Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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•178 All the Knights of Greece and Thchcs are slain, [pt. hi.and spear.5Ien are troddenunderfoot.The cries of thedying are loud.How al thegentyl blood ofgrece dwl Thebeswas distroyedon / / day.Of the Greeklorils,only Adra.stusand Capancuslive.The Thebansbar their gato.s,Thorgli brestr / and nekkii / that the sperys Eafi.her wepnys wern / so sharpe grouDcIe and whet*,In titer armure / that* ther was no let*. 4332For ther laye on / troden vnder foote,And 3onder* / on /percyd to the herte roote.Her lith on ded / and ther another lame.This was / the play / and the mortal game 433GAtwene* Thebans / and the Grekys proude,That* the swowys / and the cryes loudeOf hem that* lay /and 3olden vp the goost*,was herd ful fer / aboute in many cost*. 4340U And at* the gatys / and sayllyng of Jje walIslayen* was / al the blood Royal,Both of the touw / and of Grekys loncF,And att: the worthy knyghtys of her hondl. 4344And of lordys /, 3if I shal not* feyne.On Grekys syde / alyvii wer but* tweyne,Kyng* Adrastus / and Campaneus.That* day to hem / was so vngracius. 4348And for Titan / westryd was so loweThat* no man myght* vnnethys other knovve,Tho of tile iowi j sliet* her gatys faste4330. nek Bo. brest and nekke] nekke and brest Lb. Adj. Ad.,. I. IJa. Ba. SC. T2. P {corrected from bre-st and nek), that] so L^ sperys] myghty spores E^Ran Ar. M. Adj. ron Bo. 4331. wepencs Bo. wepens M. wepons Lo. shar|Bo. M. Adj. grounde and whet] whet and ground M. grounde and] om. Lb. Pgvounde] y-grounde {om. and whet) Di. 4332. ther was no let] no let was foundM. Di. the}' were nat Ictte C. T.j. 4333. vnder foote] vnder ])e foote Adj. L4334. 3onde Ar. G. yondre (yonder) Bo. cind the red. on] a-nothir S. P. percydpressid Ad2. L peresed Ba. herte Adj. hert Bo. M. vnto the rote {oin.herte) T 4337. A-twene Adj. M. Atweu Ar. Bo. Atwix Ra. Betwix Ba.Bitweno L2 Thcbau8]Thebanx Bo. Tj. Adi. the Thebans S. 4338. Thatshowes L2. sowtesS. swerdes Bo. 4340. many Ar.the Ar. atte Bo. Ad^. at M. and] om. Lb. of L,.Ads. L Ra. Ba. saylyngcs Lq. soylinge Lb. sawtynAdj. Ad„. L Ra. Ba. S. on the G. L2. before the P.Ar. Bo. and all, except Slayn Lj. M. Di. Ra. P>a. S. C.many a Bo. 434L asayllyng] assailing AdjLj. om. P. of l)c] att(4342. Islayen] Islayr4343. Grekys] ê GrckaL,. Di. Ra. J')a. S. E.j. Ko. 4345. îf] om. Ro. in Ra. 4345 reads: And Oitlie .sotlie if I sliall nat feyne ; in l>a : If I shall nat in sothe feyn. 43481vngracius] gi'acious Di. 4349. westryd] westward lio. Ra. Ba. westryd was!was westrid Adg. L 4351. Tho of the toun] Thei of the toun Bo. L,. Thesof ])e toun L,. Of tlie toun thei Lb. C. To. P. E.^. her] j»e S. P. shet hegatys] shotte her gonnys Ra. Ba (goviies).1352UsfeifftHi iif
;;PT. III.] Mcodes is Imricd, mournd hy his Mother and Sisters. 170with barrys roiindr^ / maki'd forto lasto, 4352In which no wight^ kervu may nor hcwc.And Adrastus / witli a grekys feweRepeyriid is horn vnto his Tent*,And al tbat^ nyg^^ti^ / he wastyd hath cmd STpenV 435GFor his vnhappe / in sofowe compleynyng*.And they in Thebes / the nexte day swyng^her devoyre did / and her bysy cure,To ordeyne and make / a sepulture 4300For her kyng^ /yslayen-*^ in the feeldAnd offred vp his baner and his sheld,His hehne / his swerd^, and also his penou??,Ther-Inne of gold* / I-betyn a dragou/?, 4364high in the temple / that* men myghte sen.And locasta / thaf infortunyd queue,her sones deth / soore * gan compleyneAnd also ek / her 3onge doghtres tweyne, 4368Both ymeyne / and Antigonee,Cryden and wepte /that* pyt6 was to se.(leaf 73)and next daybury Eteocle«J.Ilia niothorand sirtUTSmourn lilm.But* to her sorowes / that* was non refut*.And thus the Cit6 / bar / and destitut*, 4372havyng no wight* to gouern hem ne'* g^^ye :For ded and slayn / was al the Chyualrye,And no wight* left* almost* in )je tou?^No one is left torule in ThebeH.4352. barrys] ballis Ra. Ba. round Bo. M. Adj. made Bo. M. Adj. 435:3.may] might M. Di. 4354. a grekys fewe] Grekes a fewe Lj. Ad,. Ad^. I. J^.Grekes fewe Lb. P. a knightis fewe T^. 4356. that] pe Li. he] om. Ad,. Ad...I. wastyd hath] hasted Ej. Ro. 4357. in sorowe] and sorw Ad,. Ad.^. I. Dn-4358. nexte Ad^. next Bo. M. 4359. dide M. dede Bo. Ad^. 43»)1.yslayeu] yslayn Ar. G. Ej. Ro. slayn Bo. aiid the otJier MSS. 4362. and)an Ar. 4363 to 4418 gap in Ej., o«c leaf {I 1) being lost. 4363. His lielmehis swerd] His swerd his hehne M. Di. 4364. Ther-Inne of gold] ther iugolde Bo. I-betyn] beten Bo. Dii. M. Di. S. C. P. y,-bete Lj. a] 07n. li.i.4365. might Bo. M. Ad^. 4366. that] the Lb. M. Di. C. T.. P. K..infortunyd Ar. G. L2. infortunat Bo. and the re^t. 4367. sore Bo. M. A7i. Bo. T,. Du. L,. M. Di. Ad,. Ad... I. Rii. Ba.S. Ro. left almost] almost left 'i\. in pe touu] in al )>e toun Ad,. Ad.. I.
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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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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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]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
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:;;^126 Tideus asls Ipsiphylefor Wa
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