Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;174 Fm-titnc froivns on the Goxcks. Eteocles rides to the Front, [pt. hi;^ He that sloghTydeus wascallyd Menolippus.Kiny Parthonolopewas alsoslain,and Ypomedon.Fortune frowndon the Greeks.Eteoclesrides forth[leaf 71, back]to fight roly-H Buf tliilkci* day / Thebans wex so felleVpon (irekys / that^ vnder lier Cyt6The manly kyiig^ PartlianolopeIslaycin* was / euene afor the gatysAnd ther also, Armyd bright* in platys,The famous kyng / callyd ypomedou?i,The same day /, as mad is menciouTi,On hors-bak / manly as he faught*,At* the brigge / euene vpon the draught*,Besette with pres / casuelly was drownyd.And thus fortune / hath on Grekys frownydOn euery sydci / thilk vnhappy day.But* al the maner / tellen I ne mayOf her fightyng* / nor her slaughter in soth,Mor to declare / than myn Awiour doth.But thilkii* day / I fynde / as ê may sen,whan Phebus /passyd was* merydyenAnd fro the south / westward gan hym 'draws,his gyltfi tressys / to bathen in the wawe,U The Theban kyng* / felle Ethyocles,Rote of vnreste / and causer of vnpes.The slauhter of Grekys / whan that* he behekT,Armyd in steel / he kam out* in-to feld*,Ful desirous / in that* sodeyn hetePolymytcs / at* good leyscr to mete,424C424i425S425f426C4264'iot4244 F^lilia[Inebithlia4240. thilke Bo. Adj. thilk Ar. M. Thebans] Thebanx Bo. Du. waxeBo. M. Adp 4241. her] the Adj. Ad.^. I. Ra. Ba. S. 4243. Islayen] IslayrAr. G. Bo. Du. Ad^. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. Ei. S. T.,. P. E.^. slayn T^. Lj. Lb. M. Di. GL2. 4244. ther also] also ])ere Du. 4248. At the Ar. Atte Bo. Adj. At M.brif^ge Ar. Bo. M. Adj. bregge Ad2. briigge Lg. bridge E2. At the brigge euene'Att briggis eeud Ra. Ba. euene] om. Ra. Ba. vpon] above P. 4250. frowned^froned Bo. 4251. tliilk] thik Ar. 4253. nor] ne Lj. M. her] of Iior Lb. M.Di. P. of S. 4255. thilke F.o. Adj. thilk Ar. M. 4256. whan] Whanmthat To. ]>assyd was] was i)assyd Ar. G. Bo. Tj. Du. Lb. C. Eg. L.,. was] omP. merydyen] the lueridien Ri. Ba. S. 4257. gan] can E.2. hym] om.Adj. Ado. I. 4258. gilt Bo. M. Adj. 4260. causer] cause Lb. P. vnpesvnhapi)e.s Ej. In Du. the second half of 4260 (and causer of vnpes) and thfirst tv:o vords of 4261 (The slauhter) are omitted, aiid the remnants of the iwilines joined into one line. 4261. Grekys] the Grekis Lb. P. peple Di. that'om. Ad,. Ad.,. L Ra. Ha. S. 4262. out] om. M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. in-to] irlia. of P. " feld Ar. G. pe fekle Bo. and all the rest. 4263. "sodeyn Bo. MAdj. .sodeyne Di.IkjW
,PT. III.] rolynciccs kills his hrofkcr Etcocles. 1/0Syngulcrly / with hym to lian ado.For in this \yorld / he hated e no man so ;he sat^ so nygh / emprented in his lierte.whoos coiliyng^ out^ / his brother gan aduc'/*teVpon his stede / in the opposifAnd hadde ageynwarcP / also gref dclyt^To meten hym jyi fortune assente.Thenvioiis fyr / so her hertys hrentewith haat(? Cankered / of vnkyndii blood.And lik two Tygres / in her ragii wood,with speerys sharpii /groundli for the nonys,So as they ranne / and mettii both attonys,Polymytes / thorgh platys, mayle, and sheeldEoof hym thorgh-out / and smette \iym in-to feld'.But* whan he sauh / the strerays of his bloodRaylle about* / in maner of a flood,Al sodeynly / of compassiou?^.42684272427G4280who i8 rradyto iiievt him.Et.-.x-lfs andI'olyni'icf.sattack one aiiotlier.•"How eu'iich oftheThebanbretherenslogh otherto-fom |>e Cyte.Polyiirir.-s runsEtc'uclfs tliru,From his coursere / he alighte doti??,And brotherly, with a pitous face.To saue his lyf /gan \\jm to vnbrace*,And from his wounde /of newe affecciou?i,Ful bysy was / to pulle out* the trunchou/?,4284and thon dismountsto ptiU his sp
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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
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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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;118 Amphiorax's Wife tells where h
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;:!1 20 Amijhiorax urges Adrastus n
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]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
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