Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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viii Temporary Preface.^from a metrical point of view—of the old printed texts. The preseiiedition, the text of which is based on the best MS. collated with althe other known MSS., will prove the censure to be unmerited. Th
L:IXLIST OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND OLDESTEDITIONS.Adp = Brit. Mus. Additional 18632.Adg. = Brit. Mus. Additional 5140.Ap.= Brit. Mus. Cotton. Appendix XXVIAr. = Brit. Mus. Arundel 119.Ba. = Mar(|uis of Bath's MS. 257 (Longleat).\ij. Bo. = Bodley MS. 776.^[•. C. = Cambridge University Library, Addit. 3137.i. Di. = Bodl. Library, Digby 230.>. Du. = Prince Frederick Duleep Singh's MS. (Old Buekenham Hall).Ej. = Wynken de Worde's edition (1500 ?) 8vo.Eo. = in William Thynne's fol. edition 1561 of the works of Chaucer.G. = Mr. J. H. Gurney's MS. (Keswick Hall).{. L = The late Sir H. Ingilby's MS. (Ripley Castle), now belonging toMr. Lawrence Hod son (Compton Hall).L Lj. = Bodl. Library, Laud. Misc. 557.). L,. = Bodl. Library, Laud. Misc. 416.). Lb. = Lambeth Palace Library, MS. 742.r. M. = Lord Mostyn's MS. (Mostyn Hall).?. P. = Magdalen College (Cambridge) Library, Pepys 20n.). Ra. = Bodl. Library, Rawlinson C. 48.). Ro. = Brit. Mus. Royal 18. D. 11.I. S. = Brit. Mus. Additional 29729 (Stow MS.).Tp = Trinity College (Cambridge) Library, MS. R. 4. 20.i. Tj. = Trinity College (Cambridge) Library, MS. 0. 5. 2.In the foot-notes the manuscripts and oldest editions are given in the1 lowing order {cf. the genealogy in the Introduction) :Ar. G. Bo. Ti. Du. L^ Lb. M. Di. Ad,. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. E^. S. C. T^. P. E,.Ro. Ap.J.Synopsis of the Gaps exceeding two lines, in the manuscripts andoldest editions (the numbers are inclusive).di. 785—788.Ldj. 785—788, 4094—4158, 4504 to the end.ip. 1681—1746, 3409 to the end.2490—2580, 4432 to the end.'.a.5o. 1—8, 31—40, 4456—4586.'.1—822, 886—951, 1017—1142, 1 !03— 1463, 1858—1922, 3663—4060,4336—4515.)i. 1—153.
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Page 20 and 21: viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
Page 24 and 25: Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
Page 26 and 27: Chaucer's Canterhury Talcs and Pilg
Page 28 and 29: .—;.4 Lijdgatc finch Chaucer s Pi
Page 30 and 31: !;!6 The Hod gives Lydgate advice a
Page 32 and 33: !;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise
Page 34 and 35: ;10 Lydgatc will tell the Talc of t
Page 36 and 37: ;12 AmxMmis Scmg was his crafty Spe
Page 38 and 39: 'i'''!14 Kind words and hols win a
Page 40 and 41: ;NIG Til not talk longer of Cadmus
Page 42 and 43: ;18 Astronomers calculate the fate
Page 44 and 45: 1«I20 TJlc lahy EdippiLS is hiuKj
Page 46 and 47: ;22 Fdipjyus grmos up 2'^'>ô\Ld ,
Page 48 and 49: ';24 King Polihon tells JSdippus ho
Page 50 and 51: ,i;jI26 At a tournay, Edipims unkno
Page 52 and 53: ;;;\ii28 Edipx>its ]jcisses the hil
Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
Page 56 and 57: i•32 Edi2')2nis has solved the Pr
Page 58 and 59: ;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
Page 60 and 61: :i':;;;No Jlhcsc ivas at Edippuss u
Page 62 and 63: 38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
Page 64 and 65: ;40 Jocasta tells Ediiypus her Bahy
Page 66 and 67: ^;,:42 Edippus tells Jocasta the St
Page 68 and 69: ;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
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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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|'wolde * nof assenteRa. Ba. warly]
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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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138Lycurgua sayshe'll give emanythi
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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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142 Adrastibs hcgs Lycurgits to for
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;:144 The f::^crpent is shot, and L
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;146 Boccaccio next to Petrarch. Ac
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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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;;;:150 In the Theban Council, some
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.;152 Jocasta urges Eteoclcs to giv
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;154 Jocasta and her BmLghters (jo
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:;15G The Cheeks insist on Etcocles
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;:;;158The tiger issavage,with a li
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;160 Many men are slain. The Thehan
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;j;162 Jocasta returns to Thebes. [
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;,;164 Jocasia in vain urges Eteocl
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;;166 Amphiorax is sent to Hell for
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168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Ad
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170 The Greeks resolve to fight til
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;;172 The Thebans sally out, and ar
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;174 Fm-titnc froivns on the Goxcks
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176 Eteoclcs kills his hoôther Pol
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•178 All the Knights of Greece an
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:180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elect
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182 The Greek Ladies will go to Tho
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184 The Greek Ladies jnourn. Their
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;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs
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;;;188 Tlieseus rciuriis to Athens,
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j'|;190 Grecian WortMes arc cell sl
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192 Ymir War shall ceascy and Love
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!Chauctr Society's Puhllcutions : >
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