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 suche a luste and lykynge · lucifer fel fro heuene;
Ponam pedem meum in aquilone, & ero similis altissimo.
[luste E] lust MFT; louste P. and] & a T; of F. fel] miswritten feel P; ful M. & ero, &c.] MTG om.]Hit were a-geyn kynde," quaþ he · "and alle kynne resoun [resoun EFT] reson MG; rei|soune P.]That eny creature sholde conne al · excepte cryst one. [conne] kunne E; cunne FMG. one] al oone F.]Aȝene alle suche salamon spekeþ · and dispiseþ here wittes, And seith,
sicut qui mel comedit multum, non ei bonum est: Sic qui scrutator est magestatis, opprimatur a gloria.
[G omits. Aȝene] Aȝens ET; A-ȝe F. alle] T om. dispiseþ] spiceth F. And seith] For seiþ sala|mon þus G. sicut—est] G om. mel—non MFT] comedit multum mel & P; so also E, omitting mel. est] put before ei in MF; T om. oppri|matur] so in all; read opprimetur. a gloria] &c. M.]Line 216 To englissh-men this is to [mene] · þat mowen speke and huyre, [G omits. [mene MFT] mete PE. huyre] hure E; here MT; heere F.]The man þat muche hony eet · his mawe hit engleymeþ: [G omits. The] Þat T. The—þat] Þat ho so F. eet] so PM; eteþ E; ette F. hony eet] honieþ (!) T. his] is P. hit engleymeþ] is engleymed E.]The wyttiour that eny wight is · bote yf he worche þer-after, [wyttiour] whyttiour P; with|tiere M. wight] whight P; withg (sic) M; wit G; wy T. worche] do M.]The biterour he shal a-bygge · bote yf he [wel] worche; [biterour] bitturlokur F. [wel M] wol PETG; but this is too close to l. 219. bote—worche] whan he is brouȝt in graue F (a remarkable variation).]Beatus, seith seynt bernard · qui scripturas legit,[seith] quod M.]Line 221 Et uerba uertit in opera · emforth his power. [Et] Vt M. emforþ] euene|forþ M.]Couetise to conne · and to knowe science[s]Putte oute of paradys · adam and eue; [ll. 223-224.One line in T, omitting and to knowe. conne] cunne ME. [sciences EMTFG] science P; see l. 226.]Line 224
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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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