Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;:144 The f::^crpent is shot, and Lpsij^hylc is fcn^givcn. [pt. iiParthonolopc1 How parthonolopesaugh ))eSerpentfinds it,shoots it,cuts off its head,gives it to theQueen,and reconcilesIpsiphyle to her.Adrastus pardonsIpsiiihyle,In dychis dirk* / and in oldii gravis,By euery cqoste / cerchyng* vp and dounTil at* the last* / ful famous of renou?^,Tlie Avorthy knyglit* /parthonolopÂvas the first* / that* happed for * to SeThis hydous Serpent* / by a Eyver-side,Gret* and horrible / stern and ful of pride,Vndere a Kocche* / by a banke loweAnd in al hast* / he bent* a sturdy bowe,And ther-In sette an arowe* fyled kene,And thorgh the body / spotted blew and grene,Ful myghtily he made it* forto Glyde,Hent* out* a swerde / hongyng* be his syde,Smoot* of his hede / and anon it hentAnd ther-with-al gan the Queue present*,wherthorgh her sorowe parcel gan aswage.And thus, of prowesse / and of hegh corage.This manly man /parthonolop^hath reconciled faire IsyphileeVnto grace / fully of fe Queue,Hir* Ire avoided* / and her oldii tene.And by Adrastus mediaciou??,Kyng lygurgus /graunted a pardou?i348348349349durstiierafii|el;1k;-350< netilfj350'ItHs3484. dirk Adj. derke Bo.3487. knyght] king Adi. Ad.,.To this lady, that* from al daunger fre,She was restored to her liberte.i, Iderk M. 3486. atte last Bo. Ad^. at last mB>»WI. 3488. happed] happonde Lb. happeuyde Pfor to Lb. C. T2. E.,. to Ar. Jjo. and tJic rest. 349L roche Bo. M. Kocch Ai^roch Adj. banke Bo. bank M. Adj. 3492. al] al the Ado. L bent] hente DiBa. Ej. C. T.,. L.,. 3493. a narowe Ar. 3496. The line begins with And in all thMSS. except k\\ G. L.,. Hent out] Rent out Ar. G. Bo. T^. Du. Lj. Ej. Lo. 3499|her sorowe] oni. Lb. C. T.,. P. E,_,. parcel] om. Adj. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. S. gan] sh'gan E._,. aswajê] tasswage E.,. to aswage Lb. Ra. P. to swage C. T.,. 3500'and ot] and Adj. Ad.,. L Ra. S. C. 3501. parthonolope] this prothonolope Cthis Parthonolope Tj.X- 3504. avoided Bo. Tj. Du. L^ M. Di. Ra. Ba. S. \âvoiden Ar. G. Ad^ auoyed Ei. voyded Lb. C. T.,. Eo. voyde P. olde] om. G. RaBa. 3504 in Adi. is omitted at its right jilace, and stands at the bottom of thsecond column of thejKige, after I. 3522 ; in Ad.j. and L it has been replaced by a n^tJiline, to rhyme vHk 3503, viz. Off the oflence / of hir pardouned to bene. 3507that] om. Lb. M. Di. C. T.,. P. E.,- daunger] damag S. in Ba. I. 3507, whic)is the bottom line of leaf 38 back, stops at To this ladie th ; after th a fevletters seem to be erased, bnt most of the latter half of 3507 has never beerwritten, the vellum being quite ttntauchal here.metiomsSsTUfa
;iPT. III.] Lycurgus was Kinij of Thrace and frkml to ralamon. 14-5[n his paleys / al her lif to dwclle.rhogh lohn Bochas ])e / co?itrarie telle :For this auto?«- affermej) /, out' of dredIhaf, ^vhan this child / was by the serpent dcd,She diirst^^ not^ / for her gret^ offenceN'eiier after comen in presenceOf lygurgus /, but* of intencioiuiFledde anon / out* of that* Kegioii/?Atf herte she took / the childes deth so sore.what* iille of hir* / I fyndij* can no more35123516tho" Boccacciosays she never[leaf .V.t|dnre
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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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;;;\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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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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;:;:82 Eteocles hoped for help from
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;"Lo ! her is al /. reto/^rne and s
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;'|'j|':j86 Tideus tiphraids, threa
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;;i88 Tideus leaves Thebes. Eteoclc
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e;; ,;|jjjj]j|90 Tideus slays the T
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;;;'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
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Page 126 and 127: ,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious
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Page 130 and 131: 106 Ai^peal to Mars. Adrastus resol
Page 132 and 133: ;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
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Page 138 and 139: ,'I;;;114 Meocles prepares Thehes a
Page 140 and 141: ;116 Adrastus sends for the wise Bi
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Page 180 and 181: :;15G The Cheeks insist on Etcocles
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Page 192 and 193: 168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Ad
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Page 204 and 205: :180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elect
Page 206 and 207: 182 The Greek Ladies will go to Tho
Page 208 and 209: 184 The Greek Ladies jnourn. Their
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