Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.)

He ys lettare of loue · and lyeth alle tymes; [ys] ys a PE; but MIFGSB omit a. lyeth] liȝere M; lieþ in E.] Þat tryst in erthely tresour · he by-traieþ sonnest, [erthely tresour] tresour of erþe MIG. sonnest] soneste E; sonest I.] To en-combrye men with couetyse · that is hus kynde." [encombrye] combre I; comere G; encombre FSM. is] his P.] Thanne hadde ich wonder in my wit · what womman hue were, [Thanne] þo MFG. hue] sche MIFS; ȝo E; yt G.] 68 Þat suche wyse wordes · of holy wryt shewede; [Þat] And F. wryt] wryȝt P.] And [halsede] hure on þe heie name · er hue þennys wente, [[halsede MIFB] halsnede SE; hanslede P; halnesde G. on] in MIF; vpon G. heie] holi M. er] or MIFSE; ar G. hue] sche MIS; heo FG; ȝo E. þennys] þennes MIE; þenne F; þanne G.] What hue were witterly · þat wissede me so and tauhte. [hue] sche MISF; heo G; ȝo E. witterly IFEG] wyturly S; whit|erly P. and tauhte] faire F. M has—To telle me what sche were · þat me so faire tauȝte.] "Holychurche ich am," quaþ hue · "þow oghtest me [to] knawe; [hue] see l. 71. [to MIFSEGB] P om.] 72 Ich vnder-feng þe formest · and fre man þe made. [vnder-feng] vnder-fong MFG. formest] furst M.] Þow broghtest me borwes · my byddyng to fulfille, [byddyng] wil M.] To leue on me and louye me · al þy lyf tyme." [To] I om. leue] so MIFSEG; lyue P. on] MF om. louye] loue MIF. lyf SG] lif MFE; lyfe I; lyue P.] Thanne knelede ich on my knees · [and] criede hure [of] grace, [knelede ich] i knelede MIG. [and MIFSEG] P om. hure] to here S. [of MIFSG] PE om. hure of] of heor M.] 76 And preiede hure pytously · to preie for me to amende, [hure] to here FS. pytously] pytosly P; mekly G. to—for] M om.] Al-so to kenne me kyndelich · on crist to by-leue, [Also to] And also I. Also—kenne] And kenneþ M. to by-leue] for to leue E. by-leue] by-lyue P.] "And teche me to no tresour · bote telle me þys ilke, [A page 11] [And] I om. teche] techeþ M. telle me] telleþ me M; how I may F.] How ich may sauy my saule · þat seynt art yholde." [sauy] so EG; saue MIFS. art] ert PE.] 80
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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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