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.)

                                
                                  In mareys and mores · for men sholde hem nouȝt fynde,
                                
                                  And hudden here egges · whan þei þere-fro wente, [hudden] hidden W. egges] egges C; eegis B; eggys O.] 
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                                  For fere of other foules · and for wylde bestis.
                                
                                  ¶ And some troden her makes · and on trees bredden,
                                
                                  And brouȝten forth her bryddes so · al aboue þe grounde; [brouȝten] bredde R.] 
                                
                                  And some bryddes at þe bille · þorwgh brethynge con|ceyued; [CB omit. bille] bile W; bible (!) O. brethynge] bredyng (!) O.] 
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                                  And some kauked, I toke kepe · how pekokes bredden. [kauked] kackeled C; kakele|den O; kakelid B. I] I (printed and) W. kepe] hede R. pekokes] pacokkes C. bredden] breden R.] 
                                
                                  Moche merueilled me · what maister þei hadde, [þei hadde] hem made W.] 
                                
                                  And who tauȝte hem on trees · to tymbre so heighe,
                                
                                  Þere noither buirn ne beste · may her briddes rechen. [folio 48b]  [noither] neiþer WB; noþer R. buirn] burn W; barne C; barn OB. may] ne may R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And sythen I loked vpon þe see · and so forth vpon þe sterres, [vpon (1)] on COB. see] sehe O. forth vpon] on COB.] 
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                                  Many selcouthes I seygh · ben nought to seye nouthe. [ben] beth R; þat ben B. seye] segge R; seyn B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ I seigh floures in þe fritthe · and her faire coloures, [in] of R.] 
                                
                                  And how amonge þe grene grasse · grewe so many hewes, [grewe] greuȝ R; growed W; grewen B.] 
                                
                                  And somme soure and some swete · selcouthe me þouȝte;
                                
                                  Of her kynde and her coloure · to carpe it were to longe. [her (2)] of here R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þat moste moeued me · and my mode chaunged, [mode] moed R; mood W.] 
                                
                                  Þat resoun rewarded · and reuled alle bestes,
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                                  Saue man and his make; · many tyme and ofte [CB omit. tyme] tymes R.] 
                                
                                  No resoun hem folwed · and þanne I rebuked [No] Ne CB.] 
                                
                                  Resoun, and riȝte · til hym-seluen I seyde, [I] COB om.] 
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                                  "I haue wonder of þe," quod I · "þat witty art holden, [holden] holde R.] 
                                
                                  Why þow ne suwest man and his make · þat no mysfait hem folwe?" [suwest] schewest R. mysfait] mysfeet W; mysfaut C; misfeith R; mysfaiþ B.]

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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?
Canvas: Page 187
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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