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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"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.)." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AJT8124.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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                    With þat ran repentaunce · and reherced hus teme, [A page 54]  [B page 60]  [With] Right wiþ I.] 
                  
                    And made wille to wepe · water with hus eyen. [eyen] eyes I; eye F.] 
                  
                    Purnele proute-herte · platte hure to þe erthe, [Purnele] And parnel F. proute] proud IS; prowd F. platte] flatte S.] 
                  
                    Longe was er hue loked vp · and 'lord, mercy,' criede, [Longe] And longe I. was] F om. er] her P; or EMFS; ar I. hue] so S; heo F; ȝhe I; ȝo E; sche M. criede] sche criede M.] 
                  
                    And by-highte to hym · þat ous alle made, [hym] him an hy F.] 
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                    Hue sholde vnsowen hure smok · and sette þer an heire, [Hue] þat heo F; ȝo E; Sche IM. vnsowen I] vnsowe F; unsewe M; onsewe S; vnsuwe E; vnsywe P. smok] serk IMF; scherte S. þer] þeron I; on hure M. an] on S.] 
                  
                    To afaiten hure flesch · þat fers was to synne.
                  
                    "Shal neuere [heigh] herte me hente · bote holde me lowe, [neuere] no F. [heigh I] hy FS; hi M; hyȝ G; my E; myn P; cf. B-text.] 
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                    And suffre to be myssaide · and so dude ich neuere.
                  
                    Bote now wolle ich meke me · and mercy by-seche [Bote] & F. wolle ich] i wole M. meke] muke P.] 
                  
                    Of alle þat ich haue · yhated in myn herte." [alle] alle hem F; alle þingus S. yhated] hated IFMS.] 
                  
                    "Repente þe," quath repentaunce · "as reson þe tauhte, [þe (2)] me E.] 
                  
                    And shryf þe sharpliche · and shak of alle pruyde."— [þe] þe now F. of alle] away þy F; awey G. pruyde] pride IMF.]