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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.)

Pouerte and plente · bothe pees and werre, Blisse and bale · bothe I seigh at ones, [at] al at W.] 324 And how men token Mede · and mercy refused. [how] O om.] ¶ Resoune I seighe sothly · suen alle bestes [suen] sewen W; schewen R; suwen CB.] In etynge, in drynkynge · and in engendrynge of kynde; [in (2)] & O. kynde] kende R.] And after course of concepcioun · none toke kepe of other, [of (2)] til R.] 328 As whan þei hadde ryde in rotey tyme; · anon riȝte þer-after, [As] And COB.] Males drowen hem to males · a mornynges bi hem-self, [a] on O. mornynges] mor|wenynges WROB; morwenges C.] And in euenynges also · ȝe[de] males fro femeles. [And] O om. ȝede] so in R; miswritten ȝe in L, but the line is marked for correction; in other MSS. we find—þe males ben fro femelles W; the males fro femeles C; þe males fro þe femeles OB.] Þere ne was cow ne cowkynde · þat conceyued hadde, [þere] þe R. ne (1)] COB om.] Þat wolde belwe after boles · ne bore after sowe; [belwe] belwen R.] 333 Bothe horse and houndes · and alle other bestes Medled nouȝte wyth here makes · þat with fole were. ¶ Briddes I bihelde · þat in buskes made nestes; [buskes] busches R.] 336 Hadde neuere wye witte · to worche þe leest. [neuere] nere R. wye] weye R; wiȝth B.] I hadde wonder at whom · and where þe pye lerned To legge þe stykkes · in whiche she [leyeþ] and bredeth; [legge] laye C. þe] R om. she] he COB; a R. [leyeþ W] layes C; in L badly spelt leythe; leuth R; leyȝeþ B.] Þere nys wriȝte as I wene · shulde worche hir neste to paye; [nys wriȝte] is no wit R. neste] nestes W.] 340 If any masoun made a molde þer-to · moche wonder it were. ¶ And ȝet me merueilled more · how many other briddes [And] Ac W. how] R om.] Hudden and hileden · her egges ful derne [Hudden] Hidden W. hileden] heleden CR; helieden B. egges] egghes C; eeggis B; eyren O.]
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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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