Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse and threatens Tideus. [pt. ii.leaps on hishorse,and abusesTideus,who answersgently,and says he wasdrivenin by thetempest,and tliat hemeans no harm.Polyneices declareshe shan'tstay there.[leaf 22, back]And gaii the maiier / of his aray aduerte,Of verrey Ire / vpoii his hors he sterte, 1308And cruelly gan tydinges enquereWhennys he cam / or what he dede there,And bad in hast^ / his answer to devise.And Tydeus, in ful humble wise, 1312Answerd? ageyn / of ve/Tey gentillesse,And seid in soth / that* of hegh distresse,Of the tempest* / and the derke nyghfhe dryven was / lich an errau?^t knyght, 1316Of nede only / and of ** necessiteAnd high constreynf / of his adversite,To take loggyng* / wher so that* he myght*And in that* courte / therfor he alight* 132C'With-outii morii^, thenkyng* non outrageXor to no wight* / noyeng* ne damage.Than Polymyte / of malys / and hegh pride iTolde hym shortly / he shulde"^ not* abide, 1324;Nor logge ther / thogh he had it* sworn.*' For I," quod he / " toke it* vp to-forii ;Tideus saysPolyneicesiAnd wil it* kepe during* al this nyght*,I seie the platly / maugre al thy myght*." 132{'H Quod Tydeus / that is no curtesie^1309. tydinges Ar. G. M. Di. Ad^ Ad.,. I. S. tydynge E^. tithendes Ka. Ba'Tedius Bo. Tydeus Tj. P. Ap. Tidyus Dn. Tideus Lj. Lb. C. Eo. L... Thydeus Re,Thedeus To. enquere] tenquere Adj. Ra. to enquere Ad.,. I. Ba. S. 13K;Whennys Ar. Tj. Adj. ^l. Whens G. Bo. Du. Lb. Ra. C. To. cam] come M. Di. RajC. T2. or] and G. Li. M. Di. S. P. E.,. Lo. Ro. dede Ar. Ra. dide T^. Du. M. di;Bo. Lb. Ba. ded G. 1311. badj'bad hym Du. 1313. gentillesse] gentibiess:Lb. Li. Adj. I. Ra. Ba. E^. S. P. L^. Ro. Ap. 1314. that] om. Ad^. Adj. I. RsjBa. S. C. To. P. Ko. Ro. that he Lb. hegh] full highe T.,. Ro. his Ra. B{1315. derke" Bo. Adj. derk M. 1317. and of] and Ar. G. C. Lo. Ro. Ap. aujgreat E.,. 1318. high constreynt] hih constreynyng Ra. high constrened Btiiiim constreined C. T^. P. E.^. L.^. Ro. hije conuersaunt Di. his] gret C. %. P. Ej1320. in] o//t. Du. courte]" place Ad.,. I. therfor] wherefore Bo. Du. Lb. P. hoom. Du. 1321. more Bo. M. Adj". mor Ar. G. thenkyng Ar. G. Bo. Du. 1/iAdj. C. Innkyng L,. T,. L.,. Ro. non] of any Adj. Ad... I. Ra. Ba. S. name Dijnon outrage] no damage "Ro."; jKcufte-har in Ar. after thenkyng. 1322. Nor to] liito Lb. P. Ner to do M. Di. no] um. G. uoyeng nor Bo. Lj. noyeng ne Di,M. Di. noyeng no Ti- moving ne Ar. monyngno Adj. Ad.,. L S. mevyng no (;meuyng uoo Lu P. Ap. meenyng no Ra. l^>a. E^. C. T.,. E., (meaning), no man
Iij:ToI AndI;For\ Euerich;;PT. II.] Folyneices challenges Tideus. They fight. ot1 AndMe to deuoyde / but rather vileynye,2if 36 take hede / that^ seme a gentil knyght".And I suppose / ê ban / no title of right*this loggyng* / be way of heritage,More than haue I, for alle ôure felle rage.pard6 / îV iP shal be no desese,Til to niorowe thogli 30 do me ese,Of gentillesse / only with 30ure leveTo suffre me / it* shal litil greue.'H But* ay the more Tydeus spak faire,Polymy te was fro ward / and contrayre,shortly seide / it* geyneth not* to stryveThat* of force he shal devoide blyve,Or vttrely / a-twen hem bothe twoThis thyng* to Trie / he most haue ado.H And Tydeus, seyng / no bettre mene,Ful lik a knyght* / in steel y-armed"^ clene,AVith-out* abood / faste gan hym spedeAVonder lyvely / forto take his stede,And thus thies knyghtes /pompous and ellat*,litil cause / fiUen at* debat*.And as they ranne to-gider on* horsbak,Ion other / first* his spere brak.And after that* / ful surquedous of pride,Withisharpe swerdes / they to-gyder rydeFul yrouslyj/ thise myghty champiou^s,i In her fury / lilc* Tygres or lyou?iS.133213361340UU134813521356has no moreriglit to thejxjrch than liehas,and asks leaveto stop.But Folyneicessays they mustfl^ht.They chargeone another,break theirspears,^ How Tydeusan
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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 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 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
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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 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
Page 100 and 101: ;,76 Polyneices consults Adrastus o
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Page 110 and 111: ;'|'j|':j86 Tideus tiphraids, threa
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Page 116 and 117: ;;;'II92Tideus kills all hut One of
Page 118 and 119: '|II94 Tidcus rides into the Castle
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Page 122 and 123: :98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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Page 126 and 127: ,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious
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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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]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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168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Ad
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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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;;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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