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.)

                                
                                  Þat ȝe loueþ him leuere · þen þe lyf in oure hertes,
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                                  And þenne oure neihebors next · In none wyse apeire [apeire] apeiriþ T; to apeire UD.] 
                                
                                  Oþerweys þen þou woldest · men wrouȝten to þi-seluen.
                                
                                  ¶ So Bouweþ forþ bi a brok · beo-boxum-of-speche, [So bouweþ] And so bouȝ T; And so boweþ U; And so bowe D. brok] banke T.] 
                                
                                  [Forþ til ȝe fynde a forde · ȝour-fadres-honoureth]; [From U; also in TD. Forþ til] For to T; For D.] 
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                                  Wadeþ in þat water · wasscheþ ow wel þere, [Wadiþ] Wades U. wassheþ—þere] & wassche ȝou þerynne U.] 
                                
                                  And ȝe schul lepe þe lihtloker · al oure lyf tyme. [lihtloker] liȝtliere T.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Sone schaltou þenne I-seo · swere-not-but-þou-haue neode| [Sone—Iseo] So shalt þou se TD; So schul ȝe se U. þou haue] it be for TUD. þe] U om.] 
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                                  And-nomeliche-In-Idel- · þe-nome-of-God-Almihti. [In Idel] an ydel T; on ydel D; on þe ydel U. þe nome] name U] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þenne schul ȝe come bi a Croft · but cum ȝe not þer|Inne; [schul ȝe] shalt þou TD. but—ȝe] ac come þou T; but come D; cometh U.] 
                                
                                  Þe Croft hette coueyte-not- · Mennes-catel-ne-heore|wyues| [þe] þat T. hette] hattiþ T; hatte U; hiȝte D.] 
                                
                                  Ne-non-of-heore-seruauns- · þat-nuyȝen-hem-mihte; [nuyȝen] noiȝe T; noye UD.] 
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                                  Loke þou breke no Bouȝ þere · but ȝif hit beo þin owne. [Bouȝ] bowis TUD. ȝif hit] it TD; þei U. þin] ȝour U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Twei stokkes þer stondeþ · but stunt þou not þere, [stunt þou] stynte þou TD; stynte ȝe U.] 
                                
                                  Þei hetten, Sle-not, ne-stel-not · stryk forþ bi hem boþe; [hetten—not] hote stele nouȝt ne sle nouȝt TUD. stryk—hem] but strike forþ by UT.] 
                                
                                  Lef hem on þi luft half · loke hem not aftur, [þi] þe U. luft] left TUD. loke—aftur] & loke nouȝt þere-aftir TUD.] 
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                                  And hold wel þin haly-day · euere til euen. [U omits. euer til] heiȝ til þe T; eyliche to D.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þenne schaltou Blenchen at a brok · ber-no-fals|witnesse, [blenchen at] see blenche U. brok] bourne T; bak U; berwe D.]

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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 70
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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