Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Adrastuss Council. [pT. ill.and want to gohome.Horn to Grecii / that they wil rcpcyrc.^J'his was thc-p?/rpoos / of hem eue?*ichon.And on the wallys / of Thebiis lay her foil,Eeioysing^ hem / of this vnhappy eure,4088The Thobanschair the (Jroeks,who think thatwitclicraft worksagainst them.Aflrastns snmmunshis Councilto doviscwenyng therby / gretly to recure.And on her toures"* / as they loken onto,They on Grekys / enviously gan shoute,And, of despit* / and gret enmyt6,Ead hem foolys /gon hom to her contr^,Sith they lian lost^ / her confort* and socour*,her false* prophete / and her dyvynoiir:wherthorgh / her partie / gretly is apeyryd.And in this wise / Grekys disespeyryd,Demptii pleynly / be tokens evidente.This cas was fallc / by soiTi enchau^^temcnt^,By wichecraft* / or by* fals sorcery e,Ageyniis* which may be no remedye,Tristy diffencii / helpii*, nor socour.And whan Adrastiis herde* this clamour,he bysy was ageyn this perturbamiceTo provyde / some maner chevysau7ice.And to hym calleth /such cou?isayl as he wiste,For lyf or deth / that* he myghtc tryste,Reciuoryng^ hem / but* in wordys fewe,In this meschief / her mociou/i to shewe.4092409641O041044ioe1hiif on;iiiaiWsimIW'4086. wil] wold M. Di. Ra. Ba. 4089. Reioysing] Reioisshinge Di. eurej cmLb. M. Ra, vre Lj. Adg. P. Eg. vr La- cure Ba. owre S. 4090. wenyiigSownynp; E2. gretly] om. Ad^. recure] to haue recure M. Di. 4091. toure.'Bo. M. Adi. tours Ar. 4092. Grekys] the Grekes Du. Lj. gan] gon lY LbM. Di. C. shoute] to shoute Adj. Ada- Ra. Ba. C. Eo. L^. 4093. despit aiicgret] grot dispit and Adj. Ad.2. Ba. S. grot despit and of Ra. enmyte Ar. Adjennemytc Bo. enemyte M. envitc Lj. Lo. 4094 to 4158 lost in Ad.^. 4095lost] om. Ba. socour Du. Lb. Adj. Ado. Ba. C. P. E.,. L.,. her socour Ar. G. Bo"^T,. L,. M. Di. Ra. E,. S. 4096. fals Ar. Bo. M. Adi". 4098. Grekys] ])c GrebDu. Eo. dises})eyrt'(Bo. M. toknes Ad^4101. wicchecraft M. Ad, wichcraft Ar. wycche-crafte Bo. or] and Ea- byom. Ar. Bo. Tj. Du. Ra. Ba S. La. fals] om. Lb. S. C. P. Eg. in Ar. be/orwichcraft is wh, undcrdottcd. 4102. Ageyns Ar. Bo. M. Ad^. may be] be ma;Ba. 4103. helpe ]5o. help Ar. M. Adj. 4104. herde Bo. Ad^. herd Ar. M4105. this] the Adj. 4106. chevysaunce Adj. chevisshaunce Bo. 4107. suclcounsayl] ovi. C. he] om. Lb. P. him Ad^. wiste] list Ad^. 4108. myglBo. M. Adi. 4109. but in] boutcn Bo.
;PT. III.]The Council advise vigoi'ons Carrying-on of Wa!(;!>And declare by good avisemcnf"What* to Grekys / was most* expedient*, 4112To remedyen /, and makii* no delay,The vn couth noyse / and the gret* affrayThaf Grekys made / with clamour inportunc,And newe / and nevve / euere in on contnne. 41 IGIF And they that^ wern / most* manly and. most^ wise,Shortly saide / it wer a cowardyse,The hegh emprise / that* they han vndirtakcFor dred of deth / so sodeynly forsake. 4120It* wer to hem / a perpetuel shameAnd outre hyndryng* / vnto grekys nameAnd better it* wer / to eu
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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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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;;,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
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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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;;112 Kings must give freely if the
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,'I;;;114 Meocles prepares Thehes a
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;116 Adrastus sends for the wise Bi
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