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 pryked forth with pryde · preyseth he no vertue, [pryked] prikeþ W.] 
                                
                                  [Ne] careth nouȝte how kynde slow · and shal come atte laste, [[Ne WR] He CO; And B; A (= he) L. slow] slawe C. slow—come] shal come · and sle hym B.] 
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                                  And culle alle erthely creature[s] · saue conscience one. [culle] kille WCOB; calle R. creatures] so in WCOB; creature LR.] 
                                
                                  Lyf leep asyde · and lauȝte hym a lemman, [leep] lep CB; lepte W. leep asyde] seith occide (!) R.] 
                                
                                  "Heel & I," quod he · "and hieghnesse of herte
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                                  Shal do þe nouȝte drede · noyther deth ne elde,
                                
                                  And to forȝete sorwe · and ȝyue nouȝte of synne." [And] But O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ This lyked lyf · and his lemman fortune,
                                
                                  And geten in her glorie · a gadelyng atte laste,
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                                  One þat moche wo wrouȝte · sleuthe was his name. [wo] R om.] 
                                
                                  Sleuthe wex wonder ȝerne · and sone was of age,
                                
                                  And wedded one wanhope · a wenche of þe stuwes. [stuwes] stif-hous B.] 
                                
                                  Her syre was a sysour · þat neure swore treuthe,
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                                  One Thomme two-tonge · ateynte at vch a queste. [two-tonge] two-tonges B. a queste] enqueste W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ This sleuthe was war of werre · and a slynge made, [was] wex COB. war—werre] werre & werre O.] 
                                
                                  And threwe drede of dyspayre · a dozein myle aboute. [threwe] drow B. of] & O.] 
                                
                                  For care conscience þo · cryed vpon elde,
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                                  And bad hym fonde to fyȝte · and afere wanhope. [hym] R om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And elde hent good hope · and hastilich he shifte hym, [elde] helpe B. he] O om. shifte] chifte B.] 
                                
                                  And wayued awey wanhope · and with lyf he fyȝteth, [fyȝteth] fighted CB.] 
                                
                                  And lyf fleigh for fere · to fysyke after helpe,
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                                  And bisouȝte hym of socoure · and of his salue hadde, [hadde] he hadde W.] 
                                
                                  And gaf hym golde, good woon · þat gladded his herte, [And] He W. golde] goel R. his herte] here hertes R.] 
                                
                                  And þei gyuen hym agayne · a glasen houve. [gyuen] gafyn B. houve] howue WCOB; houe R.]

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

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