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.)

                                
                                  For ich shal lene hem lyflode · bote yf þe lond faile, [A page 75]  [B page 94]  [hem] ȝow M. yf] I om.] 
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                                  As longe as ich lyue · for oure lordes loue in heuene. [lyue IMSEG] leue P; but see l. 57. oure] I om. in] of IMSG.] 
                                
                                  And alle manere men · þat by þis molde buþ susteyned, [þis] þe I. molde] land M. buþ] beþ S; ben E; is MI.] 
                                
                                  Helpeþ hem to worche wyghtly · þat wynneþ ȝoure fode." [hem] him MIG. to] IS om. wyghtly] whyghtly P; wyȝtly S; withly M; wittiliche I.] 
                                
                                  "By cryst," quaþ a knyȝt þo · "he kenneþ ous þe beste;
                                
                                  Ac on þe teeme trewely · tauht was ich neuere; [on—teeme] one tyme I. trewe|ly] trywely P.] 
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                                  Ich wolde ich couthe," quaþ þe knyȝt · "by cryst and hus moder;
                                
                                  Ich wolde a-saye som tyme · for solas, as hit were."
                                
                                  "Sykerliche, syre knyȝt" · seide peers þenne, [knyȝt] knyiȝt P; cf. l. 21.] 
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                                  "Ich shal swynke and swete · and sowe for us boþe, [us] hus P.] 
                                
                                  And laboure for þe while þou lyuest · al þy lyf-tyme, [for þe] S om. þe—lyuest] þo þou louest I. lyuest EMS] liuist G; leuest P; cf. l. 57. þy] my ISG.] 
                                
                                  In couenaunt þat þou kepe · holy [kirke] and my-selue [[kirke I] churche PEMS. my EIG] me PMS.] 
                                
                                  [Fro] wastours and wyckede men · þat þis worlde struen. [[Fro IMSG] For PE. and] and fro I. þis IMSE] þys G; þus P. struen] struyen E; stryen SG; stroyen I; distryen M.] 
                                
                                  And go honte hardiliche · to hares and to foxes, [hardiliche] hardileche P. foxes] uoxes M.] 
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                                  To bores and to bockes · þat brekeþ a-doune menne hegges; [A page 76]  [bockes] buckus S; bukkes lG. a-doune] doun MSE. menne] men E; myn MG; my S.] 
                                
                                  And faite þy faucones · to culle wylde foules; [B page 95]  [And faite] And affaite I; Afaite MSG. þy] þe S. culle] kille þe I.] 
                                
                                  For þei comen to my croft · my corn to defoule."
                                
                                  Corteysliche þe knyȝt þen · comsede þese wordes; [knyȝt] knyitȝ (sic) P; kinge I. þen] þo M. comsede] conseyuede M. þese MS] þise I; þes P; þis E.] 
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                                  "By my power, peers · ich plyghte þe my treuthe,
                                
                                  To defende þe in faith · fyghte þauh ich sholde."

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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?
Canvas: Page 140
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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