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.)

                                
                                  Was pertliche for pure pryde · and for no poynt elles. [A page 53]  [pure] R om.] 
                                
                                  Piries and plomtrees · were puffed to þe erthe,
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                                  In ensample, ȝe segges · ȝe shulden do þe bettere. [ȝe segges] þat ȝe segges (printed that the segges) W. ȝe shulden] sholden W; shulden B.] 
                                
                                  Beches and brode okes · were blowen to þe grounde,
                                
                                  Torned vpward her tailles · in tokenynge of drede, [tailles] taile R. in tokenynge] to kenynge R.] 
                                
                                  Þat dedly synne at domesday · shal fordon hem alle.
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                                  ¶ Of þis matere I myȝte · mamely ful longe, [mamely] mamelen W; mamly B.] 
                                
                                  Ac I shal seye as I saw · so me god helpe! [Ac] And C. saw] sauȝ WB.] 
                                
                                  How pertly afor þe poeple · resoun gan to preche. [pertly] apertly B. gan] bigan WB; gand C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He bad wastoure go worche · what he best couthe,
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                                  And wynnen his wastyng · with somme manere crafte. [crafte] craftys R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And preyed peronelle · her purfyle to lete, [And] He W. peronelle] Per|nele WR.] 
                                
                                  And kepe it in hir cofre · for catel at hire nede. [folio 17b]  [hir] CB om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Thomme stowue he tauȝte · to take two staues, [stowue] Stowue C; stouue R; Stowe O; of stowue B; Stowue or Stowne (printed Stowne) W. staues] stones R.] 
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                                  And fecche [felice] home · fro þe wyuen pyne. [[felice WCROB] filice L. fro þe] fram R. wyuen] wyuen or wynen LWCO; wyuene or wynene RB. See note to Text A; p. 144.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He warned watt · his wyf was to blame, [He] And O.] 
                                
                                  Þat hire hed was worth halue a marke · his hode nouȝte worth a grote. [þat] For W. halue a] half a C; half WROB. his] & his W; & is B. hode] hed C; B om. worth (2)] R om.] 
                                
                                  And bad bette kut · a bow other tweyne, [bow] bouȝ W; bowghe C. other] outher W; or C. tweyne] tweye WR; tweyen O.] 
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                                  And bete betoun þer-with · but if she wolde worche. [if] C om. she] heo R.] 
                                
                                  And þanne he charged chapmen · to chasten her chil|deren; [chasten] chastiȝen W; chasti|sen O; chaste R.] 
                                
                                  Late no wynnynge hem forweny · whil þei be ȝonge, [hem] R om. forweny] for|wanye WB; for-wanyen R. whil] þe while R.]

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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 58
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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