit. yre] yren T.] 
                                
                                  To breke a beggers bagge · þan an yre-bounden cofre? [FG omit. yre] yren T.] 
                                
                                  Lecherye loueth none poure · for he hath bote lytel seluer, [Lecherye] And leccherie T. none] no FTG. bote—seluer] litel to spende G.] 
                                
                                  Ne doþ men dyne dylicatliche · neyþer drynk wyne ofte. [men dyne] hem drinke G. drynk wyne] wyn to drynken F.] 
                                
                                  A straw for þe stywes! · hy stod nat ful longe [One line in T—A straw for þe stewis it stood · hadde þei no haunt but of pore. stywes] stufes E; styues FG; stewis T. hy] þei F; hit G. haunt] help G. of] of þe FG.] 
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                                  And þay hadde non oþer haunt · bote of poure peple! [One line in T—A straw for þe stewis it stood · hadde þei no haunt but of pore. stywes] stufes E; styues FG; stewis T. hy] þei F; hit G. haunt] help G. of] of þe FG.] 
                                
                                  Thauh slewþe suwe pouerte · and serue nat god to paye, [Thauh] And þeiȝ T. suwe] seude T.] 
                                
                                  Meschief is ay a mene · and makeþ hym to þenke, [ay] T om. a] F om. and] þat T.] 
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                                  That [god is] hus grettest help · and no gome elles, [[god is EFTG] good P (omit|ting is). hus] T om.]

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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 285
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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