PASSUS XIX (DO-BET II).
[TITLE. So PMG; Incipit passus se|cundus EF; IT om.] Hic Incipit Passus Secundus de Dobet.
"LEue liberum arbitrium," quaþ ich · "ich leyue, as ich hope, [A page 288] [leyue] leue EMITG; leeue F.]
Thou couþest telle and teche me · to charite, ich leyue?" [couþest] coudest MFI. telle] telle me I. ich leyue] i leue ME; as I leue ITG; as I leeue F.]
Then louh liberum arbitrium · and ladde me forþ with tales, [louh] louȝe E; louȝ T; louȝh FG; low M; lowe I.]
Til we comen in-to a contree · cor-hominis hit hyhte, [A page 289]
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Herber of alle pryuytees · and of holynesse. [Herber] Erbere E; Herbarwe M. and] & al-so G.]
Euene in þe myddes · an ympe, as hit were, [M omits. myddes] myddus is F.]
Þat hihte ymago-dei · graciousliche hit growede. [hihte] F om. hit growede] it growith FG; I-graued I.]
Thenne gan ich asken what hit hyhte · and he me sone tolde—
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"Þe tree hihte trewe-loue," quaþ he · "the trinite hit sette; [hihte] hatteþ MT; hatte IG; hit F.]
Þorgh louely lokynge hit lyueþ · and launceþ vp blossemes, [lokynge] likyng T.]
The whiche blosmes burnes · benygne-speche callen; [whiche] wiche P. blosmes] blosme F. burnes] barnes M. call|en] it calleþ ITG; hit callen E; is calde F.]
And þer-of comeþ a good frut · þe which men callen werkes [good] grete I. frut] fruyt MIFTG. which] wich P. men] me F.]
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