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.)

                                
                                  Is noþer peter þe porter · ne paul with his fauchon, [Is] Nis M. þe] ne (!) E. with] whit P. his] þe T.] 
                                
                                  That wolde defende me heuene dore · dynge ich neuere so late. [wolde] wole MG; wile T. dore] dere M.] 
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                                  At myd-nyȝt, at mydday · my uoise is so yknowe, [G omits. nyȝt EF] niȝt T; nyth M; nyȝth P. at] ne at M. uoise] vois EFT; voys M.] 
                                
                                  Þat eche creature þat loueþ criste · welcomeþ me faire." [G omits. welcomeþ] wol|comeþ P.] 
                                
                                  "Wher-of serue ȝe?" ich seide · "syre liberum arbi|trium?"
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                                  "Of som tyme to fyghte," quaþ he · "falsnesse to de|struye, [Of] MF om. he] y G; he þo F.] 
                                
                                  And som tyme to suffre · boþe sorwe and teene, [suffre] suffre also F. sorwe—teene] tene & sorewe T.] 
                                
                                  Layke oþer leue · at my lykynge chese, [G omits. leue] bi-leue M. F has—Where I wol laike or leue · at my likyng I chese.] 
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                                  To do wel oþer wikke · a wil with a reyson, [wikke T] wicke EM; wike P; wik F; wikkede G. a wil] he wile (wrongly) T.] 
                                
                                  And may nat be with-oute a body · to bere me wher hym lykeþ." [wher—lykeþ] aboute F. hym] me G.] 
                                
                                  "Thenne is þat body bettere þan þow," quaþ ich · "nay," quaþ he, "no betere; [bettere (1)] bet MF.] 
                                
                                  Bote as a wode were a fure · þenne worchen [þei] boþe, [a (1)] F om. a fure] on fuyre M; in fire T. [þei M] PEFTG omit; but it makes the sense clear.] 
                                
                                  And ayþer is oþeres heete · and also of a wil; [heete] help M. a] on M; o EFG; T om.] 
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                                  And so is man þat haþ hus mynde · myd liberum arbitrium. [myd] myþ T; with F; wiþ G.] 
                                
                                  And þe whyle ich quyke þe cors · cald am ich anima; [F omits. þe whyle] while MG; whiles T; þe wyle P. quyke] am quyk in T. cors TG] corps M; cours P. cald—ich] I am cald T.] 
                                
                                  And whenne ich wilne oþer wolde · animus ich hyhte, [whenne] wenne P. oþer] and MTG. hyhte] hiȝte MF; hatte T. animus—hyhte] cald am y Animus G.]

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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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