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 deme þat hij don ille · þere I do wel worse; [þat] men þat R. hij] þei WO; huy B.] 
                                
                                  Who-so vndernymeth me here-of · I hate hym dedly after. [here-of] herof (printed hero) W.] 
                                
                                  I wolde þat vche a wyght · were my knaue, [I] And I O. vche a] ech a W; Ilk a C. my] my owne O.] 
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                                  For who-so hath more þan I · þat angreth me sore.
                                
                                  And þus I lyue louelees · lyke a luther dogge, [luther] lyther CR; liþer B.] 
                                
                                  That al my body bolneth · for bitter of my galle. [bitter] bytterhed B. of] in R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ I myȝte nouȝte eet many ȝeres · as a man ouȝte,
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                                  For enuye and yuel wille · is yuel to defye; [defye] diffye CO; diffie B.] 
                                
                                  May no sugre ne swete þinge · asswage my swellynge, [sugre] sucre RB; sugure C.] 
                                
                                  Ne no diapenidion · dryue it fro myne herte, [diapenidion] diapendioun CB. Ne—diapenidion] For no diapendion may B.] 
                                
                                  Ne noyther schrifte ne shame · but ho-so schrape my mawe?" [Ne] B om. noyther] neiþer WOB; nouþer C. ne] no R. schrape] schape O.] 
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                                  ¶ "Ȝus, redili," quod repentaunce · and radde hym to þe beste, [ȝus] ȝis WR; þis CB; þis (corrected to ȝis) O. redili] rede I O. and] has C; haþ B.] 
                                
                                  "Sorwe of synnes · is sauacioun of soules." [sauacioun] saluacion C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "I am sori," quod þat segge · "I am but selde other, [A page 58]  [þat] þe B.] 
                                
                                  And þat maketh me þus megre · for I ne may me venge. [venge] avenge O.] 
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                                  Amonges Burgeyses haue I be · dwellynge At Londoun, [Burgeyses] burgeis C; burgeys R.] 
                                
                                  And gert bakbitinge be a brocoure · to blame mennes ware. [gert] gart W; grete C; gret B. bakbitinge] bagbytyng R.] 
                                
                                  Whan he solde and I nouȝte · þanne was I redy [redy] a-redy R.] 
                                
                                  To lye and to loure on my neighbore · and to lakke his chaffare. [lye] lee C. to lakke] lakke CB. chaffare] ware 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 63
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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