Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUem. Edippus denounces the Sphinx, [pt.And afterwardes / be processe of age,Then it goes onOn foure fete4 feet/ he makejj his passage;After on thre -/ if I slial not' feyne,at last on 2. And ahlerlast / he go)j vpright^ on tweyneQ)(j^Dyuers of port^ / and wonderful of cherys :Til, be length / of many sondry êeres,Then on 3 again, Naturely / he goth a3eyn on thre.then on 4, And sith on foure, it may non o))er be,G72and finally goes And Fyiialy / this the trouthe* pleyn,back to thematter it came he retourneth / kyudiily ageynfrom.To the matere / which that^ he kam fro.II loo / her is al /. my p?-oblem is I-do. 670Solve thi8,Muse her-vpon / with-oute werre or stryifor die.'Edii»]m8 thoughtover the puzzle,Be grete avis / what^ thyng this may be[leaf 12Jand how ther was / counsel noon ne rede,But^ telle trouth / or ellys to be dede.* *Thowe Spynx ' (]iio(i he / fals and fraudulent*then cald theSjtliinx a foulmurderingMonster,It to declare / or ellis lese thy lyff."And whan Edyppus /gan this Jjing aduerte,Wei assured in his manly herte, 680Gan in his wytf cerchen vp and doufi,And of prudence / cast^ in his resouw,Seyiig also / that^ lie may not^ flee, 6(S4ijAnd be ful good / delibe>-aciou?i|Thus l:e answerd / in conclusions^, 688Thow foule* Monstre / thow dragon, tho\v serpent^which on this hyl / lich as I conceyve,lyst in a-waite / folkiis to deceyue, 692665. aftrewardcs Bo. afterward M. Adj. 668. vpright] vpritlit Ar. vp-rygtG. 671. Naturely Bo. M. Naturelly Adj. namely Ado. I. 672. sith] om.Bo. efte P. it] as P. 673. this] >is is Bo. Du. Lj. Lb."M. Di. Ado. I. Ea. BaEj. P. E.2. L.2- Ap. troiithe Lb. M. Adj. tvoutli Ar. Bo. 675. wliicli] om. Pthat] (/in. G. Lb. M. Di. Ra. Ba. S. Ap. 676. is I-do Ar. G. P. is do Di. Apdo {uin. is) Bo. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Adj. Ado. I. Ka. Ba. Ej. S. To. Lg. Lo liore n)>])rol)lenic, is all ido Eo. In Ar. a lliird jjausc-har after problem. 677. withouBo. withoutc, M. Adj. 679. gan] can Eo. 681. his] om. G. 684. alsoallone Di. may] miglit To. Ap. not] om. Du. 685. and] o'm. G. was] naAda- counsel] om. L2. noon] am. Adj. Ado. L ne] nor M. Ra. Ej. Ap. o|)e'Lg. to Bo. Du. and L 686. telle] to" telle Du. 688. Thus] This Lbanswerd Bo. M. Adj. Ra. answered Lb. answerid Di. 690. foule] vyle Ar. GLj. Ap. («c Notes). 691. which Ar. Ap. L,. That Bo. and the rest.;;!j
:;PT. I.] Bdijyjûs solves the Prohlevi the S^fhitwi set him. 31But^ truste wel / for al tliy slei^^lity wit^,Thy false "^ fraud e / shal anofi be qwyt.Me list not* nowe wliisper neither rowne,But* thy problem / I shal anon expowneSo opynly / thow shalt* not* go ther-fro.loo ! this it* is /. tak good hede therto !IT Thilke"^ best* thow spak of herto-forii,Is euery man / in this world yborii,Which may not* gon / his lymes be so softe,Bot* ns his moder / bereth hym alofteIn her armes / Avhan he doth crye or* wepe.;And after that* / he gynneth forto crepeOn foure"^ feet* in his tendre ôuth,Bexperience!/ as it* is ofte kouth,|A-forn yrekned / his hondes bothe"^ two.jAnd by processe / thow mayst consider alsoWith his two fete /for al thy felle tene,He hath a stafj/ hym-seluen to snstene,[And than he gotli / shortly vpon thre.[And alther-last / as it* most nedes be,1 Voyding^ his staf / he walke]? vpon tweyiiiTil it so be / thorgh age / he atteyn,That* hist* of 30uthe wasted be and spent*;iThan in his bond / he taketh a potent*,i And on thre feet / thus he goth ageyn,nOfi "'^"CQQ704708""^1 solvd itsI'rol.leiii.^ How Edippusexpounded theproblem thatSpynx put tohym.'Tlie Animal isevery man, whocan't walk ns nbabe, but iscarried.then lie crawlson 4 feet, hishands and knees.then on 3, his 2feet and a stick,719 then on 2 feet' "^ only.716[leaf 12, back]When ho get.solder, he takes astart" again, orgoes on threeleet694. fals Ar. Bo. M. Adp 695. In Ar. the 2Muse-har, in Bo. the high pointis put after whisper. 697 in the rubric Egippus. 698. this] thus E^. it is]is it Ra. Ba. take Bo. M. Ad^ tak good hede therto] make goode chere too Ba.thou slialt not £too therfro {repeated from 697) Di. 699. Thilke Bo. Lb. Adi..Thilk Ar. M. this Dn. 699 om. Ba. thow] ))at thou Lj. herto-forn Ar. G. Lb.:E.2. Ap. here beforn Bo. Du. M. Di. Adi (er bifern). M^. I. Ra. Ej. S. To. P.beforn Lj. to-forn L.,. 700. worlde Pjo. Du. Lb. M. woild Adj. T.,. yborii]'born Bo. Du. Lp Lh. M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. L Ra. Ej. S. T... P. 702. alofte] vp alofteAdj. Ado. I. on lofte Ra. Ba. Lb. ^ 703. or] and" Ar, G. Lb. Di. 705. On],0n his Adj. Ado. I. foure Bo. M. Adj. four Ar. 706. Pexperience mis-^.writtoi Ar. By "experience Bo. M. Adj. oft Bo. ofte M. Adj. 707. bothe[L^. M. Adj. both Ar. Du. bothe] om. Bo. ben Lb. 709. his] om. Adj. Ad.,.iL fel Bo. Du. felle] cruel M. Di. 710. him-seluen Bo. Adj. him-self U.jDu. 711. he goth] goth he M. Di. Adj. Ad... L Ra. Ba. S. 712. as] om. Ra.lit] om. Adj. Ad.,. I. nio.st (must)] mot Adj. Ad.,. L Di. 714. thorgh] to Ra.;that Ba. he] |)"at he Bo. Adj. Ad.,. L Ha. 8. 717. thre] his Adj. Ado. I. thus]om. P. he goth] gotli he M. Di. Adj. Ado.
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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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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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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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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;116 Adrastus sends for the wise Bi
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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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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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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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•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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