Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.)

Of alle fretynge venymes · þe vilest is þe scorpion; [Of] For of IT. fretynge venymes] ffretande venym T. vilest] foulest M; filist E. is] M om.] May no medecyne amende · þe place þer he styngeþ, [styngeþ] stynkeþ (!) E.] Til he be ded, ydo þer-to · and þenne hit destroieþ [be] IT om. ydo] and i-do M; & do F. and] M om. hit] he IT. destroieþ MIF] distroyeþ T; distrieþ P; destruyeþ E.] The ferst venemoste · thorgh vertu of hym-selue. [venemoste] venymoste T; venymeste I; venymest M; venymous|heede F; venymost þing E.] 161 And so shal this deþ for-do · ich [dar] my lyf legge, [for-do] do M. [dar EFIT] þar P; schal M.] Al þat deþ and þe deuel · dude formest to eue. [157—163. G omits.] Ryght as þe gylour þorw gyle · by-gylede man formest, [Ryght] And right IT. as] so as M.] So shal grace þat al by-gan · make a good ende, [al by-gan] bigan al IT (which runs better); but see l. 222.] 165 And by-gyle þe gylour · and þat is a good sleithe;
Ars ut artem falleret."
[And] & so F. and] M om. a] I om.] "Now suffre we," seide treuthe · "ich seo, as me thynkeþ, Out of þe nype of þe north · nat ful fer hennes, [nype] so PEMFT. nat] þat is (!) E. fer MIFTG] ferre E; feer P.] 168 Ryghtwisnesse come rennynge; · reste we þe whyle; [Ryghtwisnesse] Rightwisnesse IEFT; Rythwisnesse PM; cf. l. 177. come] comeþ M. þe] a M; þere T. whyle] wyle P; whiles I.] For he wot more þan we · he was er we boþe." [he] so PIFTG; ȝo E; sche M (twice); but note that he here = hue = she; cf. l. 178. er] er þan P (but EIMFTG omit þan); or EIF.] "That is soth," seide mercy · "and ich seo her by southe, [and] G om. ich] T om.] Wher comeþ pees pleyinge · in pacience [y]cloþed. [ycloþed EMITG] cloþed PF.] 172 Loue heore haþ coueyted longe · leyue ich non oþer [heore—coueyted] haþ y-co|ueyted hire I; hadde coueitid hire T. leyue] & now leue F.] Bote loue haue sent heore som lettere · what þis light bymeneþ [haue—heore] hure haþ i-sent M. what] þat M. bymeneþ] brenneþ M.] That ouere-houeþ helle þus; · he shal ous telle." [he] so PIFTG; ȝo E; sche M; observe that he = hue, as above. ous] vs soone F. shal ous] vs schal I.]
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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.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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