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 seith, 'slee nouȝt þat semblable is · to myne owen liknesse, [scith] saide C. semblable is] is sembland C; is semblable B.]But if I sende þe sum tokne'; · and seith, non mecaberis, [seith] sayde C. mecaberis] so in WCRB; necaberis L (with n altered from m); necabis O. The mistake is the author's. See the Critical Note.]Is, slee nouȝt, but suffre · and al for þe beste. [For,
Michi vindictam, & ego retribuam.]
[Is] I COB. [For—retribuam] in R only; cf. Text A; and see l. 204.]Line 369 'For I shal punysshen hem in purgatorie · or in þe putte of helle, [hem] R om.][or in—mysdedes] CB omit.]Vche man for his mysdedes · but mercy it lette.' " [or in—mysdedes] CB omit.]¶ "Þis is a longe lessoun," quod I · "and litel am I þe wyser;Line 372 Where dowel is, or dobet · derkelich ȝe shewen;Many tales ȝe tellen · þat theologye lerneth; [theologye] teologie R.]And þat I man made was · and my name yentred [I man] y am B.]In þe legende of lyf · longe er I were, [lyf] seyntis O.]Line 376 Or elles vnwriten for somme wikkednesse · as holywrit wytnesseth,
Nemo ascendit ad celum, nisi qui de celo de|[s]cendit.
[vnwriten] writen O. somme] COB om. writ] C om. wytnesseth] telleth R; witnesse C. descendit] miswritten decendit in L.]¶ I leue it wel," quod I, "bi owre lorde · and on no letterure bettere. [I] And I R. quod I] R om.; CB place it after lorde.]For Salamon þe sage · þat sapience tauȝte,God gaf hym grace of witte · and alle his godes after, [gaf] gaf (printed gat) W. his] R om.][To reule þe reume · and riche to make;] [In R only. Cf. C-text.]Line 381 He demed wel & wysely · as holy writte telleth.Aristotle & he · who wissed men bettere?Maistres þat of goddis mercy · techen men and prechen,Of here wordes þei wissen vs · for wisest as in here tyme, [wisest] visest C. as] R 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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