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.)

                                
                                  Alle kynne cristene · cleuynge on o wyl, [cleuynge E] cleuyng FTG; cleueynge I; a better spelling than clyuynge P; cleymyng (wrongly) M. on] in I.] 
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                                  With-oute gyle and gabbynge · gyue and selle and lene. [and (1)] or M. and (2)] G om. and (3)] T om. lene] lene & loue T (which omits Loue in l. 130).] 
                                
                                  Loue lawe with-oute leaute · lowable was it neuere; [lowable] allowable TI; alow|able FG.] 
                                
                                  God lereþ no lyf to loue · with-oute leel cause:
                                
                                  Iewes, gentiles, and sarrasines · Iugen hem-selue [gentiles and] and gentil I; & ientil T.] 
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                                  That leeliche þei by-leyuen · and ȝut here lawe [dyuerseþ]; [[dyuerseþ EMIFTG] dyuersen P.] 
                                
                                  And on god þat al by-gan · with goode herte þei honoureþ, [on] o ITG; oo F; of E.] 
                                
                                  [And eiþer loueþ, and bileuiþ · in on lord al-myȝti.] [From M; also in IFGT; PE om. eiþer] ayþer IG; aither oþur F. bileueþ] leeueth F.] 
                                
                                  Ac oure lorde loueþ no loue · bote lawe be þe cause; [loueþ] alloweþ I.] 
                                
                                  For lechours louen aȝen þe lawe · and at þe laste beeþ dampned:
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                                  And theeues [louen, and] leaute haten · and at þe laste beeþ hanged: [[louen and T] louyen and I; PEMFG om. (But cf. ll. 137, 139.) theeues--at] lurdeynus þat lewte hate · at F. hanged] i-hanget M.] 
                                
                                  And leelle men louen as lawe techeþ · and loue þer-of aryseþ, [And—as] Ac leel loueth & F. men] G om. louen] lyue I.] 
                                
                                  The which is hefd of charite · and hele of mannes soule.Dilige deum propter deum; id propter ueritatem est. Et inimicum tuum propter mandatum; id propter legem est. Et amicum propter amorem; id est, propter caritatem. [hefd] hed EMFG; þe hede I; þe heuid T. For id, MITG have i., and omit est (thrice); F has id est the first time only, and i. afterwards.] 
                                
                                  Loue God, for he is good · and grounde of alle treuthe;
                                
                                  Loue þyn enemy entyerly · godes heste to ful-fille; [entyerly] enterli M; enterly EG.] 
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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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