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& & & 46 ALEXANDER RETURNS. [Ashmole. [Fol. 10 6.] Pausanias is puffed up with Ills success. Alexander returns with an army. The queen sees Alexander coining. She implores his help. Pausanias goes out against Alexander, Alexander is told that his father is mortally wounded. AH ware he wondirly wondid • he wendis nojt be-lyfe. His men & aH pe Messadones • fuH mavnly ware stourbed', Qiiat of doloure & dyn • quen ))ai him dede hopid'. Pausanna fan for pe prowis • slike a pride hentzs, 936 Vnethes wist he for welth • wiike quat he mijt. He prekis in-to pe palais • to puH out pe quene, Wenys to wild hii'e at wiH • & away lede. 939 )3an comes Ales.ande)- in put cas • pe cronaclis tellis, Wz't/i a riall ost • of many able princes, Airand out^ of Ermony & had aH • pQ erth won ; • Sees slike a rottillyng in pe rewme ridis al pe fastc'. • Jjau past vp pe proud quene in-to preue chambre, 944 Wayues out at wyndou & wayt/s • a-boute, Sa^e be pe sygnes & be sike • as wit7i hire soil comys, And be pe alyens armes at he was aH maister. • " 'With pat scho haldi's out hire hede he3e to him caUis, 948 " Quare is J)i werdes, my Avale son pon wan of • fi godis, pon suld be victoz^r & venge & vencust^^ neuire • 1 If pou haue^ any hert here • help now ])i modire." Sone as pausanna pe prince • wiUi-in pe palais heris 952 pe comyng^ of pe kene kny3t • he caires him agaynes, Presis out of pe palais v/ith a* pake armed, • And metes him in pe myd-filJ. • Vfith a inekill nounbre. And Alexancfer be-lyue quen he on him waites, 956 • He swyng/6^ out with a swerd & swappis hbn to dethe • j And pe renkis, aH the route reches vp * Jaire wapen Vn-to J)is kid conquirowr & * cried eitir socure. )3an was par ane in pe ost • on Alexander callis, 960 Sayd, " 'Ph[ih'p'] J)i fadire • is in pe fild drepid'." • And he halis furth on hede halfe-dede hiwi fynlis, Bi-usches doune by pe berne & bitterly wepis. • ' Inseited in the margin. MS. haue hafe, aliered to haue. MS. vencust/.'!. * Above the line.
' ; Dublin.] HE SLAYS PAUSANIAS. 47 He heldes doun in fe hey way & • halfe deyde liggez, 933* • And was so wonderly wound/t lie wenyd noght to leve. 933 Hys men & ail fe masidons ' full fowly wer stoM-blett, What for doloure & dyne • when J)ai hyni dede hopefi. Pausana for ]ees prowes • slike a pride hentei", 93G That vneth he^ wist for welth what he wirke might*. • He prekes into fe palace • to puH owt fe whene, Wenes to wilde hir at wiH & away • lede. J3an comes euefi onon • fe cronacles telles, 940 Alexander -with ane oste of mony able princez, * Ayrand owt of Ermony hed aH • ]:e erth wonne Herd suche a rastelyng in J>e realm & rydez pe * faster. Than passyd forth jje prouude whene into a prevay • chaiui"/-, AVayfez vp a wjoidow & • wayte^' far-owt*, 945 Sees wele by signes * at hir sonne come, And by Jie alyens armes • fat he was aH mayster. With ])cit she haldez forth hir heued & hegh • to liym • victoria calles: 948 [FoI.6 6.] " Whare er ])i werdes, my wale sonn fou wan • of pi goddez, Thu suld be victour to venge & venkest neuer • Yf foil haue ony hert her help now * pi moder." Sone as pausana in pe place * fis tale herys, 952 And pe commyng of fis kene knyght • he carys hym ayayns, Preses owt of pe palasse • with a pake enarmed, And metes hym in pe myd-feld • with a much nowmbre. Bot aXexander als belyfe • as he on hym wates, 956 He swyngez owt a sharpe swerde & hym to deth swappys • ; And fen hys renkez aH in rowte rechen vp • far waypynncz Vnto f is kyd conqueroti/* & cryen • aftir socoiir. 95!) pien sayd fa- an w/t/(-in fe ost & on • a\exa7ider calles, Sayd " : philip f fader i • is in fe feld drepyd." And he hyes fen fast forth & halfe-deyde hym • fyndez, Brushys doun by f e berne & bitteHy wepys. • MS. hy, corrected to he.
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iln{ Wnp of ^{{mnkw An Alliterative
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U\\t[ Mm\^ 4 ^l^mmhi €xitn Series
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: SIu lMm[^ of '^li^xmxk\[: AN ALLI
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AZ Sef, 2 ; Introdttction, CONTENTS
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Passus Xin. Decisive battle of the
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INTRODUCTION. § 1. Op tlie various
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THE GAP IN TDE ASHMOLE M3. XI § 4.
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NUMBERING OF THE LINKS. XUl here pr
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DESCRIPTION OP THE DUBLIN M3. XV En
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DUBLIN M3. XVU a
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Page 33 and 34: & & ; Ashmole.] artaxerxes invadks
Page 35 and 36: ; ; ; Aslimole.] his subjects lamen
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Page 39 and 40: & Aslmiole.] the queen consults him
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Page 45 and 46: ; Ashmole.] a dragon conquers phili
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Page 49 and 50: ; Aslimole.] Alexander's appearance
Page 51 and 52: Ashmole.] Alexander has no peer. 21
Page 53 and 54: ; ; Dublin] AND THAT HIS OWN SON WI
Page 55: fat by^ & ! Dublin.] THE QUEEN LAME
Page 59: ; ; ' Dublin.] ALEXANDER TAMES BUCE
Page 62 and 63: ; 38 NICHOLAS REVILES ALEXANDER. [A
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Page 72 and 73: ; ; ; 42 DARIUS HERALDS COME TO PHI
Page 74 and 75: ; u PHILIP INVADES ARMENIA. [Asluno
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Page 80 and 81: ' 50 THE OLD KNIGHTS WISH TO STAY A
Page 82 and 83: ; 52 ALEXANDER WINS CHALCEDON. [Ash
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Page 86 and 87: ; " 56 THE PROPHECY OF SERAPIS, [As
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9^ Darius' letter to Alexander. [As
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! 98 THOU THYSELF ART BUT A DWARF.
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102 ALEXANDER WRITES TO DARIUS. [As
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; 104 fortune's wheel turns swiftly
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110 DARIUS AGAIN REPROVES ALEXANDER
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; THE BATTLE LASTS FOR THREE DATS,
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' A-vanced ' ; 118 DARIU3 FIND3 THE
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120 ALEXANDERS PRAISE OF HOMER. [As
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& ; G 126 THE THEBANS DEFEND THEIR
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TJiey yield. One Sicistru3 glad to
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''' my-selfe ; 130 ALEXANDER HOLDS
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: 132 CLYTOMACHUS REBUILDS THEBES.
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136 DEMOSTHENES COUNSELS THE ATHENI
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154 A PERSIAN WOUNDS ALEXANDER. [As
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& 174 ANEPO RECOGNISES ALEXANDER [A
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183 DARIUS GOES TO SUSA. [Ashmole.
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. 192 ALEXANDER EXTERS 8DSA, [Ashmo
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Dublin.] ALL LAWS ARE TO CONTINUE I
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Dal)Iin.3 he beheads them for their
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. ; Ashmole.] he keeps his wedding-
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Ashmole.] porus threatens Alexander
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; Ashmole.] the great wealth of ixd
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; Aslimole.] their letter to Alexan
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] " Ashmole.] great want of water.
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ne Ashmole] the dauk deseut and hot
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! Ashmole.] man changes according t
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AshmoleJ Alexander builds a marble
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Aahmole.] the house of the sux. 251
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; " Afllimole.] THE PATH THROUGH TH
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Aslimole.] Alexander asks his fate.
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; ; Ashmole.] candoil's wife is tak
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! Ashinole.] candace dismisses Alex
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Ashmole.] a great fight with griffi
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Ashmole.] Alexander ascends in the
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Ashmole.] death of Bucephalus. 273
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the upper half of which is born dea
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