Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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54 To Folyiieices, aslee]), comes Tideus of Caledonia, [pt. ii.and sleeps therehimself.Tlien, in rides aiiianlv knight,[leaf 21, back]Tideus,who 's beenbanisht fromCaledoniafor accidentallyshooting hisbrother Menalippus.Hangynge the rene / in al the hasf he myght',vppon his arme / surer hym to kepe,And leyde hy??? doune / and gan anon to slepe, 1260As hym sempte / that tyme for the beste.And whil that^ he lay thus forto reste,Of aventure / ther cam / a knyghf rydiug^,The worthiest^ in this world lyvyng*, 1264Curteys, lowly / and rights vertuous,As seith myn autowr / Called Tidyus,Eurous in Armes / and manly in werkyng^,Of his byrthe / sone vnto the kyng< 1268Of Calydonye / a londe of gret^ renou?i.And he, alias / ouf of that* Regiou?iExiled was / for he his"^ brother sclowe,As Stace of Thebes / writ* the manere howe, 1272Al be that* he / to hym no malys mente.Eor on a day / as they on huntyng* wenteIn a forest* / for herte / and for hynde,So as he stod vnder a grene"^ lynde, 1276And CasueUy / lete his Arow Slippe,he slongh his broder / call lid Menalippe,Thorgli mortal sort* / his honde was begyled :Eor which / he was / banished"^ and exiled,As the lawe / narowe / sette his charge.128C1259. surer] sure C. To. P. Eo. Ro. ]>e surer Li. Lb. M. Di. {in Ra. the added h^later hand), to] for to"C. T.". P. E.,. 1260. leyde] lenyd Ad.,. I. 1261!sempte Bo. M. Ad^. 1262. while Bo. Adj. Ra. that] om. M. Di. Ej. he]he J)atyme P. {sec 1261). thus] om. P. 1264. The] One the C. P. Eo. On of the T,in this] in l)e Bo. Ti. Du. Lj. Lb. j\I. Di. Ad^ Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. E^. S. T.,. of the CP. Eo. 1266. I-called Adj. Tidyus Ar. Bo. D\{. Tideus G. L^. AdJ Lb. Di. RaC. Lo"! ThedeusAdo. LT.,. Tvdyus Ej. Tydeus M. S. P. Ro. Tydius T^. 1268birth Bo. birtlie M. Adj" the] a Adj. Ad.,. L 1269. Calydonye Ar. Ad^ Ra'Ej. S. Ap. Calidoiie Ro. Calidoyne Lb. 'Callidoyne Ad.,. L E.j. Calcidonye BeDu. M. Di. Ba. Tj [altered into Calicdonye). Calcidoyne C. T.,. Calcidone L;Lo. Calcydoun P. {cp. 1405), 1271. his] is Ar. Li. sclowe Ar. {the coinjistfinwrote slogh, hut undcrdotted this and culded sclowe ; c'p. 1278). slow G. Bo. T-Lb. M. Ad,, sloughe P. slew To. scleugbe Ro. 1272. Stace Bo. Lb. R«StasAd,. Stage L.J. Ro. ]>e Stace Di. thestage C. writ] wrote Du. 1273. th«lhe to hym no malys] that he no malice to hym L.,.to hym that he no malyce RdLi. to] on C. To. at P. ; in M. Di, 1273 and 1274 are transposed. 1275. an^for] and G. 1276. Ar. has a jâuse-strokc between vnder and a. grene Bo. "H.Adj. gren Ar. 1280, banshed Ar. G. banesshid Bo, banesshed M. Ad1281. As] And Di.
;PT. II.] Polyncices wakes at the Neighing of Tidetis's Steed. 55And for this caas / he cam first to Arge,H Into the porche / wher polymytii slepe,Of anenture / ere he toke eny kepe, 1284The same nyght^ hidonsly beseyilWith the tempest* / of thonder / wynde / and reyilAnd filt* alsoI/ anoy / and gret* damage,Thorgh the Forest^ holding his passage, ' 1288As Polymy te haddii* do to-forn,In peryl oftii / likly to be lorn,IWith beestes rage / set^ on euerj side,Til of grace with-onten eny guyde 1292He rode thorgh ArgeI/ the grete myghty toiifi,Streghf to the paleys / and the chief dongou??,He, batterd bySgos!^"^"Lich as I tolde / wher polymyte lay ;t^«^^ 22]And at* his couiyng / made a gret* affray, 1296For he was blynde / Jjorgh derknesse of the nyght*.And hym to gwye"^ / he ne fonde no li3t*whan he cam Inne / of priket* nor of torche,Til he vnwarly / entred the porche, 1300And wold han take ther / his herbygage.Porch whJliPoiy««i««« ii«^-But* Polymyte / stert* vp in a rage, wake"!'"'"ISodeynly awaked / as I rede,[with the nyinge / of his proiide stede. 1304And first* of al / whan that* he byheldelA knyght* y-armed / vpon his brest* a shelde,i1285. hidously] hidiously Lb. 1286. omitted in Ba. With] of C. of) om.Lb. C. To. wynde] om. Ad,. Ads. I. P. E.> and] and of Eo. 1287. filt Bo.JTi, felt Lb. M. Adp Ra. also] om. T^. anoy] noye M. Di. P. noo Ba. and])0m. Ba. and a T.> 1289. As] And G. hadde Di. Ep S.' had Ar. Bo. Tj. Lb.(Adj. toforn Ar. T.,. Eo. Lo. Ro. beforn Bo. and all the rest. 1290. oft Bo.,ofte M. Adi. 1292. witlionte Bo. M. Ad^. guyde M. gjnle Bo. Adj. 1293.igrete Bo. gret M. grete] stront? Ad^ Ado. 1. R"a. Ba. S. 1297. jjorgh] J'orugh jôBo. Du. Ba. for Ro. 1298. to] for "to M. Di. gwye Tj. guye M. Di. Ba.lg^vy Ar. G. gye Bo. Du. Ad^. guyed Ra. ne] om. Bo. T^. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di.Adi. Ad.3. L Ra. Ba. Ei. S. P. he ne fond no] fonde he no i\L Di. fonde]founde Lj. Ba. 1299. cam] come Du. M. Di. C. nor Ar. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba.ue Bo. and all the rest. 1300 entred] enterid Lj. Ap. entrid" in Ra. Ro.entred into Ba. C. T.3. E.^. 1300. omitted in L.2. 1301. haue Bo. M. take M.taken Bo, Adj. herbygage M. Ad^. herbergage Bo. 1302. in] on G.1304. nying Bo. neieng M. ueing Ad^. proude Bo. ]\I. proud Adj. proude]om. G. 1305. And] But G. 1306. y-armed] armed ^L Di. C. vpon in allthe MSS., exce2)t in P. Eo. that have and on. brest] hors Di.
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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No. 46.Rirn/RD CLAT & SONS, LIMITED
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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viii Temporary Preface.^from a metr
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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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Chaucer's Canterhury Talcs and Pilg
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Page 32 and 33: !;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise
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Page 40 and 41: ;NIG Til not talk longer of Cadmus
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Page 48 and 49: ';24 King Polihon tells JSdippus ho
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Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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Page 58 and 59: ;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
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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 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 82 and 83: ;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and
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Page 94 and 95: 170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
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Page 126 and 127: ,,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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;;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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]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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.;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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:;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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;;172 The Thebans sally out, and ar
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;174 Fm-titnc froivns on the Goxcks
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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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;;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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