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.)

                                  
                                    Aȝeines dowel þei don yuel · and þe deuel serue,
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                                    And after her deth-day · shulle dwelle with þe same, [shulle dwelle] soule dwelles C; þe soule shal dwelle B. same] deuel R.] 
                                  
                                    But god gyue hem grace here · hem-self to amende. [hem] hym C.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ Dowel, my frende, is · to don as lawe techeth, [to] CB om. as] as þe COB.] 
                                  
                                    To loue þi frende and þi foo · leue me, þat is dobet.
                                  
                                    To ȝiuen and to ȝemen · bothe ȝonge and olde,
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                                    To helen and to helpen · is dobest of alle. [199—202. R omits.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ And dowel is to drede god · and dobet to suffre, [dowel is] þus is dowel R. to] (2)] is to COB.] 
                                  
                                    And so cometh dobest of bothe · and bryngeth adoun þe mody,
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                                    And þat is wikked wille · þat many werke shendeth, [werke] a werk W; werkes R.] 
                                  
                                    And dryueth away dowel · þorugh dedliche synnes." [dryueth] dryue C. þorugh] with CB. synnes] syne COB.]

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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 142
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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