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 with richesse tho ribaudes · rathest men by-gylen; [And] But T. with] whit P. tho] þo EFT; of G; miswritten to P.] 
                                
                                  For þer þat rychesse regneþ · reuerences foleweth, [A page 247]  [þat] as F; T om. reuerences] reuerence T. foleweth] hem folwen F.] 
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                                  And þat is plesaunt to pruyde · in poure and in riche.
                                
                                  The ryche [is] yreuerenced · by reson of his richesse, [The] And þe T; For þe F. [is EFTG] P om. yreuerenced E] yreuerencede P; reuerenced FT. his EFT] is P; G om.] 
                                
                                  There þe poure is yput by-hynde · and can parauntre more [yput] putte E; put FTG. can parauntre] per-auntur can FT.] 
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                                  Of wit and of wysedome · þat fer wey is bettere [wit FG] wyt T; witt E; whiȝt (badly) P. fer EFT] feer P; for G.] 
                                
                                  Than richesse oþer reaulte · and raþer yhurde in heuene. [oþer] & G. and] an P. yhurde] iherde E; I-herd F; herd T; y-hurd G.] 
                                
                                  For þe ryche haþ muche to rekene · and ryȝt softe walkiþ [ryȝt G] riȝt EFT; ryȝth P.] 
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                                  The heye wey to-heuene-warde; · he halt hit nat ful euene;
                                
                                  There þe poure presseþ by-fore · with a pak at hus rygge,Opera enim illorum seq[u]untur illos. [presseþ] preceth F. with] whit P. enim] TG om. illorum] eorum TG. sequuntur] secuntur FEG; sequntur PT.] 
                                
                                  Batauntlyche, as beggers don · and boldeliche he craueþ, [G omits.] 
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                                  For hus pouerte and pacience · perpetuel ioye. [and] & his T.] 
                                
                                  Also pruyde in richesse regneþ · raþer þan in pouerte; [Also] And TG. pruyde] prude E; pride F.] 
                                
                                  Oþer in þe maister oþer in þe man · som mancion he shewith. [in (2)] G om. mancion] men|cion T. shewith] schewed E.] 
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                                  Ac in pouerte þer pacience is · pruyde hath no myȝte, [Ac] But T. þer] þat G. myȝte EF] miȝt T; myȝghte P; miȝht G.] 
                                
                                  Ne non of the seuene synnes · sitte [ne may] þer longe, [[ne may EF] may T; no man (!) P. ne—þer] þer mai G.] 
                                
                                  Ne haue power in pouerte · yf pacience hit folewe. [hit] him F.]

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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 283
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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