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.)

                                
                                  Home in-to his owen erthe · and halde hym þer euere— [erthe] erd S; ȝerde I. þer euere] þerinne I.] 
                                
                                  "For ich am wel awreke · of wastours þorw þy myghte. [For] I om. awreke] awroke I. of] on M.] 
                                
                                  Ac ich praye þe," quaþ peers · "hunger, er þow wende,
                                
                                  Of beggers and of bydders · what best be to done? [and of] and IM. best be] be best S; is best M.] 
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                                  For ich wot wel, be þou went · worche þei wolle ful ylle; [B page 104]  [þou] hungur I.] 
                                
                                  Meschief hit makeþ · thei ben so meke nouthe,
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                                  And for defaute þis folke · folwen my hestes.
                                
                                  Hit is no þyng for loue · thei labour þus faste, [no—loue] noght for loue, leue it I. thei] þat þey S.] 
                                
                                  Bote for fere of famyn · in faith," seide peers;
                                
                                  "Ys no final loue with þis folke · for al here faire speche; [Ys] Þer is IM. final] so PG; fynel E; feyþful S; filial I; lel M. with] wit P.] 
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                                  And hit [ben] my blody broþren · for god bouhte vs alle. [hit] þei M. [ben EM] beþ S; aren PG; are I; see l. 52.] 
                                
                                  Treuthe tauhte me ones · to louye hem echone,
                                
                                  And helpen hem of alle þyng · ay as hem nedeþ. [helpen] to helpe I. ay] euere M.] 
                                
                                  Now wolde ich wite, or þow wentest · what were þe beste, [wolde ich] y wulde S. wite] white P. wentest] wendist I. what] wat P.] 
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                                  How ich myghte a-maistren hem · to louye and laboure [and] and to IM.] 
                                
                                  For here lyflode; · lere me, syre hunger." [lyflode] owne liflode S. lere] lern M. me] me now I.] 
                                
                                  "Now herkne," quaþ hunger · "and hold hit for a wysdome; [A page 85] 
                                
                                  Bolde beggeres and bygge · þat mowe here bred by|swynke, [Bolde] And bolde P; but IMSEG omit And. and bygge] þat begge I.] 
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                                  With houndes bred and hors-bred · hele hem when þei hungren,
                                
                                  And a-bane hem with benes · for bollynge of here wombe. [And] ISG om. bollynge] bolnyng M. wombe] wombes M.]

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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 150
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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