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 fithel þe, with-out flaterynge · of gode friday þe storye;
                                  
                                    And a blynd man for a bourdeoure · or a bedrede womman,
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                                    To crie a largesse by-for oure lorde · ȝoure gode loos to schewe!
                                  
                                    Þise thre maner ministrales · maketh a man to lawhe,
                                  
                                    And, in his deth-deyinge · þei don him grete conforte,
                                  
                                    Þat bi his lyue lythed hem · and loued hem to here.
                                  
                                    Þise solaseth þe soule · til hym-selue be-falle
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                                    In a wel [gode] hope, [for he wrouȝte so] · amonges worthi seyntes.] [437—454. In R only; but found in C-Text. The passage is fairly cor|rect.]  [[gode] R om. [for he wrouȝte so] R om. But cf. C-Text.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ Ac flat[er]eres and foles · þorw her foule wordes, [Ac] And C; Þere R. flat|ereres] miswritten flateres in LR.] 
                                  
                                    Leden þo þat louen hem · to luciferes feste, [louen] loued R.] 
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                                    With turpiloquio, a lay of sorwe · and luciferes fithele. [lay] lady (sic in MS.) W. sorwe] sowe (sic) R.] 
                                  
                                    Thus haukyn þe actyf man · hadde ysoiled his cote, [folio 58]  [ysoiled] soyled R; ysuyled O.] 
                                  
                                    Til conscience acouped hym þere-of · in a curteise manere,
                                  
                                    Whi he ne hadde wasshen it · or wyped it with a brusshe. [wasshen] whasshen W; wais|chen B; wasched R. it (2)] O 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 234
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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