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.)

                                
                                  ¶ "Icham sori," quod Envye · "I ne am but seldene oþer, [ne am] nam H; am TU. seldene] selde TH; seldom U.] 
                                
                                  And þat Makeþ me so mad · for I ne may me venge." [And] U omits.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Þenne com Couetyse · I couþe him not discreue, [couþe] can THU. him] U omits.] 
                                
                                  So hungri and so holewe · sire herui him loked. [hungri] hungrily T. so] TH omit. herui] heruy THU.] 
                                  Line 108 
                                
                                  He was bitel-brouwed · with twei blered eiȝen, [folio 398a:1]  [He was bittirbrowid & babirlippid boþe Wiþ two bleride eiȝen as a liþene purs lollide his chekis T; He was bitelbrowid & babirlippid wiþ two brode iȝen And as a leþerne pors lollide his chekes H; He was babir|lippid and eek biterbrowed Wiþ two blerid eyȝen as a lethern purse U; (TU faulty)] 
                                
                                  And lyk a leþerne pors · lullede his chekes;
                                
                                  ¶ In A toren Tabart · of twelue Wynter Age; [toren] broun H; tore U. age] old H.] 
                                
                                  But ȝif a lous couþe lepe · I con hit not I-leue [ȝif] U om. con] may THU. I-leue] yleue H; leue T; trowe U.] 
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                                  Heo scholde wandre on þat walk · hit was so þred-bare. [Heo] he T; how heo H; þat he ne U. wandre—walk] wandre on þat walsshe scarlet T; walke on þat wede H; slideren þeron U. hit—so] so was it T; so was U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Ichaue ben Couetous," quod þis Caityf · "I be|knowe hit heere; [Two lines in U, viz. I haue louyd couetise al my lif tyme, I knowe it here byfore crist & his clene modir; T has, I haue ylouid coueitise, quaþ he, al my lif tyme, and also I knowe hire at begin. of l. 115; H and V shew the true old form.] 
                                
                                  For sum tyme I Seruede · Simme atte noke, [simme] symoun H. atte] at þe THU.] 
                                
                                  And was his pliht prentys · his profyt to loke. [H omits. pliht prentys] pren|tis ypliȝt T; prentis aplight U.] 
                                  Line 116 
                                
                                  ¶ Furst I leornede to Lyȝe · A lessun or tweyne, [lessun or] lef oþer T; leef oþer U.] 
                                
                                  And wikkedliche for to weie · was myn oþer lessun. [weie] wynne U. was—lessun] was my ferste lesson TU; certis was þe þridde H.] 
                                
                                  ¶ To Winchestre and to Wych · Ich wente to þe Feire [Wych] wy TU; wellis H.] 
                                
                                  With mony maner marchaundise · as my mayster hihte; [hihte] me hiȝte T; me bad H; me tauȝte U.] 
                                
                                  Bote nedde þe grace of gyle · I-gon a-mong my ware, [Bote nedde] Ne hadde TU.] 
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                                  Hit hedde ben vn-sold þis seuen ȝer · so me god helpe! [ben—ȝer] ofte be vnsold H.]

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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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