Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against God's Law & ruins folk. [pt. i.they resolve toask her to wedEdippus, andmake him King.[leaf 13, back]Edippus marrieshis Mother, notknowing it.or that he'd slainhis Father.God will notthat bloodtouch blood.It leads todisaster.Prudently to trete with the quene,Namely they / that helde hein-silf most* sage,To condesceiide / be way of Manage,She to be loyned to this manly knyght',Passing prudent* / and famous ek of myght*,Most likly man /, as they can discerne,The worthy Cyte / to kepen and gouerne.And thorgh counsayl / of the lordes alleTo her desyi-e / pleynly / she is falle.And accorded / with-oute mor tarying,That* of Thebes / Edippus shal be kyng*,By ful assent* /, was noii that* seide * nay.And tyme set* / ageyn a certeyn dayAmong* hem-silf / and finaly devysed,The weddyng* was / in Thebes solempnyzedFul ryally, which nedes most* vnthryve,Only for he his moder / toke to wyve,Ynmst* of bothe ''^/ he was of her blode,And ignoraunt* /, shortly, how it* stode.That he to-forn hadde his fadere slawe,For which this weddyng* was ageyn the lawe.And to-for god / is nei})er feire ne good,Nor acceptable / blood to touche blood :Which cause hath ben of gret* confusiou/iIn many londe / and many Eegyou?i,Grounde and roote / of vnhap and meschau7zce,The fyn concludyng / alway with vengeau?ice.As men lian seie /by cleer exp^'rience768'78(1766. trete Bo. M. Ad,. 767. sage] age G. 769. manlj'] famous Adj. A
; ;;PT. I.] Edippus, tho' smiling in ignorance, v:as 2yy-nisht. 35And holy writ* / recordetli in sentenceHow herodes / falsly in his lytfBy violence toke his brother wyf, 796For she was faire / and plesaunt* to his sight,And kepte her stille / be force"* / Ipoigh. his myght,Al be to hei-''*^ / he hadde / title nofiAnd for her sake / the holy man seynt* lolin 800For his trouth / in prison lost* his hede.Therfor I rede / eiiery man take hede,Wherso he be Prynce, lorde, or kyng,That he be"* war teschewe such weddyng, 804Er that* the swerde / of vengeau7zce hj7n manace,lest he lese / hap, fortune, and graceTakyng ensample / in al man ere thyngeOf Edyppus / in Thebes crowned kyngÂl be that* he wroght* of ignorauîce,Ful derk and blynde / of his woful chau??ce.And 3if vnwist* / he of Innocence,808As 36 han herde, fil in such offence, 812For which he was punished''^ and brought* lowe,What* ar"* they worthy that* her enour knowe.And fro the knotte / list* not* to absteneOf such spousale / to god and man vnclene 1 816I can not* seyn / nor mor therof devise.Demeth ôur-silf that* prudent* ben aiid wise,And Edippus / hath among^ in mynde,Herod took hisbrother's wife,tliru whichJohn the Baptistlost his head.Beware, then,794. recordeth] recordetli it Bo. T^. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. 796. toke] takeG. his] om. G. brother Ar. T^. Di. brothre Du. brotheres Lb. brotherts Bo.brothres Adp Ea. brotheris Ado. L brothers G. L^. T.,. brothirs L.,. 798.force Bo. Ra. Adj. fors Ar. T^. j'orgh] of M. Di. 799. "Al be] All be'hit L,.Al though Lb. Eo. hur Ar. hire Bo. hir M. here Adj. hadde Du. Lb. hadBo. Adj. he hadde title] title had he M. Di. Ka. Ba. Ej. T.,. P. E.^. had he titleL^. 804. be] om. Ar. G. teschewe Ar, to eschewe Bo. G. and eschewe Lb.Adj. Ad... L P. 805. Ere Bo. Tj. Or Lb. M. Ad^. Ra. hym] of Ej. 806.lese Bo. Ad^ Ra. lose M. 811. 3if] yit Lb. vnwist he] he Avist Ad.,. L And3if vnwist he] And he vnwetyug and Ra. 812. han Bo. Adj. haue M. fil] fallAda- L 813. punshed Ar. G. Lb. punysshed Bo. M. Ad^. Ra. Ap. 814.omitted in Lb. ar Bo. are T.,. er Ar. G. ere Ad^ arn M. 815. kuotte Du.Lb. Ra. knott Bo. T^ M. Ad^." abstene] absteyne ( : vnclene) Bo. Lb. E.^. ( : vucleyne)Ra. S. 816. spousale Ar. G. M. spousaile Bo. spousail Adj. spousales Lb.817. seyn] seen Ej. nor] ne Bo. Tj. Du. L^. M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. S. To.Eg. no Lb. El. U^. ner P. 819. hath Ar. G. Lg. Ap. haue Bo. T^. Lb. M.Adi. Ra. hauith %. among] om. S.[leaf 14]by Ediiipns,who, tho' he sindin ignorance.was pnnisht.Tlie Aveddingof Edippus
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Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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Page 62 and 63: 38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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Page 76 and 77: ;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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Page 94 and 95: 170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
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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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