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 seyde to syre symonye · "now sorwe mote þow haue, [syre] MIFS om. symonye] ciuile MF. now] M om. mote þow] so IE; þow mote P; þow M. mote—haue] on þi bokus F.] 
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                                  Such a weddyng to worche · þat wrathe myghte treuþe. [þat] to F. wrathe] tene M. myghte] mai M; with þe F. treuþe] treuhþe P.] 
                                
                                  And er þis weddyng be wroughte · wo to al ȝoure con|sail! [And] M om. al] M om. al—consail] ȝow alle F.] 
                                
                                  For mede is moillere · amendes was here dame; [is] is a MF. moillere] moilere IFS; moiller M. was] I om.] 
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                                  Þouh fals were hure fader · and fykel-tonge hure syre, [Þouh] Al-þogh I. syre] bel|sire MIG.] 
                                
                                  Amendes was hure [moder] · by trewe [mennes] lokyng. [[moder MIBG] dame PEFS. [mennes MI] men PEFS.] 
                                
                                  With-oute hure moder amendes · mede may noght be wedded, [With-oute] And wiþoute IB.] 
                                
                                  For treuth plyghte hure treuthe · to wedde on of hure douhteres, [hure] ȝoure E. douhteres] doutren M.] 
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                                  And god grauntede it were so · so þat no gyle were, [F omits. grauntede] graunte IS. it] þat it S. þat] MI om.] 
                                
                                  And þow hast ygeue hure as gyle taughte · god ȝyue þe sorwe! [ygeue—taughte] gon here after gyle F. god] now god I.] 
                                
                                  For cyuyl and þy selue · selde fulfilleth [selde] ful selden ȝe F.] 
                                
                                  Þat god wolde were ydo · with-oute som deceite. [som] M om. deceite] de|ceytes F.] 
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                                  Ich theologie þe tixt knowe · and trewe dome wyt|nesseþ, [See note in B-text, p. 392. tixt] trewþe F. and] ȝif I. trewe dome] trewþe M; textus it F.] 
                                
                                  Þat laurens þe leuite · lyggynge on þe gredire, [lyggynge] þat lay I. þe (2)] M om. gredire] fyre F.] 
                                
                                  Loked vp to oure lorde · and a-loud seide, [a-loud] al þis he M. seide] cride F.] 
                                
                                  'God, of þy grace · heuene gates opene, [opene] þow opene M.] 
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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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