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.)

                                  
                                    Þus lered me a lettred man · for owre lordes loue, [lettred] lered R. loue] loue of heuene W.] 
                                  
                                    Seynt austyn, a blissed lyf · with-outen bysynesse, [a] CB om. bysynesse] bisy|nesse ladde W. Cf. C-Text.] 
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                                    For body and for soule · absque solicitudine felicitas. [for (2)] COB om. absque] R om. solicitudine] solitudine B.] 
                                  
                                    Now god, þat al good gyueth · graunt his soule reste,
                                  
                                    Þat þus fyrst wrote to wyssen men · what pouerte was to mene!" [þus] þis WCO.] 
                                  
                                    ¶ "Allas!" quod haukyn þe actyf man þo · "þat, after my crystendome, [þe—þo] R om.] 
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                                    I ne hadde ben ded and doluen · for doweles sake! [doweles] dowel C.] 
                                  
                                    So harde it is," quod haukyn · "to lyue and to do synne. [do] do (printed do no) W. See Note.] 
                                  
                                    Synne suweth vs euere," quod he · and sori gan wexe, [suweth] scheweth R.] 
                                  
                                    And wepte water with his eyghen · and weyled þe tyme, [tyme] thyme C.] 
                                  
                                    Þat euere he dede dede · þat dere god displesed; [euere he] he euere WO. dede dede] dide dede WCO.] 
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                                    Swowed and sobbed · and syked ful ofte, [Swowed] Swouned (printed Swound) W; Swonde C; He swowned B.] 
                                  
                                    Þat euere he hadde londe or lordship · lasse other more, [or] ouþer W. lordship] larde (corrected to lord) O.] 
                                  
                                    Or maystrye ouer any man · mo þan of hym-self.
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                                    "I were nouȝt worthy, wote god," quod haukyn · "to were any clothes, [wote god] wite god R; COB om. were] werien W; werie CR.] 
                                  
                                    Ne noyther sherte ne shone · saue for shame one, [Ne] B om. noyther] nouther C; neiþer WOB.] 
                                  
                                    To keure my caroigne," quod he · and cryde mercye faste, [caroigne] cariogne C; careyne W; caroyne R; caroyne wiþ B. mercye faste] fast mercye COB.] 
                                  
                                    And wepte and weyled · and þere-with I awaked. [awaked] waked C.] 
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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?
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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