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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.)

And, as þou demest, wil þei do · alle here dayes after;
Pacientes vincunt, &c."]
[164—171. In R only; but cf. C|Text, which has a passage epitomized from it.] ¶ "It is but a dido," quod þis doctour · "a dysoures tale. Al þe witt of þis worlde · and wiȝte mennes strengthe [folio 55] [and] ne R. wiȝte] wiþ O; wiȝth B.] Can nouȝt confourmen a pees · bytwene þe pope and his enemys, [þe pope] W om. cnemys] enmye B; enemye C.] 174 Ne bitwene two cristene kynges · can no wiȝte pees make, [wiȝte] wiȝth B.] Profitable to ayther peple" · and put þe table fro hym, And toke clergye and conscience · to conseille, as it were, 177 Þat pacience þo moste passe · for pilgrimes kunne wel lye. [pacience] pacien (sic) C. þo] þoo O; þow W. moste] moost C; mote R.] ¶ Ac conscience carped loude · and curteislich seide, [Ac] And C. loude] aloude R.] "Frendes, fareth wel" · and faire spake to clergye, 180 "For I wil go with þis gome · if god wil ȝiue me grace, [me] the CB.] And be pilgryme with pacience · til I haue proued more." ¶ "What?" quod clergye to conscience · "ar ȝe coueitouse nouthe [ar] er C.] After ȝeresȝyues or ȝiftes · or ȝernen to rede redeles? [or (1)] an C; & O; and B. or (2)] other R. to] ye to C; ȝe to B. redeles] rideles CO.] I shal brynge ȝow a bible · a boke of þe olde lawe, 185 And lere ȝow, if ȝow lyke · þe leest poynte to knowe, [ȝow lyke] ȝe liken R. leest] best COB.] Þat pacience þe pilgryme · perfitly knewe neuere." [þat] R om. neuere] euere R.] ¶ "Nay, bi cryste," quod conscience to clergye · "god þe forȝelde, [to clergye] CB om.] 188 For al þat pacience me profreth · proude am I litel. [litel] ful litil O; but litile CB.] Ac þe wille of þe wye · and þe wille [of] folke here [Ac] And C. þe (2)] that CB. þe wille (2)] ȝe wolen O; ye wille CB. [of WO] LCRB om.] Hath moeued my mode · to mourne for my synnes. [moeued] meued WRO; moued C.]
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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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