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.)

                                
                                  Ac ȝit is he sauf and sounde · and so hym bihoueth, [Ac] And CB.] 
                                
                                  For ȝif he ne arise þe rather · and rauȝte to þe stiere; [stiere] steere W; stere COB; sterne R.] 
                                
                                  Þe wynde wolde, wyth þe water · þe bote ouerthrowe; [wyth] and R.] 
                                
                                  And þanne were his lyf loste · þourgh lacchesse of hym-self.
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                                  ¶ And þus it falleth," quod þe frere · "bi folke here on erthe;
                                
                                  Þe water is likned to þe worlde · þat wanyeth and wexeth, [A page 105]  [wanyeth] wanes C; wantiþ B.] 
                                
                                  Þe godis of þis grounde aren like · to þe grete wawes,
                                
                                  Þat as wyndes and wederes · walweth aboute. [walweth] walkeþ WRB; walkes C; walken O.] 
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                                  Þe bote is likned to owre body · þat brutel is of kynde, [body] bodyes CB.] 
                                
                                  Þat þorugh þe fende and [þe] flesshe · and þe frele worlde [þat] And B. [þe WCOB] þi LR. þe (3)] þis R.] 
                                
                                  Synneth þe sadman · a day, seuene sythes.
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                                  ¶ Ac dedly synne doth he nouȝt · for dowel hym kepith,
                                
                                  And þat is charite þe champioun · chief help aȝein synne;
                                
                                  For he strengtheth man to stonde · and stereth mannes soule, [man] men W.] 
                                
                                  And þowgh þi body bow · as bote doth in þe water, [And] þat R. þowgh] doiþ B. þi] þe W. þe] C om.] 
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                                  Ay is þi soule sauf · but [if] þi-self wole [[if WCOB] LR om. þi-self wole] þow wole þi-selue W.] 
                                
                                  Do a dedly synne · and drenche so þi soule; [so] CB om. soule] selue R.] 
                                
                                  God wole suffre wel þi sleuthe · ȝif þi-self lyketh. [sleuthe] soule R.] 
                                
                                  For he ȝaf þe to ȝeresȝyue · to ȝeme wel þi-selue, [to (1)] a W.] 
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                                  And þat is witte a[nd] fre wille · to euery wyȝte a por|cioun, [and] L has a, but the line is marked for correction; and WCROB.] 
                                
                                  To fleghyng foules · to fissches & to bestes. [&] and also COB.] 
                                
                                  Ac man hath moste þerof · and moste is to blame, [man] þanne, altered to men R.]

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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 127
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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