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.)

                                
                                  For resoun wolde haue reherced þe · riȝte as clergye saide.
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                                  Ac for þine entermetyng · here artow forsake;Philosophus esses, si tacuisses. [Ac] And CO. artow] art þow ROB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Adam, whiles he spak nouȝt · had paradys at wille, [whiles] miswritten whhiles in L; þe whiles R; whilis B.] 
                                
                                  Ac whan he mameled aboute mete · and entermeted to knowe [entermeted] entermet hym C; entirmetid hym B.] 
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                                  Þe wisdom and þe witte of god · he was put fram blisse; [and] of COB. was] C om. fram] fram þe R; fra C; fro B.] 
                                
                                  And riȝt so ferde resoun bi the; · þow with rude speche [rude] þi rude WCB.] 
                                
                                  Lakkedest, and losedest þinge · þat longed nouȝt to be done; [losedest] losest C. longed] longed þe W; longeþ B. to be done] þe to done R; to doone W; to done O; to be doute CB.] 
                                
                                  Þo hadde he no lykynge · forto lere þe more. [lere] lerne O.] 
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                                  ¶ Pruide now and presumpcioun · per auenture, wole þe appele, [wole] wol WR; wolen OB; wyl C.] 
                                
                                  That clergye þi compaignye · ne kepeth nouȝt to sue. [þi] in þi R. ne] W om. to sue] efte to sitte R.] 
                                
                                  Shal neuere chalangynge ne chydynge · chaste a man so sone [Shal] For schal R. chaste] chastie C; chastise O; caste B.] 
                                
                                  As shal shame, and shenden hym · and shape hym to amende. [shape] schapen R.] 
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                                  For lat a dronken daffe · in a dyke falle, [dyke] dyk W; diche OB.] 
                                
                                  Late hym ligge, loke nouȝte on hym · til hym lest to ryse; [lest] liste WC; list RB. to ryse] aryse W.] 
                                
                                  For þough resoun rebuked hym þanne · [reccheth [he] neuere,
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                                  Of clergie ne of his conseil · he counteth nouȝt a rusche;

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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 190
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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