Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;;172 The Thebans sally out, and are driven hack. [pt. lUiThey* don for him* / in many vncouth wyseThe Thebanssuffersome are slain.111 the temple / to goddys sacr/fiseAnd thus confermed* / and stallyd in his Se,A fewc dayiis / stood / in his degr^,After his mayster / with ful gret^ hono?^r,Of Grekys chose / to be successo?/?*.And al this tyme /, in story as is told,Ful gret* mescliief / of hungre, thrust^, and cold;And of Thebans / as they issen oute,lay many on /slayen * in the route418' ikm419419Tideus[leaf 70, back]slays manyThebans,and drivesotliers back intothe city.On outher part< /, of fortune as they mette :her mortal swerdys / wer so sharpii whette.H And Tydeus among hem of the ioMiiFro day to day /pleyeth ))e lyou?zSo cruelly, wher so that* he rood.That Theban noil / aforn his face abood.He made of hem, thorgh his high renown.So gret* slaughter / and occisiou?^*Tliaf as the deth / fro his swerd they fledde,And who cam nexte / leid his lyf to wedde.He qwitte hym-sylf / so lik a manly knyghfThat* Avher he went* / he putte hem to the flight*.And maugre hem, in his cruelteHe drotf hem hom /into her Cit^,42014204201hem purswyng* /proudly to the gate :4187. They doon for hym Lb. C. P. E.^. Don jêi for him Bo. Tj. Du. LjM. Di. Don for him Adj. Ad.^. I. Ra. Ba (fro). Ej. S. Don for hem Ar. G. Lgvncouth Ar. Bo. Ad^. I. vncouthe M. sondry Ad.,. wi.se] guyse B»"4188. to] to do Ad.^. I. goddys] the goddes M. Di. C. 4189. confermedconformed Ar. confirmed Ba. E.j. .stallyd] stabled E.2. 4190. A fewe] An(few Lj. by fele Bo. Tj. Du. And fele Adj. Ra. Ba. And fell Ej. S. And man;Ad.2. 1. 4192. chose Bo. M. chosen Adj. 4194. thrust Ar. thurst Bothorst M. ])irst Adj. 4196. slayu Ar. Bo. and all the rest, the route] the gretroute Ra. 4197. outher Ar. either Bo. M. Adj. 4198. sharp Bo. M. Adi4200. pleyeth] he pleyeth Ad.^. I. 4201. wher so that] that where so Adj. AdÎ. where so cuer P. where so euer j)at Lb. 4204. occi.sioun Ba. Ad.2. 1S. E.2. occasioun Ar, Bo. aiul the rest {in P. altered to occisioun by a later hand)in Tj. occasioun is underlined, and occisioun written in the right margin by a latc'ihand; cf. 3603. 4205. fro] om. Adj. Ad.,. I. 4206. ulio] who Jât S. nextefnyghe S. Icid] left S. lyf] hede Bo. 'i\. Du. Lj. M. Di. Adj. Ad.j. I. Ra. Ba. EijS. 4207. so] o/n. Ad.,. L so lik a manly] lik so manly a Adj. 4208. thiom. Lb. Adj. Ad.2. I. Ha." P. 4210. droll' T.2. drofc Bo. drof M. Adj. drou«|E.,. 4211. hem] And Bo.
;.'^^PT. III.] Tideus, the best of the Greeks, is slain lij a Bolt.173That* vnto hym / thoy bar so dedly hateThat* they hem caste / by sleylit* or some cngyfi,To bryngyn hym / vnwarly to hys fynAnd leyde awayt* / for hym day and nyghf4212But* 0. alias !/ this noble manly knyght*, 4210Vpon a day / as he gan hem enchace,And mortally / made hem lese her placeAnd sued hem /almost* to the iowi,That* cause was of his destrucciou;/. 4220For on, alias !/ that* on the wallys stood,which al that* day / vpon hym abood,With a quarel / sharpe heded for his sake,Markede hym with a bowe of brake, 4224So cruelly, makynge non arest*Tyl it*was passyd bothe* bak and brest.Wherthorgh, alias !/ ther was non o\)er redNor leche-craft** / but* that* he mot* be ded, 4228Ther may therof be makiid non delayes.And 3it was he / holdyn / in his dayesThe beste knyght* / and most manly man,As myn Autour / wel rehercii kan. 4232But* for al that* was ther no dyffenceAgeyn the strok / of dethys violence.And Bochas writ* / er he was fully ded,he was by Grekys /presentyd with ]7e lied 4236Of hym that* gaf / his laste fatal wounde :And he was callyd /, lik as it* is founde,Hut niit^ day" How pitouslyTydeua wa« slayn•with a quarell.a TlioKincros8bow-inaiishot anil kiltlhim.Tlio' he wasthe be.st of thoGreeks,(leaf 711ho couldn't withstandDeath.Menolippus /,I can non other telle.4213. sleyht] sum sleight S. crafte Lj. or some] or by some Bo, T,. or S.of Lj. P. 4214, bryngen Bo. M. bring Adj. vnwarly] warly Bo. Du.to] vnto Ba. Eg. 4216. But] That Ada. I- 5 ^^^ ^02L Di. Ad..,.Ba. Ej. S. P. maad Tj. Ad^, I. Ra. Ther may be mad ther-of Adj. Therof maybe maade Ad.> I. 4230, lie] (nn. T.,. 3it was he] yet he was Lb. P. Kj.4231. best Bo." M. Adj. 4237, gaf] gaf hym Lj. wsxs Lb. last Bo. M. lastoAdj. 4238. callyd] y-called Adj. S.which is crossed out).is] was Bo. {in Lg. is written ahwc was,
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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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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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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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: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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;:!1 20 Amijhiorax urges Adrastus n
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