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.)
Þanne syngeþ he whanne he so doþ · and som tyme wepynge,
Cor contritum & humiliatum, deus, non de|spicies."
[Þanne] And þanne T. he (1)] F om. whanne] wanne P. so doþ] doþ so TG.]"Were ich with hym, by crist," quaþ ich · "ich wolde neuere fro hym, [quaþ ich] G om.]Þauh ich my by-lyue sholde begge · a-boute at menne hacches. [bylyue] bileue G; bileeue F; lijflode M. menne] mennes F; menes M; men ET.]Line 335 Wher clerkus knowe hym nat," quaþ ich · "þat kepen holychurche?" [Wher] Wheþer EFT. hym] hit G. hym nat] nout him M.]"Peers the plouman," quaþ he · "most parfitliche hym knoweþ;
Et uidit deus cogitationes eorum.
[the] M om. hym] hit G.]By cloþynge ne by karpinge · knowe shalt thou hym neuere, [A page 266] Line 338 Ac þorw werkes þou myght wite · wher forþ he walkeþ;
Operibus credite.
[Operibus, &c.] MF om.]He is þe muriest of mouthe · at metes þer he sitteþ, [þe] MF om. at] atte G. metes] mete M.]And compenable in companye · as crist hym-self techeþ,
Nolite tristes fieri, sicut ypocrite. [A page 267]
[compenable] so PFG; com|panable EM; compaynable T.]Ich haue seyen hym my-self · som tyme in russett, [seyen] seyn E; seiȝe T; seye FG · i-seyn M.]Line 342 Bothe in greye and in greys · and in gylt harneys, [greys] gris EFT; grys G; grees M. and] & also G.]And al-so gladliche he gyueþ · to gomes þat hit needeþ. [gyueþ] it gaf T. gomes—needeþ] hem þat han nede G. hit needeþ] ben nedi M. needeþ] nedite T.]Eadmund and edward · ayþer were seyntes, [ayþer] boþe þei M; boþe F.]Line 345 And chief charite with hem · and chast al here lyue. [E omits from with hem to charite in next line. chief] G om. al] in alle G.]
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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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