Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.)

And as þow by-gyledest godes ymage · in goynge of an addre, [by-gyledest] gilest FT. ymage] ymages I. of] as FT an addre] a naddere T.] 328 So haþ god by-gyled ous alle · in goynge of a wye." [of] as F.] "For god haþ go," quaþ gobelyn · "in a gome lyknesse [god] he M. go] so in all but G; y-go G. quaþ] be (!) T. a] I om. gome] so PEIFG; gomes MT.] This þritty wynter, as ich wene · and went a-bowte and prechede. [wene] leue M. and went] he haþ i-go M.] Ich haue asailid hym with synne · and som tyme ich askede [asailid] a-saied M.] 332 Wher he were god oþer godes sone · he gaf me short answere. [Wher] Wheþer MFT. he—answere] and schortli he me answered M.] Thus haþ he troiled · and trauailed In hus tyme [One line in IT—Þus haþ he troiled forþ like (as T) a tidy man · þis tuo & þritty wynter. troiled] toi|led M. two EFT] tuo I; to PMG. wyntere] ȝere E.] Forþ like a tydy man · this two and þritty wyntere, [One line in IT—Þus haþ he troiled forþ like (as T) a tidy man · þis tuo & þritty wynter. troiled] toi|led M. two EFT] tuo I; to PMG. wyntere] ȝere E.] And whenne ich seih þat [hit] was so · ich sotelide how ich myghte [whenne] wenne P. þat] EIFGT om. [hit MEG] it IFT; he P.] 336 Lette hem þat louede hym nat · lest þei wolde hym martrye. [martrye] martiry E; martre MFG; martir IT.] Ich wolde haue lengthed hus lyf · for ich leyuede, yf he deyede, [lengthed] i-lengþed M. yf] & F.] And hus soule huder come · he sholde shende ous alle. [And] Þat if I; Þat ȝif T. he] hit FITG. sholde] wolde F.] The body, whyle hit on bones ȝede · a-boute was hit euere [whyle] wyle P; þe whiles T; whiles IG. on] one P. ȝede] ȝeden P.] 340 To lere men to beo leel · eche man to louen oþer; [lere] lerne MF. men] T om. eche—to] and eche man M; & eche a man F; and iche man to IT.] The whiche lif and lawe · be hit longe y-used, [whiche] wiche P. y-used E] i-vsed M; yvsid T; y-vsed G; used F; auysed (wrongly) I; yusede P.]
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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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