English Satires William Henry Oliphant Smeaton This opening satire constitutes the whole of the Eighth Passus of Piers Plowman's Vision and the First of Do-Wel. The "Dreamer" here sets off on a new pilgrimage in search of a person who has not appeared in the poem before-Do-Well. The following is the argument of the Passus.-"All Piers Plowman's inquiries after Do-Well are fruitless. Even the friars to whom he addresses himself give but a confused account; and weary with wandering about, the dreamer is again overtaken by ...
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English Satires William Henry Oliphant Smeaton This opening satire constitutes the whole of the Eighth Passus of Piers Plowman's Vision and the First of Do-Wel. The "Dreamer" here sets off on a new pilgrimage in search of a person who has not appeared in the poem before-Do-Well. The following is the argument of the Passus.-"All Piers Plowman's inquiries after Do-Well are fruitless. Even the friars to whom he addresses himself give but a confused account; and weary with wandering about, the dreamer is again overtaken by slumber. Thought now appears to him, and recommends him to Wit, who describes to him the residence of Do-Well, Do-Bet, Do-Best, and enumerates their companions and attendants." Thus y-robed in russet - romed I aboute Al in a somer seson - for to seke Do-wel; And frayned full ofte - of folk that I mette If any wight wiste - wher Do-wel was at inne; And what man he myghte be - of many man I asked. Was nevere wight, as I wente - that me wisse kouthe Where this leode lenged, - lasse ne moore. Til it bifel on a Friday - two freres I mette Maisters of the Menours - men of grete witte. I hailsed them hendely, - as I hadde y-lerned. And pre???de them par charit???, - er thei passed ferther, If thei knew any contree - or costes as thei wente, "Where that Do-wel dwelleth - dooth me to witene." For thei be men of this moolde - that moost wide walken, And knowen contrees and courtes, - and many kynnes places, Bothe princes paleises - and povere mennes cotes, And Do-wel and Do-yvele - where thei dwelle bothe. "Amonges us" quod the Menours, - "that man is dwellynge, And evere hath as I hope, - and evere shal herafter." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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