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 portatyf and persant · as þe poynt of a nedle,
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                                  That myȝte non armure it lette · ne none heiȝ walles.
                                
                                  ¶ For-þi is loue leder · of þe lordes folke of heuene,
                                
                                  And a mene, as þe Maire is · bitwene þe kyng and þe comune; [bitwene] bitwixe O.] 
                                
                                  Riȝt so is loue a ledere · and þe lawe shapeth,
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                                  Vpon man for his mysdedes · þe merciment he taxeth. [man] a man C.] 
                                
                                  And for to knowe it kyndely · it comseth bi myght, [folio 6]  [myght] nyght (!) C.] 
                                
                                  And in þe herte þere is þe heuede · and þe heiȝ welle; [heuede] heed W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ For in kynde knowynge in herte · þere a myȝte bigynneth. [A page 14] 
                                
                                  And þat falleth to þe fader · þat formed vs alle,
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                                  Loked on vs with loue · and lete his sone deye
                                
                                  Mekely for owre mysdedes · to amende vs alle; [Mekely] Mekel C.] 
                                
                                  And ȝet wolde he hem no woo · þat wrouȝte hym þat peyne,
                                
                                  But mekelich with mouthe · mercy he bisouȝte [with] bi O. he] W om.] 
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                                  To haue pite of þat poeple · þat peyned hym to deth.
                                
                                  ¶ Here myȝtow see ensamples · in hym-selue one, [Here] Here (printed There) W. myȝtow] myghtestow C. en|samples] ensample W; ensaumpyle C.] 
                                
                                  That he was miȝtful & meke · and mercy gan graunte
                                
                                  To hem þat hongen him an heiȝ · and his herte þirled. [hongen] hengen W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ For-thi I rede ȝow riche · haueth reuthe of þe pouere;
                                
                                  Thouȝ ȝe be myȝtful to mote · beth meke in ȝowre werkes. [Thouȝ] Thought C.] 
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                                  ¶ For þe same mesures þat ȝe mete · amys other elles,
                                
                                  Ȝe shullen ben weyen þer-wyth · whan ȝe wende hennes;Eadem mensura qua mensi fueritis, remecietur vobis.
                                
                                  ¶ For þouȝ ȝe be trewe of ȝowre tonge · and trewliche wynne,
                                
                                  And as chaste as a childe · þat in cherche wepeth, [cherche] kerke C]

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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 18
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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