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.)

                                
                                  ¶ "Poule in his pistle," quod he · "preueth what is dowel;Fides, spes, caritas; & maior horum, &c. [Poule] With poule R. pistle] pistles R. preueth] proues C. &] R om. horum] R om.] 
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                                  Feith, hope, and charitee · and alle ben good, [and (2)] R om. good] goed R.] 
                                
                                  And sauen men sundry tymes · ac none so sone as charite. [ac] and C.] 
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                                  For he doth wel with-oute doute · þat doth as lewte techeth;
                                
                                  Þat is, if þow be man maried · þi make þow louye, [þow] he CB.] 
                                
                                  And lyue forth as lawe wole · while ȝe lyuen bothe. [And] R om. while] þe while R. bothe] here COB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Riȝt so if þow be Religious · renne þow neuere ferther [ferther] þe ferþer B.] 
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                                  To Rome ne to Rochemadore · but as þi reule techeth, [Rochemadore] Rochemadour CROB; Rochemador W.] 
                                
                                  And holde þe vnder obedyence · þat heigh wey is to heuene. [heigh] þe hiȝe B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And if þow be mayden to marye · and miȝte wel contynue, [mayden] mayde & R. con|tynue] contene O.] 
                                
                                  Seke þow neuere seynt forther · for no soule helthe. [neuere] nere R. no] thy CB.] 
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                                  For what made Lucyfer · to lese þe heigh heuene,
                                
                                  Or salamon his sapience · or sampson his strengthe? [or] other R.] 
                                
                                  Iob þe Iewe his ioye · dere he it abouȝte, [C omits. dere he it] dere it he O; dere he B; ful deere W.] 
                                
                                  Arestotle and other mo · ypocras, & virgyle;
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                                  Alisaundre þat al wan · elengelich ended. [Alisaundre] Alexander C. ended] endeden O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Catel and kynde witte · was combraunce to hem alle. [combraunce] a combraunce B.] 
                                
                                  Felyce hir fayrnesse · fel hir al to sklaundre;
                                
                                  And Rosamounde riȝt so · reufully bysette, [folio 50]  [reufully] reuful B. bysette] besette R; to bileue W.] 
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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 194
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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