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.)

PASSUS XI. (DO-WEL III.) [TITLE. Passus vndecimus & (sic) supra C; Passus vndecimus W; Passus xus de vis. vt supra R; B adds & quartus de Dowel.]
Passus xj us.
THanne scripture scorned me · and a skile tolde, [scorned] serued C.] And lakked me in latyne · and liȝte by me she sette, And seyde,
"multi multa sciunt, & seipsos nesciunt."
[in] a R. she] he R; COB om.]
Þo wepte I for wo · and wratth of her speche, [folio 44] [wratth] wraþþe O; sorwe R.] And in a wynkyng wratth · wex I aslepe. [wynkyng] wyndynge COB. wratth] wrath R; wraþe W; wraþþe O; wratthe CB; wrath in Crowley. wex I] so in LCOB; weex I W; til I was R.] Line 4 A merueillouse meteles · mette me þanne, [A] A ful B. meteles] sweuene COB. me] I me O. mette—þanne] me tydde to dreme R.] Þat I was rauisshed riȝt þere · and fortune me fette, [þat] For R. and] for R.] And in-to þe londe of longynge · allone she me brouȝte, [And] B om. in-to] to C. all|one] & loue R.] And in a myroure þat hiȝt mydlerd · she mad me to bi|holde. [And] O om. mydlerd] so in LCB; mydleerd O; myddelerd R; middelerþe W. to] COB om.] Line 8 Sitthen she sayde to me · "here myȝtow se wondres, [Sitthen] Sone W. to] vnto O.] And knowe þat þow coueytest · and come þer-to, par aunter." [par aunter] par aunter R; par|aduenture B.]
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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.,
1867-85.

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