Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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184 The Greek Ladies jnourn. Their Husbands' corpses can't he Imried,[leaf 75]They sigh audswoonwliPii they seetliL'ir dead lords,face upwards.Deiphile weepsfor Tideus.•T How creon wilnot sufFre thebodies nowther tobe buryed norbrent.Creon leavesAgeyn the wowzmen / forth they went* yfere.And to byliold' / the wooful hcvy chere,The wooful cryiis / also, whan they mette,The sorful sighys / in her hrestys shette, 4476The teerys newe / distillyng on her facys,And the swownyng* / in many sondry placys,whan they her lordys / alyvii not^ ne founde,But^ in the feehP / thorgh-girt' with many woiindc, 4480lay stark vpri3tes * /,pleynly to endite,with dedly eyiin / tournyd vp the white,who ma
jPT. III.] The Greek L((iHes wait till Thcsciis cojnes. IHIEut* with beestis and houmlys to be rente.449Ghe made hem aH /vpon an liepe be leyde.wherof the wymmen trist^ and evyl apeyiU',For verray dool, as it was no wonder,lier hertys felt^ ahnost ryve a-sonder, 4500H And as my mayster Chaucei-^ list'endite-,Al clad in blak / with lier wymples whyte,With gret' honour / and due* reuerence,In the temple / of the goddesse Clemence 4504They abood the space / of fourtenyght'Tyl Theseus / the noble worthy knyght^,Duk of Athenys / with his ChyvalryeRepeyrecl hom / out' of Femynye, 4508the cor|MeM toIw torn by doj'H.Art Cliaucer Haj-H,[Kuif 7:., Ijjickltht! lailli!s stayilltl»o Tuiiipli!till Tliosi'iiscomes WilliAnd with hym ladde /ful feir vpon to sene,Thorgh his manhod / ypolita the queue,And her suster / callyd Eraelye.cmd whan thies wo7>imen / g07^ne first espye 4512This worthy Duk / as he cam rydynge,Kyng' Adrastus /, hem alle conveyinge,The wo??mien brouhf vnto his presence,which hym bysoughf / to 3ive hem audience. 4516And aH attonys swownyng i?i the place,Ful humblely /preiden* hym of graceTo rewe on hem /her harmys to redresse.But* 3if 36 lisf / to se the gentyllesse 4520Of Theseus / how he hath hym born.wymmen Adj.HipiKilila andEmily.Thoy prayTheseusto r«lrcs« theirin-ievance.4498. wherof] Ther-of M. Di. Wherfure S.wo?nmen M.trist] were trist Adj. Ado. I. trist aud] om.yl]evel Lb. were eveil P. 4999. as] ovi. Tj. Lj. M. Di. Ad •a.i. I.Ra. Ep S. Ro. 4500. felt T^. M. Adj. ))ei felte Di. ryve] royneEj. Ro. almost ryve] riue almost Adj. Ado. I. a-souder] on sounder L,.in sender Ro. ; Ar. has a j^ff'Use-bar after almost. 4501. my maystermyu auctour M. Di. Chaucer] urn. 'l\. Lj. M. Di. Adi \.l,. I. Ka. K,. S.Ro. endite Ar. G. Lo. to emlyte Tj. and the rest, except forto endite Ad.. I."4503. due] dieu Ar. 4504 to the end lost in Ado. 4505. aboodj bode E.,.fourtenyght Ar. Lb. P. fourtcn night M. Di. Adj. fortynyght T,. E,. Ko.fortyn nyght S. fortnyglit Ra. U. a fortenyjt Lj. E.. fourtene iiightea I...4508. hom] hem Eo. Femynye] Femeiiye P. femeuy Lj. L. femyne l..femene S. 4512. these M. pise Di. Adj. wy//nnen M. Ad,. gon M.gan Adj. gonne first] first gan E,. 4514. alle] oin. Adj. I. 4.-)1d. ynto Ar.T.,. P. E2. into Lb. to 'i\. and: the rest. 4518. humbly M. Ad,. humbclyDi, preide Ar. ami all.
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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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;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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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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.;132 Lymrgus's Son is ]poisond and
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