PASSUS XXI. (DO-BET IV.)
[TITLE. So in PMG; Incipit pas|sus quartus E; Incipit quartus F; IT om.] Hic Incipit passus quartus de dobet.
WO-werie and wetschod · wente ich forth after, [A page 322] [Wo-werie] Ful weri E; Wolle|werie G; but Wolleward IFT (as in B-text); Wellenward M. wetschod EMT] wetschode P; wete-schood F; watschoed I; wadsshod G.]
As a recheles renke · þat reccheþ nat of sorwe, [a] G om. recheles EFTG] reccheles IM; miswritten richeles P.]
And ȝeode forþ lyke a lorell · al my lyf tyme, [lyke] y-like IT.]
Til ich wax wery of þis worlde · and wilnede efte [to] slepe, [wax] so PMF; waxe I; wexe E; wex T; was G. þis] þe IG. wilnede] leste G. [to IMFTG] PE om.]
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And lenede me til lenten · and longe tyme ich slepte. [til] to IFT. lenten] lentoun IF; lente M.]
Of gurles and of gloria laus · gretliche me dremede, [me] i M.]
And how osanna by org[o]ne · olde [folk] songe. [orgone F] orgene IT; orgne PE; organ M; origene (!) G. [folk FTG] folke I; men PEM; cf. B-text.]
On was semblable to þe samaritan · and somdel to peers plouhman, [was] ITG om. plouhman] þe plouȝman T.]
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Barfot on an asse bak · bootles cam prykye, [cam] gan F. prykye] prike TG.]
With-oute spores oþer spere · and sprakliche he lokede, [spores] spore MF. and] ac M; IFTG om. sprakliche] so PT; spracliche MFG; sparklich EI.]
As is þe kynde of a knyght · þat comeþ to be doubed, [A page 323] [a] E om. comeþ] cam G. doubed] so PE; dobbed MI; dubbed FG.]
To geten hus gilte spores · and galoches y-co[u]ped, [To] For to F. hus] him F; hise M; here IT. gilte] gult M; gilden E; gild G. y-couped IMFT] y-coped PG; ykeped E.]
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