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.)

                                  
                                    [To blame] or for to bete hym þanne] · it were but pure synne. [419—421. [reccheth—þanne] in R only; but necessary, and occurs in Text C. [he] supplied from MS. Cot|ton; R wrongly has hym. [To blame] supplied from MS. Cotton; R wrongly omits. For various readings see Text C.] 
                                  
                                    Ac whan nede nymeth hym vp · for doute lest he sterue, [nymeth] takes C; nyme B.] 
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                                    And shame shrapeth his clothes · & his shynes wassheth, [shrapeth] shcrapet (sic) C. shynes] hondis B. wassheth] was|shede C.] 
                                  
                                    Þanne wote þe dronken daffe · wherfore he is to blame."
                                  
                                    ¶ "Ȝe seggen soth," quod I · "ich haue yseyne it ofte, [soth] soth by my soule R.] 
                                  
                                    Þere [smit] no þinge so smerte · ne smelleth so soure, [[smit R] smyt WO; smytes C; smyteþ B; badly spelt smitte in L. no þinge] non R. smelleth] cumlleth (altered to stumlleth or scmulleth) R. soure] foule R.] 
                                  
                                    As shame, þere he sheweth him · for euery man hym shonyeth; [for—shonyeth] noman loueth his felachippe R.] 
                                  
                                    Why ȝe wisse me þus," quod I · "was for I rebuked resoun."
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                                    ¶ "Certes," quod he, "þat is soth" · and shope hym for to walken; [he] I R. shope] schope R; shoop W. walken] waken R.] 
                                  
                                    And I aros vp riȝt with þat · and folwed hym after,
                                  
                                    And preyed hym of his curteisye · to telle me his name.

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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 191
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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