Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to the River, drink and lathe. [PT. IljHe sends toAdrastus,and all the hostrun to the River.Some drinksensiblysome tooviolently,and fall dead.Some bathe.[leaf 52, back]The Argivespitch their tentsBut^ who was glad / and who was tho locoundeBuf Tydeus / Seyng the Ryverwhich in al hast^ / sente his messagerTo Adrastus / and bad hym nat' abide,But^ doiine descende / to the Ryver-sydewith al his host* /recur forto haueAt* this Kyver / her lyues forto saue.And jjei enhasf hem /makyng noii abood,Aii attonys / to the Ryver rood*Forto drynke* / ;jjei hadde so gref lusfOf appetit* / forto staunche her thrust*.And some dronk / and fonde it* did hem good ;And some wern / so feruenf and so woodVppon the water / that* in sikernesse,Thorgh vndiscret* / and hasty gredynesse,Out* of mesur / the watere so ))ei drynkeThat* they fille ded / euene vpon the brynke ;And some naked / into jje Ryvere ronne,Only for hete / of the somer sonne,To bathen hem /, the water was so coldAnd some also / as I haue* 30W told,I mene tho that* prudent* wern and wise.The water drank / in mesurable wyse,That* of )je thrust* / they haue* to-forn enduredThey were refresshed / fully and recured.And Grekes than / of hegh and lowe degre,3100. But] Ana L,. Sl«l]thogMS^ and]o«Ra. ^'^^^'^^-^ll'- ^^311311313S"''^"'rI Pa'r-s'T'p it W -tLtt Bo. T,.'l Lb. M.Chaue Bo. M. Ad^ {also 3123 .,3ow] 07n. M- Ad I. 3121. mene Mnicen P>o. 3123. thiirst Bo. M. thrust Du. Di. Adj,
PT. III.] The Greeks thank Ipsiphyle for her kindness. 129For liigli profit^ / and gret^ co??aiiodit6,Compas the Eyuere /cristalyn of siglite,Of 0011 accorde / tlicy lier tcntys pylite 3128To rest hem ther / in relces of her peyne,! Only the space / of a day or tweyne.And whylys Grekes / vpon the Ryiiei-* lay,This Tydeus / vpon the same day 3132Fill kuyghtly / hath don his diligence,on the riverbank.This 3ong6 lady / with gret^ reve^'ence,To Adrastiis /goodly to presente :At whoos coiliyng' /pe kyng hy77i-silve weiite 3136Ageynes * hii-' / she fallyng douii on knees,AH thestates present' a7id degreesAdrastusand his lordsOf Grekes loud /, absent^ was naf on ;And in his Amies / took hii-' vp anoii, 3140Thanking^ hii"* / of her bysynesse,()f hii'' labour / and her kyndenesse,lii'hotyng* hii"' / lik as he was holdo,If eny thyng^ pleynly that she wolde 3144That* he may don / she shuld it* redy fynde.And Grekes all /, the story maketh myndo,'f thestatys / beyng* tho present*,Thanked hir / with al her hool entent*, 3148thank the lady,Ipsijihyle,"or refresshyng / don to many Grek ;Vnd for her part* / they biheght* her ek,iVith her body / and goodes bothe* two,A'liat* her list* / comauude hem forto do, 3152and promisethat they'll doanythini:; for hershe tells themto do.;128. they her] >ere her Bo. Tj. Dn. L,. Lb. JM. Di. Adi. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. Ej. tlier S.r is To. pyhte (piijht T^. Du. Lb. M. AJj. T.,.)] were pight Bo. have they pi-^'lit3131. whiles M. Adj. whils Bo. whan Ra. Ba. 3136. hym-silve Ar.jiim-silf Bo. him-self M. Adp 3137. Ageyns Ar. Bo, M. Ayeyiis Adj 3138.ihestates Bo. M. Ad^. ; Ar. has a 2'>ause-har before present. 3141. of] find of>)u. Adi. Ado. I. El. S. her] her gret M. Di. Ra. Ba. 3142. Of hir] And of liirOn. and] and of M. Di. Adj. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. S. P. 3142 om. G. 3143.'"•liotyng] Behetyng Lj. Behvtyng"L2. Beseching Ba, 3145. shnkl] shal Ad,.^'lo. I. Ba. 3147. Restates Bo, M. Adi, 3149. refresshyng Ar. G. C. To. P.'o- Ap. ])e refresshing Bo, and the rest (fresshing Eo). many Ar, G, T._,. L.,. Ap,uny a Bo. and the rest. 3150. part ]\[. Ad,. Ra. parte Bo. partie Ba. S.cliight Bo. M. Adp hiht Ra. tliey biheght] bchightynge P. 3151. botliet- Ad^. both Ar, Bo. 3152. comannde hem] hem comande Adj. S. hem]'^. Du. Ad.^. I. Ra. Ba. forto] to Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. om. Ad^."THEBES.K
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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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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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Chaucer's Canterhury Talcs and Pilg
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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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:i':;;;No Jlhcsc ivas at Edippuss u
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38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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;40 Jocasta tells Ediiypus her Bahy
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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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;;;;;:Ii48 Each Brother is to reign
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;;50 Polyneiccs comes to a Forest h
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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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54 To Folyiieices, aslee]), comes T
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,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
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;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and
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i"'•;62 Folyneices and Ticlcus ar
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.;jIji\Ij64 Adrastus sees his Dremn
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;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
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;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
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170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
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72 Eteocles is exhorted to he True^
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:74 Meocles wouldn't be True, and s
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;,76 Polyneices consults Adrastus o
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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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