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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.)

Ac satisfaccioun seketh oute þe rote · and bothe sleeth and voideth, [Ac] And C.] And, as it neuere had ybe · to nouȝt bryngeth dedly synne, [And] And (printed An) W. ybe] be R.] Þat it neuere eft is seen, ne sore · but semeth a wounde yheled." [it] it is COB. is] COB om. ne] COB om. semeth] semees C; as B. yheled] heled CB.] 96 ¶ "Where woneth charite?" quod haukyn · "I wiste neuere in my lyue [Where] ȝe where R. woneth] wonyeþ W; wonnes C. In margin of O—Where is charite. neuere] nere R.] Man þat with hym spake · as wyde as I haue passed!" ¶ "Þere parfit treuthe and pouere herte is · and pacience of tonge, [and] & þanne O.] Þere is charitee, þe chief chaumbrere · for god hym|selue!" [þe] B om. chaumbrere] chamber C; chaumbre R; chaum|ber B.] 100 ¶ "Whether paciente pouerte," quod haukyn · "be more plesaunte to owre driȝte [paciente] pacience and R; pacience or B; pacience C. driȝte] lord R; sight C; siȝt B.] Þan ricchesse riȝtfulliche ywonne · and resonablelich yspended?" [ywonne] I-wonne R; wonne WCB; wonnen O. yspended] de|spended W; spende C; spendid OB.] ¶ "Ȝe, quis est ille?" quod pacience · "quik laudabi|mus eum. [ȝe] ȝhe O; ȝee B.] Þough men rede of richchesse · riȝt to þe worldes ende, [þough] Thouȝt C. rede] red|den O.] I wist neuere renke þat riche was · þat whan he rekne sholde, [renke] freik B. þat (2)] þan B.] 105 Whan it drow to his deth-day · þat he ne dred hym sore, [it] he WCOB. drow] drogh W; droue C; drouȝ B. dred] dredde WOB; dradde R.] And þat atte rekenyng in arrerage fel · rather þan oute of dette. [þat] R om. atte] at þe WRC OB.]
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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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