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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.)

The lord of lyf and of light · þo leyde hus eyen to|gederes. 60 The day for drede þer-of with-drow · and deork by-cam þe sonne; [by-cam] bygan EG.] The wal of þe temple to-cleef · euene a two peces; [to-cleef] so PE; to-clef MITG; cleef F. euene] G om. a two] in to MI. peces EMFTG] pices P. a—peces] al to-gedres I.] The hard roche al to-rof · and ryght derk nyght [hit] semede; [M omits. derk] F om. [hit G] it IFT; PE om.] The erthe quook and quashte · as hit quyke were, [quook] to-quake I; to-quaȝte T. quashte] quashete P (apparently by mistake); quasshte G; quaste E; quasschede F; quakede M; quoke I; quok T. quyke were] were quike G.] 64 And dede men for þat deon · comen oute of deope graues, [deon] deone MF; dene ET; deþe I; done G.] And tolden why þat tempest · so longe tyme durede. [why] wy P. þat] þe I. tyme] while M (wrongly); G om.] "For a byter bataile" · þe dede bodye seyde, [For] Al for F. þe] þat F. bodye] bodies T.] "Lyf and deþ in þis deorknesse · her on for-doþ þat oþer, [her—for-doþ] ere on fordo E (wrongly). her] þat F. þat] here I.] 68 Ac shal no [wiȝt] wite witerliche · ho shal haue þe mastrye, [Ac] F om. [wiȝt IF] wyȝt G; withg M; whit P; whiȝt E; wy T. wite witerliche] withturli wite M.] Er soneday, a-boute sonne-rysynge" · and sank with þat til erthe. [Er] Or M; Ar a I; Er a T. a-boute] at F; a-boute þe MIT. and] he G. sank] schrank F. til] to I; to þe T.] Somme seiden he was godes sone · þat so faire deyede; [A page 326]
Vere filius dei erat iste:
[godes] M om.] Some seiden, "he can of sorcerye · good is þat we a-saye [Some] And some IT. of] MF om.] 72 Wher he be ded oþer nat ded · doun er he be take." [Wher] Wheþer MF. doun] a-doun G. er] or MF.] Two þeoues þer wer · þat þoleden deþ þat tyme [þer] þan þere F. þer—þat] þo ITG.]
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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.,
1867-85.

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