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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.)

Tho þis barn was ybore · þer blased a sterre, [Tho] Þo þat I. sterre] bold sterre F.] 243 Þat alle þe wise of þe worlde · in o wit a-corde[de], [wise] wies E; wiȝes T. þe] þis M. acordede FG] acorded EI; acordeden M; accordit T; acorde P.] Þat suche a barn was ybore · in bethleem þe cyte, [ybore] born M; yborne I.] Þat mannes soule sholde saue · and synne destruye. [destruye] so destroye F.] And alle þe elemens," quaþ þe book · "here-of bereth witnesse; [þe (1)] F om. þe (2)] þis F. witnesse] whitnesse P.] Þat he was god þat al wrouhte · þe wolkene furst shewede. [þat] and I. wolkene] wel|kene MFI; welkne T; wolkenes G. shewede] scheweden M.] 248 [Þo] þat weren in heuene · token stella comata, [[Þo EIMTG] To P; For þo F. heuene] heuene þo F.] And tenden hit as a torche · to reuerence hus burthe; [tenden] so PEIMFT; tendyn G. hus] þat G.] Þat light folwede þe lorde · in-to þe lowe erthe. [þe (1)] þat FG. þe (2)] þis M.] The water witnessede þat he was god · for [he] wente on hym drye; [witnessede G] whitnessed P; witnesseþ ITMF. [he IMFT] god PEG; cf. B-text. hym] her F.] 252 Peter þe apostel · parceyuede hus gate, [A page 334] [Peter] & seinte petur F. þe] M om. hus] wel his F. gate] grace M.] And as he wente vpon þe water · wel hym knewe, and seide, [vpon] on IMFTG. water] wawe F.] [Lord crist, comaunde me · to come to þe on watur];
'Domine, iube me uenire ad te [super aquas.']
[From F; PEIMTG omit. [super aquas] from EMF; PIT om.] Loo, how þe sonne gan louke · hure light in huere selue, [Loo] And lo I; And loke T. louke] loke E; to lowke F. in] and (!) M. huere] him M.] 256 When he sey hym suffry deþ · þat sonne and seo made! [he] so PEIFTG; heo (altered to he) M; observe he = hue = she. deþ] IT om.] Lo, þe erthe for heuynesse · þat he wolde deþ suffre, [deþ] IFTG om.]
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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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