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.)

                                
                                  That is þe cause of þis eclipse · þat ouer-closeþ now þe sonne, [That] And þat I. þis] þe MG. eclipse] enclips M; clips IFTG. þat] F om. ouer-closeþ] ouercloþeth I; ouercloside T; ouercomeþ MG. now] MG om.] 
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                                  In menynge þat man shal · fro meorknesse beo drawe,
                                
                                  The while þis light and þis leom · shal Lucifer a|blende. [leom] lowe IT; loue G. ablende] ableynde P; ablynde E.] 
                                
                                  For patriarkes and prophetes · han prechede her-of ofte,
                                
                                  That þyng þat tynt was þorw treo · treo shal hit wynne, [þyng] IG om. þat] IT om. was] T om. þorw] þorgh a I; wiþ M. shal] wil F.] 
                                
                                  And þat þat deþ doun brouhte · deþ shal releue." [þat (2)] IT om. deþ (2)] lif G.] 
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                                  "That þat þou tellest," quaþ treuþe · "is bote a tale of walterot! [þat (2)] IMTG om. walterot] so PET; waltrot F; a waltrot M; walter G; walteret I.] 
                                
                                  For adam and eue · and abraham with oþere,
                                
                                  Patriarkes and prophetes · þat in peyne liggen,
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                                  Leyf hit neuere þat ȝon lyght · hem a-lofte brynge, [Leyf] Lef M; Leue EIT; Leeue F; Leoue G. neuere] were (!) T. ȝon] ȝeon P; ȝone I; ȝonde M; ȝynen (!) G; ȝeond E; þat F. ȝon lyght] þou list (!) T. a-lofte] o-loft T; on lofte M.] 
                                
                                  Ne haue hem out of helle; · hold þy tonge, mercy, [haue] heue M. hem] hem ȝit F.] 
                                
                                  Hit is trufle þat þou tellest; · ich, treuthe, wot þe sothe, [is] is a F; is but a M; is but IT. trufle] tryfle EFTG; triful M; trewful I. treuthe] trewely T.] 
                                
                                  That þyng þat ones was in helle · out comeþ hit neuere. [was] is IFTG; comeþ M.] 
                                
                                  For iob þe parfit patriarke · repreoueþ þy sawes,Quia in inferno nulla est redempcio." [For] ITG om. þy] þe I. repreoueþ—sawes] he proueþ þis sawe M.] 
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                                  Thenne mercy ful myldeliche · mouþed þese wordes, [þese] þes P.] 
                                
                                  "Þorgh experience," quaþ heo · "ich hope þei shulle be sauede. [A page 330]  [heo] so PG; ȝo E; he I; sche M; ho T. quaþ heo] ȝit F.] 
                                
                                  For venym for-doþ venym · þer vecche ich euydence, [vecche] so PE; fecche IMTG; fet F.] 
                                
                                  That adam & eue · haue shullen bote. [&] & eke F. shullen] scholden I. bote] boþe (wrongly) M.] 
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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 375
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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