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 palleth adown þe pouke · purelich þorw grace [purelich] priuelich R.] 
                                
                                  And helpe of þe holy goste · and þus haue I þe maystrie."
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                                  ¶ "Now faire falle ȝow, Pieres," quod I · "so faire ȝe discryuen
                                
                                  Þe powere of þis postes · and her propre myȝte. [postes] postles C. myȝte] myȝtes W.] 
                                
                                  Ac I have þouȝtes a threve · of þis þre piles, [Ac] And CB. þouȝtes] toughes (!) B. threve] thrane (for thraue) R; trewe B.] 
                                
                                  In what wode thei woxen · and where þat þei growed; [woxen] waxen O; wexen Y. þat] Y om. growed] groweden O.] 
                                
                                  For alle ar þei aliche longe · none lasse þan other, [ar—longe] yliche longe þei ben Y; yliche been þei longe O.] 
                                  Line 57 
                                
                                  And to my mynde, as me þinketh · on o More þei growed, [growed] groweth Y; growen O.] 
                                
                                  And of o gretnesse · and grene of greyne þei semen." [of (1)] R om. o] oon Y. greyne] oo greyn O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Þat is soth," seide Pieres · "so it may bifalle; [seide] quod YWO. so—may] it myght so Y; so it myȝte O; so may R.] 
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                                  I shal telle þe as tite · what þis tree hatte. [tite] stit Y; tid W; tyt R; tyte O. hatte] highte W.] 
                                
                                  Þe grounde þere it groweth · goodnesse it hiȝte, [hiȝte] hatte W.] 
                                
                                  And I haue tolde þe what hiȝte þe tree · þe trinite it meneth"—
                                
                                  And egrelich he loked on me · & þer-fore I spared
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                                  To asken hym any more ther-of · and badde hym ful fayre [folio 70] 
                                
                                  To discreue þe fruit · þat so faire hangeth.
                                
                                  ¶ "Here now bineth," quod he þo · "if I nede hadde,
                                
                                  Matrymonye I may nyme · a moiste fruit with-alle. [may nyme] myȝte neuen Y.] 
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                                  Þanne contenence is nerre þe croppe · as cal[e]wey bastarde, [Þanne] That YO. contenence] continnance Y. nerre] neer W; ner Y; nere R. calewey] so in O; cay|lewey R; kaylewey W; calawey Y; calwey L.] 
                                
                                  Þanne bereth þe croppe kynde fruite · and clenneste of alle,

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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 291
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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