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 whan he is wery of þat werke · þanne wil he some tyme [tyme] B om.]Labory in a lauendrye · wel þe lengthe of a myle, [Labory] so in R; Labouren WCOB. a (1)] WCOB om. wel] O om.]And ȝerne in-to ȝouthe · and ȝepliche speke [ȝouthe] þouȝt B. speke] seche R (which seems better).]Pryde with al þe appurtenaunce · and pakken hem to|gyderes, [appurtenaunce] appurten|aunces W; appurtenantz C; purten|aunce R.]Line 184 And bouken hem at his brest · and beten hem clene,And leggen on longe · with laboraui in gemitu meo, [leggen] lyggen C. on] a B.]And with warme water at his eyghen · wasshen hem after. [eyghen] eyȝes R; yen O.]And þanne he syngeth whan he doth so · & some tyme seith wepyng,
Cor contritum & humiliatum, deus, non de|spicies."
[And] R om.]Line 188 ¶ "By cryst, I wolde þat I knewe hym," quod I · "no creature leuere!" [quod I] COB om.]¶ "With-outen helpe of Piers plowman," quod he · "his persone seestow neuere." [Piers] peres þe R. seestow] seest þow ROB.]¶ "Where clerkes knowen hym," quod I · "þat kepen holykirke?" [Where] Wheiþer W. clerkes knowen] clergie knew CB. þat] þa R. kirke] cherche RCB.]¶ "Clerkes haue no knowyng," quod he · "but by werkes and bi wordes. [knowyng] knowlechynge R. bi] COB om.]Line 192 Ac piers þe plowman · parceyueth more depper [Ac] An C. parceyueth] per|ceyued CO.]What is þe wille and wherfore · þat many wyȝte suffreth,
Et vidit deus cogitaciones eorum.
[[What W] þat LR (marked in L) Wher COB. þe] R om. wille] welle CB. wyȝte] wit R; a wiȝt O. Et] And R. vidit] vidis C.]For þere ar ful proude-herted men · paciente of tonge, [ar] er C; arn O; is B: herted] herte R.]
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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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