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 gaderid þe grotus · with gyle, as I trowe.
                                
                                  Þan ffolwid þey her ffre ffader · as good ffeith wolde,
                                
                                  That he hem ffede shulde · and ffostre fforther,
                                  Line 84 
                                
                                  And bringe hem out of bondage · þat þey were brouȝth inne.
                                
                                  Thanne sighed þe swymmers · ffor the swan ffailid, [In the margin is written—"ye Swan."] 
                                
                                  And ffolwid þis ffaucoun · þoru ffeldus and tounes,
                                
                                  With many ffaire ffowle · þouȝ þey ffeynte were, [ffowle; MS. ffoole, with ffowle written above.] 
                                  Line 88 
                                
                                  And heuy ffor þe hurte · þat þe hors hadde. [hurte; MS. hirte, with u above the i. In the margin—"ye Horse."] 
                                
                                  Ȝit þey fferkyd hem fforth · as ffaste as þey myȝte,
                                
                                  To haue þe Egles helpe · of harme þat þey hadde;
                                
                                  ffor he was heed of hem all · and hieste of kynde,
                                  Line 92 
                                
                                  To kepe þe Croune · as cronecle tellith.
                                
                                  He blythid þe beere · and his bond braste, [bond; MS. broud or brond; Mr Wright prints broud, but surely it is merely bond, misspelt brond owing to the influence of the following word braste. In the margin — "The Beare."] 
                                
                                  And lete him go at large · to lepe where he wolde.
                                
                                  But þo all þe berlingis · brast out at ones,
                                  Line 96 
                                
                                  As ffayne as þe ffoule · þat fflieth on þe skyes [As fayne as; MS. As fayne was; but I venture on the correction on the strength of the parallel passage — Þanne was I also fayne · as foule of faire morwe; B. 10. 153; C. 12. 103.] 
                                
                                  Þat bosse was vnbounde · and brouȝte to his owene. [brouȝte; MS. brouute.] 
                                
                                  Þey gaderid hem to-gedir · on a grette route, [route; MS. rouȝte.] 
                                
                                  To helpe þe heeris · þat had many wrongis;
                                  Line 100 
                                
                                  Þey gaglide fforth on þe grene · ffor þey greued were,
                                
                                  Þat her ffrendis were ffalle · þoru ffelouns castis.
                                
                                  They mornyd ffor þe morthir · of manffull knyȝtis,
                                
                                  That many a styff storme · with-stode ffor þe comunes; [folio 114b] 
                                
                                  Þe[y] monside þe marchall · ffor his myssedede, [monside; MS. monside or mouside. Mr Wright prints mouside, but does not explain it; monside (i. e. cursed) is only another spelling of mansed, which see in C. 3. 41.] 
                                  Line 105 
                                
                                  Þat euell coude his Craft · whan he cloþed þe stede. [cloþed; so in MS. Mr Wright prints cloped, which he ex|plains by clipped.]

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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 489
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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