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.)

Date et dabitur vobis · for I dele ow alle. [

After vobis, ȝeueþ to myne of ȝoure goodus for I dele, &c. H.

OBS. The rest is not in V.

]
[Ȝoure grace & ȝoure good happe · ȝoure welþe for to wynne, [These two lines are in H only.] Line 176 & þerwiþ knoweþ me kyndely · of þat I ȝou sende.] [These two lines are in H only.] [Þat is þe lok of loue · þat letiþ out my grace [letiþ—my] lyth in ȝoure H.] To counforte þe carful · Acumbrid wiþ synne. [U omits. wiþ] in H.] Loue is þe leueste þinge · þat our lord askiþ, Line 180 And eke þe graiþ gate · þat goþ into heuene. [graiþ gate] redyest waye H; greytheste gate U.] For-þi I seiȝe as I seide er · be siȝte of þise tixtes, [For-þi] þerfore U. seide er] er seyde H; sayde here D.] Whan alle tresouris arn triȝede · treuþe is þe beste. Now haue I tolde þe what treuþe is · þat no tresour is betere, [þat] H omits.] Line 184 I may no lengere lenge · now loke þe oure lord."] [178—185. from T; with which D and H2 very closely agree; also found in H; and (partly) in U.] [lenge] lende H; duellen U; lengen D. now] but H; D om. þe] þou loue H; by D.]
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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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