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 resoun arated me · and seyde, "recche þe neuere, [And] And þo B.]Whi I suffre or nouȝt suffre · þi-self hast nouȝt to done;Line 368 Amende þow it, if þow myȝte · for my tyme is to abyde. [it] COB om. is] is nouȝt CB.]Suffraunce is a souereygne vertue · and a swyfte veni|aunce. [a (1)] COB om. a (2)] of O.]Who suffreth more þan god?" quod he · "no gome, as I leue! [suffreth] suffres C; suffrede WO. gome] man (with i. gome writ|ten above) C.]He miȝte amende in a Minute while · al þat mys standeth, [Minute] litel (corrected to mynute) C.]Line 372 Ac he suffreth for somme mannes good · and so is owre bettre. [suffreth] suffres C; suffrede O. is] it is W.][¶ Holy writt," quod þat weye · "wisseth men to suffre;
Propter deum subiecti estote omni creature.
Frenche men and fre men · affeyteth þus her childerne,Bele vertue est soffrance · mal dire est pety[t] veniance, [Bele] written Vele in R; but see Text C. petyt] written pety; but petit in MS. Cott. Vesp. B. 16.]Bien dire et bien soffrir · fait lui soffrant a bien venir.[soffrir] soffrer R; but the rime requires soffrir. lui] le in MS. Cott.; ly in Whitaker; but lui in MS. Camb. Dd. 3. 13.]For-þi I rede," quod reson · "rewle þi tonge bettere,And ar þow lakke [eny] lyf · loke if þow be to preyse! [[eny] so in MS. Cott.; mis|written my in R.]For is no creature vnder criste · can formen hym-seluen;And if a man miȝte make · hym-self goed to þe poeple,Vch a lif wold be lakles · leue þow non other.Line 382 Ne þow schalt fynde but fewe · fayne for to hereOf here defautes foule · by-for hem rehersed.] [374—384. In R only. Cf. Text C, where some of these lines may be found.]¶ Þe wyse and þe witty · wrote þus in þe bible,
De re que te non molestat, [noli] certare.
[þe (2)] C om. que te] quiete R. [noli WCOB] noly L; nolite R.]For be a man faire or foule · it falleth nouȝte for to lakke
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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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