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.)

                                
                                  Witnesseþ in hus wrytynge · what is lyeres mede;Odisti omnes qui operantur iniquitatem, & perdes omnes qui loquntur mendacium. [Witnesseþ] Whitnesseþ P; Witnesse I. wrytynge] writinges I. &] MF om. loquntur] so PTE; locuntur MFIG.] 
                                
                                  A lytel ich ouer-lep · for lesynges sake, [ich] þat (!) T. ouer-lep] ouerlepe IT; ouur-lepte F.] 
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                                  Þat ich ne segge as ich seih · suynge my teme!— [as] nouȝt as T; nat as I. seih] seide F; si M. suynge] suwyng E; sewynge MFT; suenge G.] 
                                
                                  For eft þat light bad vnlouke · and lucifer answerede, [For] And M.] 
                                
                                  "What lord art þu?" quaþ lucifer; · a voys a-loud seyde, [art IMFT] ert PEG. a—a-loud] vare vaire leeue he F.] 
                                
                                  "The lord of myght and of [mayn] · þat made alle þynges. [[mayn MFTG] mayne IE; man (for main) P.] 
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                                  Duke of þis dymme place · a-non vndo þe ȝates, [Duke] Dukes IT. dymme] dyuyne (!) I; derke G. vndo] vndoþ IT. þe] þis T.] 
                                
                                  That crist mowe comen In · þe kynges sone of heuene." [mowe] mote M.] 
                                
                                  And wiþ þat breþ helle brake · with alle beliales barres; [brake] to-brac F.] 
                                
                                  For eny wye oþer warde · wyde openede þe gates. [wye—warde] warde oþur wy F. openede] open ITG.] 
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                                  Patriarkes and prophetes · populus in tenebris, [Patriarkes] Þo patriarkus F. populus] with populus F; and populus G.] 
                                
                                  Songen with seint Iohan · ecce agnus dei!
                                
                                  Lucifer loke ne myghte · so lyght him a-blente;
                                
                                  And þo þat oure lord louede · with þat lyght forth flowen. [And] Al E. louede] loueþ M. forth] placed before with in I; T om. flowen] so PEIG; folwen F; folewen M; folewide T.] 
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                                  "Lo, me her," quaþ oure lorde · "lyf and soule bothe,
                                
                                  For alle synful soules · to saue oure beyere ryght. [synful] cristene M. beyere] beiere E; beie M; bothes F; boþe IG; boþis T.] 
                                
                                  Myne þei were and of me · ich may þe beter hem cleyme. [A page 338]  [þe] miswritten þei P. beter] bet EF.]

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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 388
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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