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.)

                                
                                  ¶ He myȝte neither steppe ne stonde · er he his staffe hadde; [ne] no C.] 
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                                  And þanne gan he go · liche a glewmannes bicche, [go] to goo B. glewmannes] glemannes W; glwemannes (sic) R.] 
                                
                                  Somme tyme aside · and somme tyme arrere, [A page 63]  [arrere] arere WCRB; a rere O.] 
                                
                                  As who-so leyth lynes · forto lacche foules. [lynes] lymȝerdis B. lacche] kacche B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And whan he drowgh to þe dore · þanne dymmed his eighen, [And] Ac R. eighen] eyȝes R.] 
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                                  He [stumbled] on þe thresshewolde · an threwe to þe erthe. [[stumbled WCO] stomlid B; trembled L; tremled R. thresshe|wolde] þreiswald B; þresshfold W. an] and W &c. threwe] throwe C; ouerþrew B.] 
                                
                                  Clement þe cobelere · cauȝte hym bi þe myddel,
                                
                                  For to lifte hym alofte · and leyde him on his knowes; [hym] C om. knowes] knowes, altered to knees C; knees O.] 
                                
                                  Ac glotoun was a gret cherle · and a grym in þe lift|ynge, [a grym] grym O; heuy B.] 
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                                  And coughed vp a caudel · in clementis lappe; [folio 22]  [coughed] cowede R; kowid B.] 
                                
                                  Is non so hungri hounde · in Hertford schire
                                
                                  Durst lape of þe leuynges · so vnlouely þei smauȝte. [þe] þat WCOB. leuynges] leuyng R. þei smauȝte] hit smacchid B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ With al þe wo of þis worlde · his wyf and his wenche
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                                  Baren hym home to his bedde · and brouȝte hym þer|inne. [home] R om.] 
                                
                                  And after al þis excesse · he had an accidie,
                                
                                  Þat he slepe saterday and sonday · til sonne ȝede to reste. [slepe] sleep WB. ȝede to] wente to O; took CB.] 
                                
                                  Þanne waked he of his wynkyng · and wiped his eyghen;
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                                  Þe fyrste worde þat he warpe · was, "where is þe bolle?" [þe (1)] C 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 76
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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