Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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j'|;190 Grecian WortMes arc cell slain. All Folk suffer in War. [pt. IIIJy The worthyblood of Grecewas distroyed atthe siege "/(-/the Cyte fynalybrouht to nought.In war,hi^'h and low,botli sullor.•[ Bellona is goddesseof bataill.[leaf 7S]Both sidesare ilaiiiagodby war.For owther parte / hath matere to conpleyne.And in her strif / ê may se thynggiis tweyne :IT The worthy blood of al grece spilt^,And Thebes ek /, of Amphion first bylf, 4636With-out6' Recur / brouht^ vnto RuyneAnd with the soyle made pleyn as a lyne,To wyldernessli turn yd / and desert*,And Grekys ek / falle into pouert*, 4640Both of her men / and also of her goodFor fynaly / al the gentyl bloodwas shad out* ther /, her woundys wer so wyde,To los fynal vnto outher syde. 4644For in the werre is non excepciou?iOf hegh estat* / nor lowh condiciou/?,But* as fortune / ami fate, both yffere,List* to dispose / with her double chere, 4648And Bellona* / the goddes in hir charAforn provydeth /; wherfor ech man be warVnavysed / a werre to bygynne.For no man woot* who shal lese or wynne. 465!And hard if is whan eyther party leseth.And doutiiles / nowther of hem chosethTliat* they most* / in al swich mortal rage,Maugre her lust* /, felyn gret* damage. 4656It* may nat* be by ma/mys myght* restreyned.And werre in soth / was neuer first ordeyned4633. owther Ar. eyther Bo. M. Ad^. parte] partie Di. hath] om. Di.hath matere] mater hath M. 4635. grece] grekes S. 4636. first] om.Adj. 4638. soyle Bo. M. soil Adj. a] ony C. Tg. P. £3. 4639.1wydernesse Ar. wildenicsse Bo. 4640. ek] om. M. Di. falle Ar. Bo. M. Adj.fallen Ra. S. P. L.^. full Lj. brou3te Di. into] in Adj. to Ra. 4641. also]ovi. Adj. 4644. To los fynal vnto] vn-to gret los of Ad^. outher Ar.eyther Bo. M. Adj. l)e tother G, every S. P. 4649 and 46r)0 arc iraiisposcdlin M. Di. 4649. liellona] Belliona Ar. G. 4650. wherfor Ar. G. T.,. Eo. L2.J>er-fore Bo. and tlte rest, ech] cuery C. T.2. P. E2. 4652. woof] om. Ra. lese,M. Adj. lees Bo. 4653. And hard it is] Ne wot and hard is Ra. whan] whereJP. eyther Ar. Bo, M. eueiy P. party Bo. part M. eyther iârty leseth]hope parties lesetii Adj. Ra. S. 4654. nowther Ar. Bo. Adj. neither M.nowther of hem ] neper party P. 4655, swich] sewyth G. rage] rache M.4656. lust n. Aiij. list Bo. felyn Ar. C, T.. E.,. L.,, fallyn in G, fall to P.folowe Bo, and the rest.
—1PT. III.] War hcgun in Heaven thru Lucifer. Envy Ticks now. 101Biit^ for synne folkis to chastyse.And as the byble / trewly kau devyse, 4GG0Hegli in heuene / of Pryde and Surquedyo,Lucyfer, fiider of Envie,The okb Serpent^ /, he levyathan,Was the first* / that^ eiier werrc gan : 4GGWhan Michael /, the heuenly Chamiîou;/,with his Feerys / venqwisshyd the Dragouv?,« How thatwcrre bygannein heuene by thepride and Burquedyeof Lucyfer.And to hellii / cast* hyni downe ful lo^ye.The whiche serpent* hath the Cokkyl sowcThorgh al erth / of envye and debat*,That* vnnethys / is ther noil estat*,4GG8H lolliu
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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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]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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i:I;136 Lycurgus irromiscs the Gree
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