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.)

"Nay, lord," quaþ þat ladi · "leef him þe worse Line 168 Whon ȝe witen witerliche · Wher þe wrong lihþ. [lihþ] liggeþ TD; liþ H; duel|lith U.] ¶ Þer Mischef is gret lord · Meede may helpe, [grete lord] gret TUD; most H. mede—helpe] mede it may amende H; mede mayde may helpe D.] And þou knowest, Concience · I com not to chyde, [And þou knowest] þou know|ist wel H. com not] can nouȝt for T.] Ne to depraue þi persone · with a proud herte. [depraue] dispise U.] Line 172 ¶ Wel þou wost, Concience · (But ȝif þou wolt lyȝe), Þow hast honged on my Nekke · Enleue tymes; [Nekke] half TUD (one would expect to find half (= hals, a neck) but it is plainly half). Enleue] en|leuene TU; elleuen DH.] And eke I-gripen of my gold · and ȝiuen þer þe lykede. [I-gripen of] grepe TD; gripen U. ȝyuen þer] gyue it where TD. lykede] list H; likiþ TD.] Whi þou wraþþest þe now · wonder me þinkeþ! Line 176 For ȝit I may as I mihte · menske þe wiþ ȝiftes, [For] THUD omit. menske] mylde U; auaunce TD.] And Meyntene þi Monhede · more þen þou knowest, And þou hast famed me foule · bifore the kyng heere. [And] But H. heere] nowþe H.] ¶ For Culde I neuere no kyng · ne counseilede þer-after; [

Culde] kilde TU; kelled D. H reads,

& I agult hym neuer · ne his counsel neþer.

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Ne dude i neuere as þou dust · I do hit on þe kyng! [Ne—dust] Ne dide as þou demist TUD; for I dede neuer as þou didest H. þe kyng] þy-silue H.] Line 181 ¶ In Normandie nas he not · a-nuyȝed for my sake; [anuyȝed—sake] noied for me U.] Ac þou þi-self soþliche · schomedest him þere, [schomedest] asshamidest T; aschamyd H; schamed D. þere] ofte TD. U reads, Ac þou self sikerly · conseiledest hym þennes: see l. 199.] Creptest in-to a Caban · for Colde of þi nayles, [Creptest] þou creptest H; Crope TD; creep U.] Line 184 Wendest þat wynter · wolde haue last euere, [Wendest] þou wendest H. haue] UD omit. last] y-last H.] And dreddest to haue ben ded · for a dim Cloude, [to—ded] þe to be deed U; to be ded T; for to be ded D.] And hastedest hamward · for hunger of þi wombe! [And hastedest] And hastide þe TD; þou hastedest þee H; & hasti|dest þe U.] ¶ Withouten pite, pilour! · pore Men þou robbedest, [pite] riȝt H. pilour] þou pilour HU.]
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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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