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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                    ¶ Peronelle proude-herte · platte hir to þe erthe, [Peronelle] Pernele WR.] 
                  
                    And lay longe ar she loked · and "lorde, mercy!" cryed, [she] he R. cryed] he criede R.] 
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                    And byhiȝte to hym · þat vs alle made, [byhiȝte] bisouȝte CB. to] vn|to O.] 
                  
                    She shulde vnsowen hir serke · and sette þere an heyre [heyre] haire RB.] 
                  
                    To affaiten hire flesshe · þat fierce was to synne: [fierce] fiers W; fers RO; feerse C; firs B.] 
                  
                    "Shal neuere heiȝe herte me hente · but holde me lowe, [holde] holde I wole W.] 
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                    And suffre to be myssayde— · and so did I neuere.
                  
                    But now wil I meke me · and mercy biseche, [wil I] I wole W.] 
                  
                    For al þis I haue · hated in myne herte." [al] R om. hated] I-hated R; hauntid B.]