Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;:!1 20 Amijhiorax urges Adrastus not to invade Thehes. [pt. hi.all the bestblood of Greecewould be shed.Ther shal be sliadde / al the worthy blood 290COf the Grekes / it^ may not* ben eschewed,If her p?i/'poos be execute / and swed." Ther is no more / this shal be the fyfiThe hegh noblesse shal drawe to declyneOf Grekes blood / in meschief, sorowe, and woo :2904JiAniphioraxhimselfwill be kild.And with al this / I my-silf also,As my fate hath a-forn disposyd,Depe in the grounde / I shal be enclosed, 290;;And lokked vp / in the dirke* valeOf cruel deth." / lo ! this was the taleHe urgesAdrastus not tofight Thebes,[leaf 49]for all Greeceshall rue it.That* the bisshope / to Adrastus tolde,Hym courzsayllyng* / his p?'poos leve.with whos wordes / the lordes gan hem greve.And ther-Inne hadde"^ / but ful smal delit*.And euerechon / of hertly hegh despit*, 29.';They abrayde / and seide he was vntrewe,•A controover / of prophecies newe, 1And ek also / for al his longc berde,Adj. Ailg. I. S. ovi. Lj. Lb. Ra" Ba, E^. P. vuswete] vnsette S (: inettUj2919. which Ar. G. C. Tg. P. E2. Lo. Ro. Ap. om. Lb. jjat Bo. and the r.U2920. Thei] The Ar. 2922. who.s]"wliiche Adj. Ado. L T.,. gan] gonnc M. :i|T2. hem] om. ^L Di. 2923. hadde T.,. had Ar. Bo. M. Ad^. om. Di. bjjiom. Lj. Adj. Ado. L P. ful] om. Lb. 2924. euerechon] eueriche Lb.2926. A] And a G". P. K,. Ro. And L Ap. controover Ar. Bo. Du. M. Adj. Ra,IC. contreuer Di. T.,. P." E.,. contry ver G. Tj. L^. Ad.3. L Kj. S. L,,. Ro. centreLb. contrarye Ap. 2927 omitted m Ad2. and L ; 2928 in Adj.after 2934, in I.Adj. al] 07?i. G.omitted altogether {see Introduction).Bo. Ti. Du. "Li. Lb. Ad^. Ra. Ej. S. C.2927. ek also] alsoTo. P
; IT'to]:after]PT. III.] The Greeks abuse Amj^hiorai: Youth is rash, 121An olde Dotard / a coward, and aferde ;lAnd of Eancour /gonne* to diffyeBoth his kalkyng^ / and his astronomy e,iAnd shortly seide / Jjei took therof non hede,Ne wil no-thyng^ / goiierne hem aftei-" his rede.JThis was the clamoz^)' / and noyse, in eiiery cost,Of hegh and lough /jjorgh-out all the hoost,And specialy / of the sowdeonrs,.And of lordes / regnyng in her flours,And of thestatesI/ effectuely, I mene,which of age / were but tendre ajid grene,That^ han^ not' hadde / by martys Influence,Of the werre /gret' expedience.If her, 3if ê list' /3e may considre and SeOf conceytes ful grete diuersytc,How that 3outh / no peril casf a-foriiTil he by * meschief / sodeynly be lorn*,Wher as age /provydeth / euery thingOr he bygynne / to casten the endyng'.30uth is gouernyd / be a large KeyneTo renne forth, and can hym not refifreyn,But* of hede / set on al attonys,As he thaf hurtleth / ageynes harde stonys2928 cainiiia an oiadotard,and say they'llnot follow his2932 advice,29362940specially theyoung folk.But Youth2944 is rash,[leaf 49, back]T[ How age and50uth ben of2948 diutjseopynyonsruns its headagainst stones,2929. gonne Di. Adj. C. P. E.> Ro. gon M. To. gan Ai Bo. and the rest.hym to Ad.^. hym I. diffye Di. %• defye Bo. M. Adj. 2930. his] for hisAdo. of his I. kalkyng] calkeling ivritten on erasure u^îth blacker ink Ad,.calcling Eo. calculyng Lb. talkyiig Ado. I. 2932. no-thyi)g] in no thyng S.by C. T.^. P. E... L.3. Ro. Ap. 2933. Ar. has coste ivith the final e crossedout with a vertical stroke. 2935. sowdeours] poure soudeours C. To. P. E.,.2936. lordes] yong lordes S. regnyng Bo. reynyng M. Lb. her] om. Ej. hyghAp. 2939. ha Ar. Ap. haue Bo. M. han Ad^. hatha P by] of E.,. martys]MertysL^. MarcesEo. 2940. werre] warres T^. verrey Lj. very P. gret] ful grotAdi. Ado. I. Ra. Ba.^S. 2942. conceytes] coueiting C. T.. P. Eo. fill] oni. Lb.C. To. E; off P. diuersyte] adiiersitc Lb. Di. Ad.T. L To! P. K Ap- 2^^'^-How] And hou C. To. no] in Ra. cast] castith Ra. Ba. Lo. 2944. Til] toDu. he by (G. Tj. Lp Lb.)] he Ar. by Bo. M. Di. he in C. To. P. E.. L.^. Ro.Ap. hie Du. Adj. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. Jê Ej. S. lorn G. Bo. Lj. Lb. M. Di. C. T.^.P. E2. L,. Ro. forlorn^Tj. born Ar. Du. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ej. S. Ap. beforn Ba.2945. thinge tvith e underdottcd in Ar. 2948. renne Ar. Tp M. ren Bo. Du.ronne Ba. S. sterte E2. hym not] not him Bo. T^. Du. L^. Adj. Ad.^. I. Ba. E,.S. 2949. of hede] on hede Ra. Ba. P. set] settith Ra. Ba. 2950. hurtletlijhurtyllyth Lo. ageyne Bo. ayen M. ageyn Adj. liard' altered to harde in Ar.harde] the harde T^. M. Di. Adj. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. Ej. S. To. Ro.
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No. 46.Rirn/RD CLAT & SONS, LIMITED
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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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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;;;\ii28 Edipx>its ]jcisses the hil
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ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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i•32 Edi2')2nis has solved the Pr
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;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
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38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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^;,:42 Edippus tells Jocasta the St
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;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
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;;ijy46 Ediioims's Sons, Eteocles a
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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
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;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
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;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
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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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;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs
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192 Ymir War shall ceascy and Love
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