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 fel fro þat felawship · in a fendes liknes,
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                                  In-to a depe derke helle · to dwelle þere for eure;
                                
                                  And mo þowsandes wiþ him · þan man couthe noumbre, [wiþ] myd W.] 
                                
                                  Lopen out wiþ Lucifer · in lothelich forme,
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                                  For þei leueden vpon hym · þat lyed in þis manere:Ponam pedem in aquilone, et similis ero altis|simo. [C omits. pedem] pedem meum O. et—altissimo] &c. R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And alle þat hoped it miȝte be so · none heuene miȝte hem holde, [none] no C.] 
                                
                                  But fellen out in fendes liknesse · nyne dayes togideres,
                                
                                  Til god of his goodnesse · gan stable and stynte, [stable] stablisse W.] 
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                                  And garte þe heuene to stekye · and stonden in quiete. [stekye] stekie W; steke C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Whan thise wikked went out · wonderwise þei fellen, [wonderwise] in wonder wise W.] 
                                
                                  Somme in eyre, somme in erthe · & somme in helle depe; [in erthe] in þe erthe C.] 
                                
                                  Ac lucifer lowest · lith of hem alle; [folio 5b]  [lith] liþ yet W.] 
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                                  For pryde þat he pult out · his peyne hath none ende; [pult] pelt R; putte W; put C; puttede O.] 
                                
                                  And alle þat worche with wronge · wenden hij shulle [þat] C om. (by mistake). hij] þei WRO.] 
                                
                                  After her deth day · and dwelle wiþ þat shrewe. [and] to R.] 
                                
                                  Ac þo þat worche wel · as holiwritt telleth, [Ac] And WRC.] 
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                                  And enden as I ere seide · in treuthe, þat is þe best, [ere] erst O. þe] O om.] 
                                
                                  Mowe be siker þat her soule · shal wende to heuene, [A page 13]  [soule] soules W.] 
                                
                                  Þer treuthe is in Trinitee · and troneth hem alle. [and troneth] for to saue R.] 
                                
                                  For-þi I sey as I seide ere · bi siȝte of þise textis, [þise textis] þis texte C. siȝte of] R om.] 
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                                  Whan alle tresores arne ytried · treuthe is þe beste. [O omits. ytried] tried W.] 
                                
                                  Lereth it þis lewde men · for lettred men it knowen, [it] R om. þis] þise W; þiese O; this R. it knowen] ne knowen C.] 
                                
                                  Þat treuthe is tresore · þe triest on erþe."

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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 16
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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