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.)

                                
                                  Or any science vnder sonne · þe seuene artz and alle,
                                
                                  But if þei ben lerned for owre lordes loue · loste is alle þe tyme:'— [B omits. if] WCROB om. loste] I-lost R.] 
                                
                                  For no cause to cacche siluer þere-by · ne to be called a mayster,
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                                  But al for loue of owre lorde · and þe bet to loue þe peple. [bet] better C. peple] pope(!) B.] 
                                
                                  For seynte Iohan seyde it · and soth aren his wordes,'Qui non diligit, manet in morte— [aren] arn WB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Who so loueth nouȝte, leue me · he lyueth in deth|deyinge'— [leue] leueþ B. deth] deeþ B; deeþ (printed deep) W.] 
                                
                                  And þat alle manere men · enemys and frendes,
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                                  Louen her eyther other · and lene hem as her-selue. [Louen] Loue W. lene] so in O; in other MSS., it is more like leue; see the Critical Note. hem] hym C. her-selue] hem-selue W.] 
                                
                                  Who so leneth nouȝte, he loueth nouȝte · god wote þe sothe, [Who] For who R. leneth] leneþ O; in other MSS., it looks like leueth. god] oure lorde R.] 
                                
                                  And comaundeth eche creature · to confourme hym to louye, [And] Crist W. comaundeth] comaunded R; comande C. eche] ech a W; vch R; iche O; Ilk C. confourme] conformen W.] 
                                
                                  And souereynelyche pore poeple · and here ennemys after. [pore] þe pouere W. here] hir WC.] 
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                                  For hem þat hateth vs · is owre meryte to louye,
                                
                                  And pore peple to plese; · here prayeres may vs helpe.
                                
                                  For owre ioye and owre hele · Ihesu cryst of heuene, [For] And W. hele] heele W; euel (!) R. Ihesu] is ihesu R.] 
                                
                                  In a pore mannes apparaille · pursueth vs euere, [pursueth] pursued W.] 
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                                  And loketh on vs in her liknesse · and þat with louely chere, [B omits.] 
                                
                                  To knowen vs by owre kynde herte · and castyng of owre eyen, [eyen] eighe C; eiȝe B; ye O; eyes R.]

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

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