Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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';24 King Polihon tells JSdippus hoiv he wasfmmd on a tree. [pt. i.He conjuresPolibon to hidenothing.IT And Polybou?i / only of gentilles,whan he beheeld / the grete hevynesseOf Edippiis /.and the woeful peyne,he g;ui dissimule / and in man^^re feyne,lik as he had be / \T/'rely his heyre.But^ mor and mor / he falleth in dispeir,And dounc on knciis / eft^ a-geyn gan falle,Hyni coniuring^ / be the goddes alleTo telle trouth / and no thyng^ to hideAflfermyng* ek / he woldii* nat^ abideLenger with hym / but* ryden and enquere,Til tyme he may / the verrey sothc lere512516b'lOSo KiriK Polibontella EdiMiushow lie was fouml,but tlint he'll oneday be King ofthe Realm.[leaf 9, back]In eny part* of hap or of fortune.And for tliat* he / was so inportuneIn his desire, the kyng* with-out* aboodCeriously / tolde liym"^ how it* stood,In a Forest* first / how he* was foundeVpon a tre / be the feet ybounde,And how he caste, in conclusiou??,To make hym kyng / of that* regiou/
;PT. I.] Edippus asJcs Apollo's fiend icho lie is, tO is sent to Thchcs. 25Of Appollo / in storie as is tokle,Whos statue / stood / in a char of gokle 536On* wheles four / boornyd bright and slieneAnd with-Tn a spirit / ful vnclene,Be fraude only / and itils colkisiou/?,Answere gaf / to euery question??, 540Bryngyng^ the puple in ful gret^ evvonr,Such as to hym dyden fals hono?/?'Be Rytys vsed in the olde dawesAftere custome / of paganysmes"^ laAves. 544And Edyppus / with ful humble chere,To Appollo maked His preiere,Besechyng^ hym on his knees lowe,Be some signii / tbat^ he myghte knowe, 548Tkorg^ Evidence Shortly comprehendyd.Of what^ kynrede / that^ he was discendyd.H And whan Edyppus be gref deuociou??,Fynysshed hath / fully his orysou??, 552The fend"^ anon / with-Innen Invisybte,With a vois dredful and horrible,Bad hym in hasf / taken his viageToward' Thebes / wher of his lynage 556He heren shal / and be certefied.And on his way / anon he ha]) hyin hyed,by hasty lourne / so his hors constreynedwhose statue isin a cliaiiotof go:d,but nn uncleanspirit is insideit.Edippns i)ray8to be told of"what kin ho is.The invisibleFiendbids him go toThebes and therelearn his lineage.535. is] it is Bo. T^ Du. Lj. Lb. M. Ad^. Ado. I. Ra (it crossed out by a laterhand). Ba. Ej. S. T.,. P. 537. On] Of Ar. G.^S. And Lb. and] as golde P.538, with-In] ther" with-yn M. Di. To. yn hit Ad^. Ado. L ful] right Lb.539. collusioun] conclusion S. illusion Bo. Tj. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. To. P. £3.542. dyden Ar. E^. diden Bo. Tj. Du. M. Di. Ad^. Ado. L Ra. Ba. deden Lb.Tj. dydden P. did Lj. S. Eo. Lo. dyd Ap. fals] om. Bo. Ado. L the false P.544. custome] ]>e custume Bo. T^. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. G. Ad^. Ado. Ra. Ba. T.,. E.3.the customs P. paganysme Ar. G. Ap. {see Notes), paganymes Bo. T^ Du. Lj. Lb.M. Di. Adp Ado. L Ej. S. To. Eo. paganyes Ra. Pagayns Ba. paganis P.paynemis L,." 546. To] Vnto Bo. Ti. Du. L^. Lb. M. Di. T.,. maked Ar. M.Adi. made^Bo. Du. maade Ra. maad T^. maketh G. 547. lowe] ful loweRa. 548. that] om. Adj. might Bo. M. Adj. Ra. 549. comprehendit Bo.Du. M. Adj. 550. kynred Bo. M. Ad^ kynrede Ra. descendit Bo. Du. M.Adi. 553. The fend] The finde T... He fond Ar. S. Ad^. He founde Ej. AH.,.L He horde Ra. Ba. anon] a soun Ra. Ba. with-Innen Ar. Adj. S. Ap.withynne Ra. withyn Bo. and the rest, except Edj. that has wymmen. anonwith-Innen] with-yn anon M. Di. 554. With a vois] That was both Ra. Ba.555. haste Bo. M. Ad^. taken Ad^. take Bo. M.
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Page 24 and 25: Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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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 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
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Page 68 and 69: ;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
Page 70 and 71: ;;ijy46 Ediioims's Sons, Eteocles a
Page 72 and 73: ;;;;;:Ii48 Each Brother is to reign
Page 74 and 75: ;;50 Polyneiccs comes to a Forest h
Page 76 and 77: ;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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Page 80 and 81: ,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
Page 82 and 83: ;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and
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Page 88 and 89: .;jIji\Ij64 Adrastus sees his Dremn
Page 90 and 91: ;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
Page 92 and 93: ;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
Page 94 and 95: 170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
Page 96 and 97: 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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