Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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192 Ymir War shall ceascy and Love and Peace shall sjrread. [I'T. ill.ytrifc startsBut Warshall ceaseLove shallsi)read.Christ, whois Godand man,let IIS i>ray HimTher shal be / atwixc* regyou//s,Eiu^/'iclie bysy / oUilt to opprcsse.And al swicli strif /, as he berth Avytnesse,Kalendys ben /, I take his word to borowc,And a gynnyng^ / of meschief and of sorowe :Men haue it^ foundc / be expedience.liUV the venyin / and the violenceOf strif, of werre / of contek, and debat*,That make]) loiidys bare ajid desolat',Shal be proscript aud voyded out of place,And Martys swerdi / shal no more nianace,IS"or his sperii * /grcuous to sustene,Shal now no more * / whettyd * be so kene,Kor he no more* / shal his hauberk shake.But* loue and pees / in hertys shal awake,And charite /, both in length and brede,Of newe shal her bryglite beeniys spredeThorgh grace / only ' in dyuers naciou??s,Forto reforme / a-twixe* Regyou«sPees and quyef / concord* and vnyt^.And he that* is / both on / and two / and thre,Ek thre in on / and souereyn lord of pes,Which in this exil / for our sake ches.For loue only / our troubles to termyne.For to be burn / of a pur virgyne :II And hit vs prey / to hym that* is most good.4684;4C88469246964700470447084684, be] om Lj. atwix Ar. Ra. a-twone Bo. M. Ad,, betwyxt Lo.betwene Lb. 4686. berth Ar. beretli Bo. berith ]M. Adj. 4687. ben]thei ben C. borowe Bo. borw M. Adj. 4689. haue Bo. hail M. Adj.it] om. Bo.contek of werre Adj. I. S. contek vvcire Ka {both of om.). and] and of Ej.4693. be] ovi. Ra. 8. proscripte Ar {ivith e vndcrdoltcd). be proscript] proscriptbe Adj. I. voyded] voide L^. Lb. P. voiden Ra. 4694. Martys] mars S.s\verd] .swerdes Eo. 4695. spere Bo. M. Adj. sper Ar. 4696. now] oiii. Ti.Di. Ra. C. To. inore Bo. M. mor Ar. Adj. whettyd] wlityd Ar. 4700.bright Bo. M. Ad,. 4702. reforme M. Adj. refournie Bo. a-twix Ar. G.a-twene V>o. M. Adj. Lb. atween Ra. Viytwnie L... 4703. first and] om. Ad^.1. 4704. he] om. ]5«). S. is] om. L both] ovm. Lb. L.,. both on] on both S.second and] om. Lj. Lb. AL Di. Adj. L Ra. S. C. T.,. P. Eo.^Lo. 4706. sake] loueC. ches] these Ej. Ro. 4707. For] om. 1. loue] om. Ad,. I. troubles] troublenesseAdj. trouble I. to] lor to do 1. 4708. [lurj clene G. 4709. to] om.AcU. I.
Let us pray Christ to give us Peace here, and Heaven hereafter. 193Which for mankynde shadde his herte blood,Thorgh byseching^ / of that heuenly quene,Wyff and moder and a Mayde clene, 4712To sende vs pes / her in this lyf presenf,And of oure synnys /pa?-fit^ amendement*,And loye eternal / whan we hennes* wende.Of my tale / thus I make an ende. Explic/Y. 4716thru hii Mother,[leafTdlto SeDil XXi p«*c«hereand joy hereafter.Here endeth the destruceiou?i of Thebes.4710. Which Ar. G. Lj. Ra. Lg. Ro. >at Bo. and the rest. mankyn.i'Ar. L.2. raankeud G. mankinde M. Adj. and the rest, except man-kvn Bo.Tj. shadde Ar. shad Bo. M. Ad^. shed Ej. S. Ro. herte T,. hert Bo. M.Adi. precious S. 4711. byseching] ]>e besechynjij Bo. L^. Lb. Di P. that] the4712. first and] om. P. a] om. Lb. M. Ad^. I. Ra. S. C. T^. P. Eo. May
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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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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,;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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;'|'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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;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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i:I;136 Lycurgus irromiscs the Gree
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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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