Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and goes to the Palace, [pt..try to stop him r^\^r^^ ^j^^y \\o\(ie I for non erthly f?ood,-^ 'but m vain, j o?For aH Thebes / with the regalye,[leaf 31, back]TiJeus ridesPut his body / in such luprn'tie.Buf aH this thyug) / auayled hem"^ ri3t^ no3t';For he wol forth / how dere that^ it be bo3fTakyng* lieve / first^ of aH thestatys,And armed hym in Mayle / and sure platys,And Shope hym forth / vpon his lourn^.•d The soro-we of ^yho made sorowe / but^ Deyphyle,Devphile wha;iTideus went^yit^ bitter teeres / dewed al her face,' 'toward Thebes.Ful ofte sith / swownyng in the place,'Trist and mowrnyng / in her blake* wede.Whan she saugh / that^ he took liis stedeSo inwardly gan encres"^ her mone,Seyng* her lord' / so ride forth alloneVpon his way / this worthy Tydeus.And in al hast^, the story telleth vs,He spedde hym so, makyng* no delayes.That* in space / of a fewe daies186^18f18(18^,18:to Thebes,goes to thepalace,and into thehallThe heghe to?ires of Thebes / he gan se,And entred is / into the Cite,Wisly enqueryng* / wher the Paleys stoodAnd lik a knyghf / thidere streght* he* rood,Mark yd ful wel / in many mannys sight*,lich Mars / hy?»-silf /, in stiel y-armed* bright*,Til he atteyned hath the chief* dongou??,wher as the kyng* / helde his mancyou?z.And thorgh the paleys / with a knyghtly lookInto the haH / the righte way he took,1^1858—1922 lost in C. 1861. hem Bo. G. M. Adj. hym Ar. «auayled hem] lie settc by Ad.,. I. 1862. that] om. M. Di. Ra. Baarmed] armeth G. sure] in sure M. Di. 1866. The rubric begins ic ith Who vasorowe, hiU these three words have been crossed out with red ink: 1869. Llake Iblak Ar. M. Adj. 1871. So] She M. gan encres(e)]encres gan Ar. G. %. £.3. 1[gan encressen lia. gan tcneresen Ra. gan to in-crease S. 1872. ride] ridy-L, M. Di. T... E.,. 1876. in space] in pc space Adj. Adg. I. To. E.,. Lo. Ro.fewe] fewe Adj. Ad^. I. T.,. P. Eo. 1877. gan] gan to G. 1878. the] oui. I'1880 strefht he] he streght Ar. G. Bo. Du. 1\. Lb. 1882. y-armed] I-arHjAp. armed Ar. Bo. a,td all the other MSS. {cp. 1306, 2618). 1883. Ar. /j1a pause-bar between atteyned and liath. 1884. Wher as] ther as Bo.
! 1887.T. I.] Tideîs meets Etcoclcs and his Lords. 79rom his stede / whan he lights?doiin,iot afered / but hardy as lyoii??,IVher as the kyng^ / with lordes a gref routeInthe halle sittyng^ / round e ahoute,.6 entred Inne / most manful of corage,?o* execute / the fyn of his"^ massage.imd as hym thou3f / conuenient* and due!'iil ko/myngly / he gan the kyng sakieRequiring! hym /, of kyngly excellence,in goodly wise /to* êve hym audience,Ind not* disdeyne / neither in port* ne cheer,Uth he was Come / as a massagereJi'rom Polymyte / his owne brodere dere;xynnyng* his tale / thus, as ê shal here.f Sir"^," quod he, " vnto -ôur worthynesseIviy purpoos is breefly to expresseCheffecte only, as in sentement^,Of the massage why that* I am sent*,[t*were in veyn / longe processe forto make.18881802189619001904where Eteoclessits with hislords,aii
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TheChancer Socleti/s Piibhcatioiig
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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No. 46.Rirn/RD CLAT & SONS, LIMITED
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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viii Temporary Preface.^from a metr
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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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Chaucer's Canterhury Talcs and Pilg
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.—;.4 Lijdgatc finch Chaucer s Pi
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!;!6 The Hod gives Lydgate advice a
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!;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise
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;10 Lydgatc will tell the Talc of t
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;12 AmxMmis Scmg was his crafty Spe
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'i'''!14 Kind words and hols win a
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;NIG Til not talk longer of Cadmus
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;18 Astronomers calculate the fate
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1«I20 TJlc lahy EdippiLS is hiuKj
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;22 Fdipjyus grmos up 2'^'>ô\Ld ,
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';24 King Polihon tells JSdippus ho
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,i;jI26 At a tournay, Edipims unkno
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Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
Page 56 and 57: i•32 Edi2')2nis has solved the Pr
Page 58 and 59: ;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
Page 60 and 61: :i':;;;No Jlhcsc ivas at Edippuss u
Page 62 and 63: 38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
Page 64 and 65: ;40 Jocasta tells Ediiypus her Bahy
Page 66 and 67: ^;,:42 Edippus tells Jocasta the St
Page 68 and 69: ;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
Page 70 and 71: ;;ijy46 Ediioims's Sons, Eteocles a
Page 72 and 73: ;;;;;:Ii48 Each Brother is to reign
Page 74 and 75: ;;50 Polyneiccs comes to a Forest h
Page 76 and 77: ;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
Page 78 and 79: 54 To Folyiieices, aslee]), comes T
Page 80 and 81: ,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
Page 82 and 83: ;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and
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Page 86 and 87: i"'•;62 Folyneices and Ticlcus ar
Page 88 and 89: .;jIji\Ij64 Adrastus sees his Dremn
Page 90 and 91: ;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
Page 92 and 93: ;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
Page 94 and 95: 170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
Page 96 and 97: 72 Eteocles is exhorted to he True^
Page 98 and 99: :74 Meocles wouldn't be True, and s
Page 100 and 101: ;,76 Polyneices consults Adrastus o
Page 104 and 105: :;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
Page 106 and 107: ;:;:82 Eteocles hoped for help from
Page 108 and 109: ;"Lo ! her is al /. reto/^rne and s
Page 110 and 111: ;'|'j|':j86 Tideus tiphraids, threa
Page 112 and 113: ;;i88 Tideus leaves Thebes. Eteoclc
Page 114 and 115: e;; ,;|jjjj]j|90 Tideus slays the T
Page 116 and 117: ;;;'II92Tideus kills all hut One of
Page 118 and 119: '|II94 Tidcus rides into the Castle
Page 120 and 121: ;;'.96 Lijcurgufis Daughter wahes t
Page 122 and 123: :98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
Page 124 and 125: \i100 Tideus returns to Argos, to h
Page 126 and 127: ,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious
Page 128 and 129: 1|j;;104 The corpses of the slain K
Page 130 and 131: 106 Ai^peal to Mars. Adrastus resol
Page 132 and 133: ;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
Page 134 and 135: 'e;;:1 1 The Floiver of Grecian Chi
Page 136 and 137: ;;112 Kings must give freely if the
Page 138 and 139: ,'I;;;114 Meocles prepares Thehes a
Page 140 and 141: ;116 Adrastus sends for the wise Bi
Page 142 and 143: ;118 Amphiorax's Wife tells where h
Page 144 and 145: ;:!1 20 Amijhiorax urges Adrastus n
Page 146 and 147: ]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
Page 148 and 149: ;;:; ;124 Tlie Greeks run short of
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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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|'wolde * nof assenteRa. Ba. warly]
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.;132 Lymrgus's Son is ]poisond and
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;;;I134 Ipsiphyle appeals to Tideus
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i:I;136 Lycurgus irromiscs the Gree
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138Lycurgua sayshe'll give emanythi
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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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142 Adrastibs hcgs Lycurgits to for
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;:144 The f::^crpent is shot, and L
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;146 Boccaccio next to Petrarch. Ac
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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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;;;:150 In the Theban Council, some
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.;152 Jocasta urges Eteoclcs to giv
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;154 Jocasta and her BmLghters (jo
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:;15G The Cheeks insist on Etcocles
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;:;;158The tiger issavage,with a li
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;160 Many men are slain. The Thehan
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;j;162 Jocasta returns to Thebes. [
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;,;164 Jocasia in vain urges Eteocl
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;;166 Amphiorax is sent to Hell for
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168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Ad
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170 The Greeks resolve to fight til
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;;172 The Thebans sally out, and ar
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;174 Fm-titnc froivns on the Goxcks
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176 Eteoclcs kills his hoôther Pol
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•178 All the Knights of Greece an
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:180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elect
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182 The Greek Ladies will go to Tho
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184 The Greek Ladies jnourn. Their
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;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs
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;;;188 Tlieseus rciuriis to Athens,
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j'|;190 Grecian WortMes arc cell sl
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192 Ymir War shall ceascy and Love
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!Chauctr Society's Puhllcutions : >
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