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.)

                                
                                  Eche man in his manere · made hym-self to done, [Eche] Elke C.] 
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                                  And some to plese perkyn · piked vp þe wedes.
                                
                                  ¶ At heighe pryme peres · lete þe plowe stonde,
                                
                                  To ouersen hem hym-self · and who-so best wrouȝte, [folio 27b]  [To] And ȝeed to R. and] B om.] 
                                
                                  He shulde be huyred þer-after · whan heruest-tyme come. [A page 80]  [He] For he B.] 
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                                  ¶ And þanne seten somme · and songen atte nale, [atte nale] at þe nale ROB; at þe ale R.] 
                                
                                  And hulpen erie his half acre · with "how! trolli|lolli!" [hulpen] holpen WCOB; ho helpen R. erie] herie C: ere W; to erye RB. his] þis W. how] hey O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Now, bi þe peril of my soule!" quod Pieres · al in pure tene,
                                
                                  "But ȝe arise þe rather · and rape ȝow to worche,
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                                  Shal no greyne þat groweth · glade ȝow at nede;
                                
                                  And þough ȝe deye for dole · þe deuel haue þat rec|cheth!" [deye] deyede R. dole] doel W; deul R; deel O; defaute B. haue] hym haue B. reccheth] recches C; recche R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Tho were faitoures aferde · and feyned hem blynde, [Tho] Two C. aferde] afered W.] 
                                
                                  Somme leyde here legges aliri · as suche loseles conneth, [aliri] a-liry W; a-lyrye C. conneth] knoues C.] 
                                
                                  And made her mone to pieres · and preyde hym of grace:
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                                  "For we haue no lymes to laboure with · lorde, y-graced be ȝe! [y-graced] graced R; graceful B. ȝe] þe W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac we preye for ȝow pieres · and for ȝowre plow bothe, [Ac we] And C. for (2)] O om.] 
                                
                                  Þat god of his grace · ȝowre grayne multiplye,
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                                  And ȝelde ȝow of ȝowre almesse · þat ȝe ȝiue vs here; [of] for W. ȝowre] O om. almesse] almose C.] 
                                
                                  For we may nouȝte swynke ne swete · suche sikenesse vs eyleth." [nouȝte] neiþer B. eyleth] C om.; ayleth 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 99
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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