Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;j;162 Jocasta returns to Thebes. [PT. III.Kyng^ Adrastus / only of his grace, JSome raene way / wisly to piirchace 3936to make peaceTo make a pees /atwene the iDretheren t\YeyrijAnd the tret^ / so prudently ordeyne,but liewilldo it only onTideus's terms.Jocasta goesback to Tliebes.King Prothonoloperideswith Ismene,and in his heartliledgos hi3troth to her.On eijjer party / that^ no blood be shad.|And this Adrastus / avis^ and ri3t< sad, 3940For Gi-ekis party / answer gaf anoiiThaf other ende / shortly gete* she nofi,lich as the lordis / fully ben avisyd,Than Tydeus hath aforn devisyd.II And whan she saugh it^ may non o])er be.She lievc tok / and hom to the Cyt^She is repeiriid /,hauyng^ to hyr GuydePolymytes Rydyng' be her syde.And Tideus ladde Antigone,And of Archadye /prothonolop6,The worthy kyng^, did his bysy peyne394^394^To ben attendau7it^ / vpon fair ymeyne, 3951Whos hert^ she hath / to her servisii luryd :And he ageyn hath purtraied and fygurydMyd of his brest^ /, which lightly may not passe,Hooly the feturis / of her fresshly face. 395(Hym thouhf she was so faire a creatureAnd though that* he durst* hym nof discurc,3 it in his hert / as ferforth as he kan,jHe hath avowed / to ben) her trwe man, 396(|vnwist to hir /pleynly and vnknowe3935 to 4116 lost in I. 3936. wisly Ar. M. Adj. wisely Ro. Ra. oncly Ad;j3938. trete] tretye Du. tretise Lj. so] om. Adj. Ado. 3939. in Ar. betweOn and ei))er, is an undcnlottcd A. 3940. this] thus Ea. P. Eg. aviso Ar. GlAvised Lb. P. Eg. Ho. full wysc Lg. wise Bo. avd the rest [wis K^-^. Ra.). 394l|anon] he none Du. 3942. gete Bo. T^. Du. Lj. M. Di. Ad^. Ad.,. Ej. Lo. getys AiG. gate Lb. Ra. Ba. S. P. Eo. Ro. 3943. fully] mn. Adj. Ado' 3944 is omitte]in Ba. 3944. Than Ar. G". Du. Di. Adj. Adg. Lg. Ro. As Lb. P. l)at Bo. anithe rest, hath aforn] aforne hath G. Ro. 3953. to] in P. servise] hert SI39.55. which Ar. G. Lb. P. E2. Lg. Ro. ])at Bo. and the rest, lightly may] likljmany G. 3956. of her] and the P. lier] his Lj. fresshly] fressh Lj. Lb. Ad|Ado. Ra. Ba. S. P. 3958. durst hym not Ar. G. Lb. Ra. Eg. L2. Ro. dorst nchim Bo. and the rest, except P. ; in P. 3958 is erased, and on tJie erasure a latehand has written with paler ink : So plesaunt and so comely of fayturc. 395£!|3it] And yit Adg. That P. 3960. trcwe Bo. trew M. Adj.
;:PT. III.] Tidezcs vnlL not risk an entri/ into Thchcs. 1G3How he was marked with Cupidiis bowe,with his Arwii / sodeynly werieyed.And to the 3ate / the ladyes conueyed 39G4Beu entred lu / for it^ drow * to eve,Grekys of hem taking^ tho her leveThogh some of hem wer sory to departe,ît* of wisdam / they durstt; not^ iuparte 3968Vnder a conduit^ / to entren into tou?i,lest* if turned to her confusio?^.Thouh some bookes / the contrarye seyfiBuf myn Autour / is platly ther-ageyfi, 3972And affermeth / in his opynyou??,That Tydeus / of hegh discreciou/?,Of wilfulnessii / nor of no folye,Ne "wold as tho put in lupartie 3976Nowther hym-silf / nor non of his ferys.And the ladyes / with her heuenly cherys,Angelik / of look / and conteuance,Lich as it^ is /put^ in remembrance, 3980Af her entryng^ from Grekys into ton/?,Polymytes / of gret* affecciou??,The quen bysouhte / thilke* nyght not^ fyne[leaf 6«, back]Jocasta and herdauKhtorH enterThebes.The GreckH Ukoleave.My author isclear,that Tideuswould not riskliv(;s bv enteringThebes.Pol}'neice8begs JocaataFor tasseye 3 if she myght^ enclyne 3984: tq toun Bo. T,. Du. L,. Lb. M. Di. Ad,. Ad.,. lia. Ba.Ej. P. E.7. vnto >e town S. 3982 in Ad,, and Ad.>. begins with fro Grekes,iMch is left out of 3981. 3982. Polymytes] Pollimi'te besoujte Di. 3983.souhte] besought |)at E.,. om. Di. pilke I'.o. Ad,, this Ar. that M. Di. S.. P. nyght] om. Lb. P^ not fyne] ne fyne ^l. not to fyne S. not for to fyneJ)at she ne fyne Di. nat feiue Ad,. Ad,. Ra. Ba. 3984. tasseye Ar. toassay Bo. E,. to assaie M. Ad,, tassaie E-j.
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Chancer Societifs Pûblications : F
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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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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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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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;'|'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
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'|II94 Tidcus rides into the Castle
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;;'.96 Lijcurgufis Daughter wahes t
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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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\i100 Tideus returns to Argos, to h
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,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious
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1|j;;104 The corpses of the slain K
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106 Ai^peal to Mars. Adrastus resol
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;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
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'e;;:1 1 The Floiver of Grecian Chi
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