Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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170 The Greeks resolve to fight till Thchcs is laid loiv. [pt. mias conquerors,[leaf 60, back]tliey now wiUnot leave Thebestill it's laid low,so that folkmay .say "whattht'y began, theyachievd."To this, all theGreeks agree.Of whoes renou?? / the bcmiJs 3it ben clereTliorgli al the world' / wher as they haii passyd,And ben not^ 3it^ / dyrkyd nor diffacyd, 41 3(By no report^ / nouther on se ne londethyng^ to forsake / that* they tok on honde." And by example / of our progenitours,l)aV whilom wern / so manly conqiieroiirs, 414(To-forn that^ we into Grecii wende,Of thyng* bygon / lat^ vs make an ende,And parte nat* / nor Seuere from this tomiTil it* be brouht^ to destrucciou??, 414rwallys / tourriis / Crestyd and batailledAnd for werrci strongly apparaylled,Be first* doune betii / that* no thyng* be seyn,But* al to-gyder / with the erthii* pleyn 414^Be lowo* leyde / or that* we resorte :That* afterward / men may of vs reporte,That* we bygan / we knyghtly han achieuydVpon our foon /, wath worship vnrepreuyd." 415'|This was the counsaylle / shortly, and thavisOf the Grekys that* manly wern and wys,That* neuere aforn wer markyd with no blame,And specialy / swich as dredli* Shame, 415(And fully caste / what* fortune euer tyde,On her pz^rpoos / to the ende abyde,That* on no part* / her honure not apalle.413G. 3it] 07n. Lb. Ra. Ba. P. derkcd Bo. M. derket Adj. dirket Dudiffased Ijo. defaced M. Adj. to faced Lh. 4137. nouther] om. M. Di. on sein see Lb. P. by see Ba. ne] ne on Bo. 1\. Du. M. Di. E^. nor Lj. Ad^L Ra. S. C. 4139. example M. ensaniple l?o. Adj 4142. begon Mbegonne Bo. bygonne Adj. 4143. parte nat] nat departe Ad^. I. 4144to] vnto Bo. Tj. Du. U. Di. Adj. I. Ra. 15a. S. into L,. 4145. Crestyd] crest
;f Ie| pt. III.] The Greeks choose a Diviner to succeed Amphioixu. 1 7 1And to this con«saille / Grekys, on and alio, 11 GOBen condescendyd / and, for nior liappy sped,In sted of liym / that* was so latii ded,Amphiorax / buryed / dope in belle.That* koudii whilom / to the Grekys telle 4164Of thyngges hid / how it^ sbal falle, aforil :'In stede of whom /now they ban byni lorn,They casten hem / wisly to purchaceSome prudent* man / to occupye his place, 4168That* in swich thyng / myght* hem most* availleThorgh mystery of bis dyvynaylle,By craft* of sorte / or of profecye,îf any swich they couden out espye. 4172And among< al /, her pz^rpoos to atteyne,As I fynde / they ban chosyn tweyne,Most renomed / of hem eue7-ychon.And Menolippus / callyd was the ton, 4176And Terdymus / ek the totber highte.And for be hadde most* fauo?ir in her sigbte,This Terdymus / was chosen and p?*eferryd.And in* her choys / Grekys ban not* errydFor whilom he / lernyd / his empriseOf his maister / Amphiorax the wyse.And was disciple /vndyr his doctr/ne.4180And of entent* / that* he sbal termyne 4184Vnto Grekys /tbyngiis that* sbal falle,•^ How Grekeschosen hem / anew dyvynourin stede of Amphiorax.(leaf 70)Of the twocniididatesprofxwwl,Melaniiipus andTerdiiims, thelatter, who wa-sAniphiDrax'spupil, is chosenby the Greeksin his place.*As a bisshop my tred in his stalle,made a liishop4161. for] om. M. Di. E^ mor] om. Lb. P. happy] om. Ad,. A(L. I. for morhappy sped] after beste redde E.,. 4164. koudo wliilom to tho Gn-kys] whilom"toGiekes ooude Adj. Ad.,. I. 4165. slial falle aforn] .sliolde be buforn Ad.. I.4166. Ill stede of whom] 111 whos stede C. 4169. lieiii] om. Ka. lia. 4170.mystery M. luysterie Bo. Ad,. 4172. espye Bo. Ad,. aspye M. 4176.Menolippus Ar. Bo. Meiialippus M. Ad,. JSleuelappus P. |)at con lie. M. Aat otlire Bo. M. Ad,. 4179. wiiachosen] chose was Ad,. Ad.^. L chosen was Ka. Ba. 4180. inl nm. Ar. (J. E,.choys] chose Ba. Grekys] the Grckes M. Di. S. 4181. his] tlii.s A
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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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!;!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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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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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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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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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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;118 Amphiorax's Wife tells where h
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