Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and talks to, Polyneices and Tideus. [pt. i.Horn to the court* / they resorf ageyii.;And in an halle / riche and wel beseyil,\This worthy kyng* of lierte lyberal,then feasts them Made a feeste / solempne and Eoyal, 1 560|in his court,AVhich in deyntees* / surly dyd excelle.;But if were veyn / eue/y cours to telle,her straunge sewes / and her sotyltees.Ne how they saf / lik to her degrees ;For lak of tyme I laf if* ou^?'slyde.And after mete / Adrastus toke a-sydeThe knyghtes two / and lik a prudent' man156'iIn sykr^ wise / thus his tale he gan. 156|and has a talk " 0(irs," quod he /" I ne doute it nou^twith them. .^^. . - x. , , , ii ikJ/ )pat it IS fressn / and grene / ay m 30?/?' tho3tj[leaf 26, back] How that firsf / by goddys ordynau??ce,jAnd after next* / thorgh fatys purveau7ice,And be workyng* / of fortunes bond,How that* 3e weren brou^f into this lond15'/!Bothii"* tweyn / Buf now this laste"* nyght :Of whoos comyng* / I am ful glad and light 15'First* in my-self /, shortly to expresse,whan I considre / and se the liklynesse\Of 30ur personys / with the Cireu??istancysAnd hool the maner / of 30ur gouernancys15^Seyng* ful wel /, wherto shuld' I feyne,j3e likly be her-after to atteyfi1558. an] 0111. Bo. Di. Ra. Ba. Eo. beseyn] beseen (:ayen) M. Di. 151.feest Bo. feste Adj. deyntees Bo. Lb. Adj. deyntys Ar. deyntes M. j.deynteis L.>. Ba. surly] shortly Ro. 1563. and her] and other C. Tg. E.,. IE;,lak] lyt lak Ap. I] they P. lat Ar. Bo. Tj. Ad^. E.,. lette Ej. let P. L.,." lets \,Ro. leet Ad.,, it] om. Ar. G. Bo. Tj. P. E.,. Ap. "ouerslydc] slide L.,. Ro. Ifj.and] om. M. Di. 1568. In] and in Bo. 'i\. L^. M. Di. secre O. V,o. Lb. M.jÂp (cecre). secret Ad,. Ra. E,. Ro. secrett S. thus] and thus C. this |».he f,'an] be.cran P>o. T,. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. Adj. Ad,. L he began Ra. Ba. lif.ne] om. 1^0. T,. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. L Ra". P>a. E,. S. ît] om. P. 1;)).it] om. lio. Ad.v P. is] om. Ra. ay] oin. Tj. Lb. M. Di. Ad.^. S. 'IV P. L.^. j).3our] my P. 7w RL the illuminated capital S of I. 1569 having been cut away WJirst letters of 1570 and 1571 are gone, together with the loords And after in I.1571. goddys] the goddis Ra. 1572. thorgh] bi Adj. Ad.,. L hondiQ with ( otiinder G in Ar. 1574. How] Whw G. 1575. Bothe Bo. Adj. Both 'r.lasteAd,. last Ar. Bo. 1578. liknesse G. 1579. with] and Di. the]alleRaaCircumstancys] Circunistaunce (:governaunse) P. 1582. likly] lik Adj. Ad.1 '2.
Ij!Ther:And! Eche; ThisI''That*;Ageyn1 1583.< Ra.;1584.!Ar.: Atwixt11592.•withj;;PT. I.] Aclrastus will give his Daughters & Land to the Princes. G7To* grete estat / and"*^ habundau?ice of good,Thorgh 3oure birth / and 301U'' Eoyal blood3e may not* faylii / but* 30 haue wrong*,For 36 are bothe* manly / and right* strong-*.And forto sette ôure hertes mor at* resteMy purpoos is / I hope for the beste,So that* in 30U be no variance,To make a knotte / as be allyau?ice,Atwixe* 30W and my doghtres two,yd 30ure hertes / accorde wel therto.U And for I am fully in dyspeyr158-1:15881592As Tideus andPolyneices areof iioyal blood,Adrastua proposesthatthey shall wedhis daughters,To succede for to ban an heii-',Therfor 36 shal ban possession??,Duryng* my lyf / of half this Eegiou??,Forthwith"^ in bond' / and hool after my day.is no man / that* therto shal sey nay.sothly after / whan that* I am graue,of 30W / shal his party haueOf this kyngdam, as I haue providedto seyn / it* shal be devydedA-twen 30W two, euerich to be crowned,3oure pourparties / be equyt^ compowned159616001604have half hislaud duriug bislife,and all after.[leaf 27]Eaoh shall Imveau equal share,So egally / in eue?y mannys sight*,ech of 30w / reioyse shal his ryght*.And by 30ur wit /3e shul the lond amend,And of manhode / knyghtly it diffend'oure enmyes / and oure mortal foil.1 a(\o aud defend the^"^° land against itsfoes.To] The Ar. G. Du. Ad^ Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. E^. S. and] of Ar. G. Adj. Ad.. I.Ba. Ej. S. habundaunce Ar. G". Bo. Lb. M. Ad,. Ra. T.^. abundance C. L...and 3our] and Bo. Tj. Da. L^. M. Ra. Ba. C. P. 1586. bothe Adj. bothBo. 1587. mor at reste] atte mor reste Adj. Ada. I- l^^l- Atwix Lb. R.i.Ar. G. Bo. Tj. Atwixte Adj. Atwene M. T.^. Bitwex Ad.. Bitwixe I.accord Bo. accorden Ad^. wel] avoII Ad.,. 1594. for to] to Bo. lâ. an JanyRa. 1596. half] haufe S. al Di. this] my C. T.,. P. E... 1597. ForthG. Bo. Tj. Lb. U. Adj. Ra. C. forwith Ar. Di. Fourth with all T.,. 1599.iwhan] om. C. that] om. Bo. Tj. Du. L^. Lb. M. Di. Adj. Ra. Ba. P. 1602.iThis] This is G. Du. Lj. Lb, Ad^. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. C. T.,. P. E.. L.. Ro. That isiM. Di. 1603. A-twen Ar. Bo. Tj. M. Adj. Ra. Betwene Lj. Lb. Atwix Ba.euerich Bo. euery Ra. eche M. Ad^. 1607. shul Bo. shal Adj. Ra. 1609[cure enmyes] enemyes Bo. your enemyes M. Di, Ra, Ba, C. To. and oure] andJoureLi. M. Di. Ba. C. T.,.
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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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.—;.4 Lijdgatc finch Chaucer s Pi
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!;!6 The Hod gives Lydgate advice a
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!;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise
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;10 Lydgatc will tell the Talc of t
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;12 AmxMmis Scmg was his crafty Spe
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'i'''!14 Kind words and hols win a
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 80 and 81: ,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
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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 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^
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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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Page 130 and 131: 106 Ai^peal to Mars. Adrastus resol
Page 132 and 133: ;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
Page 134 and 135: 'e;;:1 1 The Floiver of Grecian Chi
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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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.;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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