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.)
Ac blame þow neuere body · and þow be blame-worthy:Si culpare velis · culpabilis esse cauebis,Dogma tuum sordet · cum te tua culpa remordet. [tuum] tua B. te] B om.]Line 260 God in þe gospel · grymly repreueth [grymly] greuously W.]Alle þat lakken any lyf · and lakkes han hem-selue:
Quid consideras festucam in oculo fratris tui, trabem in oculo tuo [non vides?]
[Quid] Qui W. OB omit all after trabem; C all after the second in; non vides is in R only.]Why meuestow þi mode · for a mote in þi brotheres eye, [meuestow] meues þow R; mouestow C; meuest þou OB; printed menestow W. brotheres] brother R.]Sithen a beem in þine owne · ablyndeth þi-selue?
Eice primo trabem de oculo tuo, &c.,
[Sithen] Siþþe R. ablyndeth] blyndeþ O; ablendeth R. Eice] so in LWCROB. de] in W.]Line 264 Whiche letteth þe to loke · lasse other more. [Whiche] Witt R.]¶ I rede eche a blynde bosarde · do bote to hym-selue; [a] B om.]For abbotes and for prioures · and for alle manere prelates, [for (2)] COB om. for (3)] COB om. manere] manere of COB.]As parsones and parisshe prestes · þat preche shulde and teche, [As] And C; Ac B. parisshe] parisshe (printed parisshes) W. shulde] schulle R.]Line 268 Alle manere men · to amenden by here myȝte; [manere] manere of COB. by] be CR. myȝte] myȝtes W.]This tixte was tolde ȝow · to ben war, ar ȝe tauȝte, [tolde] I-told R (better). war] y-war W; ware C. ar] er WCOB.]Þat ȝe were suche as ȝe seyde · to salue with othere. [seyde] seye W. to] to (printed So) W. salue] saue B.]For goddis worde wolde nouȝt be loste · for þat worch|eth euere, [loste] boste R; altered in L from boste to loste.]Line 272 If it auailled nouȝt þe comune · it myȝte auaille ȝow|seluen. [ȝow-seluen] ȝoure-seluen R; yow C; ȝow B.]¶ Ac it semeth now sothly · to þe worldes syght, [now] no R. þe] R om. worldes] wordis B.]Þat goddes worde worcheth nauȝte · on lered ne on lewede, [worde] wordes R. on (2)] CB om.]
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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.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
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