Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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i•32 Edi2')2nis has solved the Problem and ivill hill the Sphinx, [pt. i.crawls onfall*I dar atferme / tliow maist^ it^ not^ Avithseyn,And sone aftere / thorgli his vnweldy myght,By influence-/ of naturys right^, 720;Bexperience / as ewery man may knowe,Licli a child' / OH fouiB ho crcpetli lowe.fours like a child. . , « i i i..^ iAnd for he may no whyie* here soio?frne,When he dies, he^ô erth aêvn / he most^ in hast< reto?
I;pale! Wherby];;PT. I.] Having Jdlld the Sphinx, Edippiis reaches Thebes. 33Stood / disamayed / and dysconsolaat*,With Chier doune-casf / Muet, pale, and ded.And Edippus anon smote of the hed 744 Edippus cuts theSphinx's headOf this fende / stynkyng^ and vnswete,otr,And the Contre sette holy in quyeteWherby he hatfi / such a pris ywonneThat his fame is eue?y cost^ yronneThorgh al the londe / that^ he the monstre hath slawe.And lyne-right / to Thebes he gan drawe,Wei receyued / for his worthynesse,'748For his manhode / and his grete"^ prouesse. 752And for they segh / he was a semly knyght^,Wei fauoiired / in euerj ma?mys sight^,And sawh also Thebes the myshty toun,'^^'^[leaf is]^^ ^û ^^^^.^ât Thebes,and as theThebanshaveXof only they / but al the Eegioun, 756 only a Queen,Weren destitut / of a gouernoz^r,Aêynst^ her foon / hauyng^ no soco?^?*Hem to defende* / but^ the queue alloiilAmong^ hem-self / makyng^ ful gret moil, 760For heire was non / as bookes specifie.The Sceptre / or crowne forto occupie :iFor which the lordes ali be on assent[mth-Inne the toun / set* a p«?iemenf, 764i Shortly concludyng / if it* myghte ben,742. disamayed] dismayde Bo. T^ L^. Lb. M. Di. P. Lo. Ap, all dismaide To.lEo Ado. I. dysconsolaat] dissolaat Lb. desolate P. 743. Muet] om. G. Muetand ded] hevy as any lede To. P. Eo. fully dysmaide L,. 744. the] his Bo.\U. Ba. 746. sette holy] holy sette" M. Di. To. holy]'onely Ado. L 747."Where Ad^ Ad2. L 748. is euery cost] is in euery cost L^. M. Di. isiin-to e. c. Ado. L euery cost is Lo. Ap. in euery cost is To. P. Eo. yronne] ronne"iTj. Lj. M. DlTo. p. Eo. Lo. Ap. 749. Thorgh] In To. That tliurgh P. al] o»i.(Bo. Tj. Du. Lb."M. Di. that he the monstre hath] >at he hath >e monstre Bo. Tj.I>at the monstre was To. Eo (this for the), the monstre was P. fat pe monstre is[Adj. Ado. L 750. And"] and as Bo. gan] gan hhn Bo. Tj. Du. L,. Lb. M. Di.I Adj. Ra. S. began Ado. I. drawe] to drawe Ado. I. Ap. he gan drawe]iworthynes Ba {the end of 750 and the loholc of 751, except the rhyme-word, om.).1752. grete] om. G. Ad^. Ado. L P. Eo. ri3t Ar. Ra. Ba. E^. S. high T.,. L.,. Ap.(753. sye Bo. M. Adp a] ôm. To. semly] manful M. Di. manly Ba. 754.|lavoured] y-favored P. euery] eche M. Di. 755. sawe Bo. M. sawh also] alsoisaugh Adj. Ado. L se also L^. 757. weren Ar. G. Bo. Tj. Du. Lb. M. Adj.[Ra. Ej. were L^. and the rest. 759. defende Bo. Tj. Lb. :M. Adj. Ra. defendiAr. 761. heire] there Ado. L Ej. S. 762. or] and To. P. E.,. crowne] the[crowne Ado. Lo. forto] to M" Di. Ado. S. P. Eo. L,. 764. with-Inne] whiche inBo. 765". might Bo. M. Ad^THEBES.D
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Page 36 and 37: ;12 AmxMmis Scmg was his crafty Spe
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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
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Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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
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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 86 and 87: i"'•;62 Folyneices and Ticlcus ar
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^
Page 98 and 99: :74 Meocles wouldn't be True, and s
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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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