For hevene myghte nat holden it, so was it hevy of hymself,Til it hadde of the erthe eten his fille.And whan it hadde of this fold flessh and blood taken,Was nevere leef upon lynde lighter therafter,And portatif and persaunt as… — William Langland Copy Share Image
But all the wickedness in the world which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live… — William Langland Copy Share Image
Manye chapeleyns arn chaste, ac charite is aweye; Are none hardere than hii whan hii ben avaunced: Unkynde to hire kyn and to alle… — William Langland Copy Share Image
For if hevene be on this erthe, and ese to any soule,It is in cloistre or in scole. — William Langland Copy Share Image
First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Chaucer brings us down to reality,… — William Langland Copy Share Image
The Spirit of Justice is the single most important seed Piers planted; if you don't live by its teaching, your chance of salvation is… — William Langland Copy Share Image
A fair feeld ful of folk fond I ther bitwene -Of alle manere of men, the meene and the riche,Werchynge and wandrynge as the… — William Langland Copy Share Image
In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were, In habite an heremite unholy… — William Langland Copy Share Image
I kan noght parfitly my Paternoster as the preest it syngeth,But I kan rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf Erl of Chestre. — William Langland Copy Share Image
