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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.)

And songe a songe of solas · gloria in excelsis deo! [songe] syngen R; sange C.] [Riche men rutte þo · and in here reste were, [In R only; and in C-Text.] 152 Þo it schon to [þe] schepherdes · a schewer of blisse.] [In R only; and in C-Text.] [[þe] from Cotton MS.; R om.] ¶ Clerkes knewe it wel · and comen with here presentz, [Clerkes] And clerkes R.] And deden her homage honourablely · to hym þat was almyȝty. [her] W om. After this line C inserts—And goddes sone that sittes in heuene · and shal saue vs alle; B has the same, except was syttyþ for sittes. This line is not in the Cotton MS. Vesp. B. 16.] 155 Why I haue tolde [þe] al þis— · I toke ful gode hede [[þe CRB] þee O; LW om.] How þow contraryedest clergye · with crabbed wordes, [contraryedest] contrariest C.] 'How þat lewed men liȝtloker · þan lettred were saued, [liȝtloker] liȝtliker O. saued] I-saued R.] Þan clerkes or kynde witted men · of crystene peple.' [clerkes] clergie B.] ¶ And þow seidest soth of somme · ac se in what manere:— [ac] and C. se] se ȝit OB; se yit C. what manere] whanere (!) R.] 160 Take two stronge men · and in themese caste hem, [themese] Themise C; temese R; tamise OB. caste hem] hem caste O.] And bothe naked as a nedle · her none syker[er] þan other, [her] er C; arn O; þat B. sykerer] miswritten syker in L, siker in R; sikerer WCOB.] Þat one hath connynge · and can swymmen and dyuen, [dyuen] driuen R.] Þat other is lewed of þat laboure · lerned neuere swymme; [lerned] þat lerned W; and lerned B. swymme] to swymme COB.] 164 Which trowestow of þo two · in themese is in moste drede? [þo] hem CB; þe O. in themese] þat W. themese] temese RO; tamyse B. in moste] most in B; in oost (!) C.] He þat neuere ne dyued · ne nouȝt can of swymmynge, [ne (1)] R om.] Or þe swymmere þat is sauf · bi so hym-self lyke, [lyke] likiþ B.] Þere his felaw flet forth · as þe flode lyketh, [flet] flette C; fleteþ WB.] 168 And is in drede to drenche · þat neuere dede swymme?"
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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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