The Vision of William concerning Piers Plowman together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, Secundum Wit et Resoun, By William Langland (About 1362-1380 A.D.): Edited from Numerous Manuscripts, with Prefaces, Notes and a Glossary, By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat |
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Dobest is a-boue boþe And Bereþ A Busschopes cros,
Is hoket atte ende to holden [hem] in good lyf.
A pyk is in þe [potent] to punge a-doun þe wikkede,
Þat wayten eny wikkednesse Dowel to teone.
And as Dowel and Dobet duden hem to vnderstonde,
Þei han I-Corouned A kyng to kepen hem Alle,
Is hoket atte ende to holden [hem] in good lyf.
A pyk is in þe [potent] to punge a-doun þe wikkede,
Þat wayten eny wikkednesse Dowel to teone.
And as Dowel and Dobet duden hem to vnderstonde,
Þei han I-Corouned A kyng to kepen hem Alle,
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