In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into… - William Langland

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In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were,
In habite as an heremite unholy of werkes, Wente wide in this world wondres to here. Ac on a May morwenynge on Malverne hilles Me bifel a ferly, of Fairye me thoghte.

William Langland

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About William Langland

William Langland (c. 1332 – c. 1386) was an English poet, known only for having written Piers Plowman, an allegorical poem written in unrhymed alliterative verse which deals with moral and social themes. The dialect of Langland's poem shows him to have been a Midland man.

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Alternative Names: William Langley • William Langland o de Langley

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