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Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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1|j;;104 The corpses <strong>of</strong> the slain Knights are hiornt and buried, [pt. iijThe friends <strong>of</strong>the dead knightsU The kyng^ hym-silf /beyng^ tho present^That^ the rumour / and the noys is went*Thorgh-oute <strong>Thebes</strong> / <strong>of</strong> "^ the woode* rage,Be swich as weren"^ / loyned by lynage 2524To the knyghtes / slayen"*^ at* the hilleThat* aH atonys / <strong>of</strong> oon herte a7id wille,^want to takevengeance onEteocles,but the lords[leaf 42, back]quiet them.The corpsesThey wold' han ryse / thorgh-out* the Cite, ,Ypon the kyng* / avenged forto be, 252^1Which <strong>of</strong> her deth / was chief* occasiou?i.iBut* the barouws / and lordes <strong>of</strong> the town;Ful busy wern / this Eumo?^?' to dysesse,Of high prudence / to stynten and appese, 2531;In quyete / euery thyng* to sette.And after that* the bodyes horn they fetteOf the knyghtes / lik as ^e han herde,,Aforn yslawe / with the blody swerde 253(|Of Tydeus / ful sharpe whet* and grounde.And in the felde /iso as they hem founde,are brought to<strong>Thebes</strong>,Only <strong>of</strong> loue / and affecciou?i,Solempnely^ they broght* hem into tonn. 254i.And, lik the maner / <strong>of</strong> her rytis olde,;burnt,and buried.They weren first* brent* / into Asshes colde,Euerich buryed / lich to his degr6.2521. beying Ar. beyng tho] tho being Adj. so beyng Ad.,. I. 2522. Tho. M. Adj.one Eg. Euery man Lb.SolemplyAr. 1\. S. C. P. Ro. into] imAd,. Ra. S. C. L.,. to tlie'Lb. Ad.. L E,. P. E 254her] tbe M. Di. C. L.j. rytes M. rightes Bo, right LiAnd eel';2543. Euerich] And euerich Ad^. Ad.^. Lburyed] I-buryed Ej. E.,.

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