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.)

                                
                                  That whilom warned men by-fore · what shoulde by-falle after. [whilom IFTG] whilen PE; wel lome M. by-falle] fallen F.] 
                                
                                  Shupmen and shephurdes · by the seuen sterres [Shupmen] Schipmen MFTG; Schepmen EI.] 
                                
                                  Wisten while and tolden · whenne hit shoulde reynen. [while] wel I; wel ofte M; sum tyme F. hit] þat hit M.] 
                                
                                  Tyliers þat tyleden þe erthe · tolden here maystres [tyleden] tiliede I; tilied F; tilide T. þat tyleden] of M. tolden] sum tyme toold F. here] to heore M.] 
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                                  By þe seed þat þei sewe · what þei shoulde notye, [notye] notiȝe M; note FG. shoulde notye] sulle myghte I; selle miȝte T.] 
                                
                                  And what lyue by and lene · þe londe was so trewe. [was] whas P; ys (wrongly) G.] 
                                
                                  Now failleþ þis folke · boþe sowers and shupmen, [Now] But now F. þis] our F. sowers] felders F; folwers I. shupmen] schipmen MFITEG.] 
                                
                                  Noþer þei knoweþ ne conneþ · o cours by a-noþer. [A page 275]  [knoweþ] ne knoweþ I. con|neþ] kunneþ E; cunne M; þei can F. o] on M. a-noþer] an oþer EMG.] 
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                                  Astronomyens al-so · aren at here wittes end; [aren] ben ME (badly). al-so aren] arn also · alle F. here wittes] miswritten ere whittes P.] 
                                
                                  Of þat was calculed of þe clymat · the contrarye þey fyndeth. [calculed] i-calkuled M. was calculed] þei calcle F.] 
                                
                                  Grammere, þat grounde is of alle · by-gyleþ now children; [þat—is] þat is ground M; þe grounde I. now] nowþe MF; nouthe I; now þe T.] 
                                
                                  For þer is nouthe non · who so nymeþ hede, [þer is] is þer M; is I. nouthe] now E; now of hem F; IT om. nouthe non] no withg now M. hede EMIT] heede F; miswritten hete P.] 
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                                  That can [versifie] fayre · oþer formeliche endite, [That] T om. [versifie IFT] uersefiȝe M; versfy E; uersie P. versifie fayre] faire versifie F. oþer] ne M. formeliche] foormally F; formaly T. OBS. T wrongly makes ll. 108, 109 into one line; and I makes ll. 108—110 into two lines.] 
                                
                                  Ne þat can construen kyndeliche · þat poetes maden. [107—110. G omits.]  [þat can] I om. þat (2)] þat þe M. maden] haue maked F.] 
                                
                                  Gowe now to eny degre · and, bote gyle be halde a mayster, [Gowe] so PEI; Go we MFTG. and] F om. bote] I om. halde] i-holde M; holde ITG; hadde E; F om. a] M om.]

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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 313
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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