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.)

                                
                                  Of carpentrie, of kerueres · and compassed masouns, [carpentrie] capentrie C.] 
                                
                                  And lerned hem leuel and lyne · þough I loke dymme. [lerned] kennede O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac theologie hath tened me · ten score tymes, [Ac] COB om.] 
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                                  The more I muse þere-Inne · þe mistier it semeth,
                                
                                  And þe depper I deuyne · þe derker me it þinketh;
                                
                                  It is no science for sothe · forto sotyle Inne; [science] sentens C. sotyle] sauȝtele R; subtile C; sutile B.] 
                                
                                  A ful lethy þinge it were · ȝif þat loue nere. [A] And O. lethy] loþ B; lyght C.] 
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                                  Ac for it let best by loue · I loue it þe bettre; [Ac] And COB. let] leteþ W; leet R. þe] C om.] 
                                
                                  For þere þat loue is leder · ne lacked neuere grace. [A page 129]  [þere þat] þat þere R. ne] þer W. lacked neuere] lakkes no C; lakkeþ no OB.] 
                                
                                  Loke þow loue lelly · ȝif þe lyketh dowel; [Loke] Loue R. þe lyketh] þow thenke R.] 
                                
                                  For dobet and dobest · ben of loues kynne. [For] And O.] 
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                                  ¶ In other science it seyth · I [seigh] it in catoun, [[seigh CWO] saye LB; seye R.] 
                                
                                  Qui simulat verbis, [nec] corde est fidus amicus, [simulat] so in WCROB; similat L. [nec COB] vel LW; vel in R.] 
                                
                                  Tu quoque fac simile, sic ars deluditur arte. [sic] cum O. deluditur] di|luditur R; dilluditur O.] 
                                
                                  Who-so gloseth as gylours don · go me to þe same, [go me to] so in LRW; do hem COC2; don hem B.] 
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                                  And so shaltow false folke · and faythlees bigyle,
                                
                                  Þis is catounes kennyng · to clerkes þat he lereth.
                                
                                  Ac theologye techeth nouȝt so · who-so taketh ȝeme, [ȝeme] gome R.] 
                                
                                  He kenneth vs þe contrarye · aȝein catones wordes; [He] And COB.] 
                                
                                  For he bit vs be as bretheren · and bidde for owre enemys, [bit] bid C; biddeþ WB. as] B om.] 
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                                  And louen hem þat lyen on vs · and lene hem whan hem nedeth,
                                
                                  And do good aȝeines yuel · god hym-self it hoteth,

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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 152
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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