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.)

                                
                                  With disceit of here derknesse; · þe deuell hem a|drenche!
                                  Line 92 
                                
                                  Be kende to thi clergi · and comfort þe pouere;
                                
                                  Cherissh thy champyons · and chief men of Armes;
                                
                                  And suche as presoners mowe pike · with poyntes of werre,
                                
                                  Lete hem welde that they wynne · & worþyly hem þonke. [welde] miswritten wilde.] 
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                                  And suche as castels mowe cacche · or eny clos tounes, [Cf. C. 4. 251—253.] 
                                
                                  Geve hem as gladly · than shalt þou gete hertes.
                                
                                  For god in his gospell · asketh no thyng elles
                                
                                  But oonly loue for love · and let hym be levest.
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                                  Also he that is stronge · strokes for to dele,
                                
                                  Make hym thy marchall · and maner his maistre,
                                
                                  That for his doughtynesse · men mowe hym drede,
                                
                                  And for his wysdom and witte · the better to be ware. [folio 5b] 
                                
                                  Knyghtes of thy counseill · connyng in armes, [connyng] miswritten comyng.] 
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                                  That been seker at asay · and sober to thy frendes,
                                
                                  Suche thou shuldest comfort · be cours of thy kende,
                                
                                  That lede here lyves · in labour for thy loue.
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                                  Loke þou haue suche a man · that loueth not to lye,
                                
                                  A faithfull Philosofre · þat flater woll never;
                                
                                  For he that fareth as a faane · folowyng þy wille,
                                
                                  Worche þou well or woo · he woll þe not amende.
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                                  Lere lettrewre in þy youthe · as a lord befalleth,
                                
                                  Whan þou to parlement shall passe · þere lordes shull pere;
                                
                                  For to her of thy wysdom · þey woll awayte after,
                                
                                  And though her speche be but small · þe more be here þoughtes.
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                                  For yif þou haue no science · to shewe of thy-self,
                                
                                  But as a Brokour to go Borowe · pore mennes wittes, [Brokour] miswritten Brogour; see B. 2. 65.] 
                                
                                  That were most myscheef · þat myght a lord befalle,

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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 528
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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