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.)

                                
                                  Al-þauh reson recorde · and ryght of my-selue, [recorde] recordede I.] 
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                                  That yf þei eten þe appel · alle sholden deye, [sholden] shuln þei IT.] 
                                
                                  Ich by-hihte hem nat here · helle for euere. [by-hihte] byhete I; by-het G. helle] helle to haue F.] 
                                
                                  For þe dedliche synne þat þei duden · thi deceite hit made; [For] F om. þe] þat MG.] 
                                
                                  With gyle þow hem gete · ageyn alle reson.
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                                  For in my paleis paradis · in persone of an Addere [For] G om. an Addere] a neddere I; a naddere T.] 
                                
                                  Falsliche [þou] fettest þere · þat me by-fel to loke, [[þou FG] PEMIT om.; but see B-text. by-fel] by-feol P.] 
                                
                                  By-glosedest hem and [by]gyledest hem · and my gardyn breke, [By-glosedest] Glosedest F. bygyledest] by-gyledist G; bigiledest MIFT; gyledest PE.] 
                                
                                  A-ȝeyns my loue and my leyue; · þe olde lawe techeþ, [leyue] leue EIMFTG.] 
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                                  þat gylours [be] by-gylid · and in here gyle falle. [[be EFTG] ben M; beþ P; I om.; cf. B-text.] 
                                
                                  And ho so hitteþ out a mannes eye · oþer elles hus for-teþ, [hitteþ] hit IFTG.] 
                                
                                  Oþere eny manere membre · maymeþ oþer hurteþ,
                                
                                  The same [sore] shal he haue · þat enye so smyteþ;Dentem pro dente, & oculum pro oculo. [[sore EIF] sor MT; mis|written for P; so G. &] TG om smyteþ] herteþ M.] 
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                                  So lyf shal [lyf] lete · þer lyf haþ lyf anyented, [[lyf EIFTG] lijf M; P om. þer] þat M. haþ] haue F. lyf (4)] M om. anyented] anynted E; en|ented M; avenked F; anentid G; amyendid (!) I.] 
                                
                                  So þat lyf quyte lyf · þe olde lawe hit askeþ. [quyte] schal quite M. hit] M om.] 
                                
                                  Ergo, soule shal soule quyte · and synne to synne wende, [wende] wynde ET.] 
                                
                                  And al þat man mys-dude · ich, man, to amenden hit;
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                                  And þat þat deþ for-dude · [my] deþ to releuen, [þat (2)] IT om. [my ITG] ich PE; i MF; cf. B-text. to] ys to G.]

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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 389
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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