Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;;;188 Tlieseus rciuriis to Athens, cmd the Argives to Anjos. [pt. hi.And how that other /ful dedly of her loke,F(jr loue only-/ of the bonys tooke, 4580Hem to kepii / for a renienibrau/ice :Tliaf to reherce / eu^^yy obseruau/^ceor the games,or wrestling,or the takingleave of Tht'seus.That* was don / in the fyres bri'fht',The wake-play ijs / duryng* al the nyght', 4584Nor of the wrastlyng / to telle poynt* ))e i)oynt*,Of hem that weren* / nakyd and QiioynV,how eueriche other luggii gan and shakeKor how the wo??imen hau her leve take 4588Of Theseus / with ful gret* humblesse,Thankyng* liyin of his worthynesseThat* hym lyst* vpoii her woo to rewe ;And how that* he, his fredam to renewe, 4592[leaf 77]Theseus goesto Athens.with the wo?unien, of his hegh largesse,ypartyd hath / ek of his Kichesse^ And how this Duk Thebes ek forsokeAnd to Atlienys / the right^^ waye* tooke, 4506with laurer crownyd / in signe of victorye,And the paline of conquest* and of glorye,Did his honur / duely to marteAnd how the wymmen wepte wlian they departe*4G00Kyng AdrastusWit/( the ladyesrepeyred hornageyn to Arge.with kyng* Adrastus / horn ageyn to Arge :To tellyn al, it* wer to gret* a charge,H And ek also, as 3e shal vnderstonde,At* the gynnyng I took no mor on hondeBe my promys, in conclusion/^But* to reherce the destrucciou//.4G044582 to 4676 lost in I. 4582. reherce Ar. and all. 4585. Nor] Nc Lb. P.of] for G. tlie] om. Ro. wrastlyng] wrestlyng Ko. wrostclyng L.,. wraxling S,to] om. C. to telloj telliug To. E.2 L.,. om. Lb. P. 4586." weru Ar. M.Di Ad, 4588. lian M. haue Bo. Adj. 4589. ful] om.Adj. Ra. P. 4592. that] om. Ra. to Ar. G. Lb. C. T.^. P. E.. L. gan IJo.and the rest. 4594. yparted] And parted Di. Parted T,. C. 4596.right Bo. M. Adj. weye Tj. Ra. Ej. E.^. way Ar. Bo. M. Adj. riglitcways] way right lie Ad,. right wey he P. 4597 to 4658 lost in Lb.4598. sccoful ot] om. Ra. E,. Ro. 4600. wepte ISl. wept Bo. Ad,. they] heL2. departe] jiarte Ar. G. T,. P. E.^. 460L Arge] Arche L_,. 4602. it] ow."Ar. G. L.^. a] om. T,. To. 4603. shal Ar. Ad,, shul Bo. M. slioldc E,. Ro.4604. At the Ar. Atte Ad,. At Bo. M. gynnyng] Bygyunynge P. L... took]take Bo. Du. Ra. P.
,;Adrastus dies. Thchcs destroi/d 400 j/rars leforc linm r founded. 1 89Of myghty Thebes / shortly, and no more.And thus Adrastus, with his lokkys hore,Stille abood in Argii his Cyt^Vnto his ende /: ê gete no more of mo,Sauf, as myn aucto?/;* / liketh to compyle,After that he lyulid hut"* a whileFor he was old er the siegii ganAnd thought' and sorowe so vpon hy?/? ran ;The which in soth shortyd hath his dayes.And, tyme sette, deth make]? no delayes,4G084012in A.ri:os.but the tn.uMpof tin- Si^•^:l•sliorUMis iiiH liff.4010 ll
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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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;;:; ;124 Tlie Greeks run short of
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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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;;;I134 Ipsiphyle appeals to Tideus
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i:I;136 Lycurgus irromiscs the Gree
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