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.)

                                
                                  Sciencie appetitus hominem immortalitatis [gloria] spoliauit. [Putte EM] Pute P; Put FTG. adam] boþe adam F. [gloria MFT] gloriam PEG. spoliauit] expoliauit E.] 
                                
                                  And ryght so as hony · is vuel to defie, [so] TG om. vuel] yuel EG; euel MFT.] 
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                                  Ryght so sothly sciences · swelleþ in a mannes saule, [Ryght—sothly] Soothli riȝt so F. sothly sciences] litel science T. sciences] science G. in] MFTG om.] 
                                
                                  And doþ hym to be deynous · and deme þat beth nat lerede; [G omits. And doþ] Don M. hym] hem T.] 
                                
                                  Non plus sapere · seide þe wyse, [A page 258]  [Non] For non F.] 
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                                  Quam oportet sapere · lest synne of pruyde wexe. [synne—pruyde] pruyde of synne E; pride & synne F. of pruyde] G om.] 
                                
                                  Freres fele sithes · to þe folke þat þei prechen [Freres] For fals frerus F. sithes] tymes T. þe] F om. folke] peple G. þat] þere T.] 
                                
                                  Meuen motifs meny tymes · Insolibles and fallaces, [motifs] motynges M. tymes] time MF. meny tymes] G om. In|solibles] insollible F; & solibles (!) E. fallaces] falaces E; fallas MF; infallaes (!) T.] 
                                
                                  That boþe lered and lewed · of here by-leyue douten; [lewed] eke lewed F. douten] doten T.] 
                                
                                  To teche þe ten commaundemens · were ten sithe bettere, [were] where P. were—sithe] ten siþe wer it F; ton (sic) siþe were T; ten siþe were G.] 
                                
                                  And how [þat] folke folyliche · here fif wittes myspenden, [[þat EMFTG] þe P; cf. B-text. myspenden] dispenden M; spenden F.] 
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                                  As wel freres as oþer folk · foliliche spenden [foliliche ME] folliliche PG (but see last line); folliche T. foli|liche spenden] & feel of hem wurse F; but cf. B-text. spenden] lyuen M; worchen G.] 
                                
                                  In housyng and in helyynge · in hih cleregie shew|ynge, [and] M om. in helyynge] in heliyngge M; in hellynge E; in he|lyng F; helynge G; T om. in (2)] & E. hih] hi M; hy F; hey E; heiȝ T; hyȝ G. cleregie shewynge] herte of pride F.] 
                                
                                  More for pomp and prude · as þe peuple wot wel [and] & for E. and prude] of þat place F. peuple] peple MF; pepe (!) E.] 
                                
                                  That ich lye nat, loo · for lordes þei plesen, [F omits. lye] leiȝe T. þei] ȝe T. plesen EM] plese T; plesyn P.] 
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                                  And reuerenceþ þe ryche · þe rather for here seluer, [F omits. lye] leiȝe T. þei] ȝe T. plesen EM] plese T; plesyn P.]

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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 295
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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