That Tamburlaine shall rue the day, the hower, Ara. Let griefe and furie hasten on reuenge, Let Tamburlaine for his offences feele Such plagues as heauen and we can poure on him. In sounding through the world his partiall praise. 1610 1615 1629 The number of your hostes vnited is, A hundred and fifty thousand horse, Two hundred thousand foot, braue men at armes, 1625 Soul. Then reare your standardes, let your sounding Drummes Direct our Souldiers to Damascus walles. Now Tamburlaine, the mightie Souldane comes, And leads with him the great Arabian King, 1635 Famous for nothing but for theft and spoile, Actus 4. Scana 4. Exeunt. The Banquet, and to it commeth Tamburlain al in scarlet, Theridamas, Techelles, V'sumcasane, the Turke, with others. Tamb. Now hang our bloody collours by Damascus, Reflexing hewes of blood vpon their heads, 1608 the hower] and houre 1605 thy basenesse and] the basnesse of 1605 1590, 1592 1625 and om. 1605 1640 1635 Scena 4 1605: Scæna 5 I feare the custome proper to his sword, By any innouation or remorse, 1795 Will neuer be dispenc'd with til our deaths. 1800 Their blubbered cheekes and hartie humble mones 1805 Virg. If humble suites or imprecations, 1810 Go. Wel, louely Virgins, think our countries care, Our loue of honor loth to be enthral'd 1815 To forraine powers, and rough imperious yokes : 1820 1825 Haue kept to quallifie these hot extreames. And bring vs pardon in your chearfull lookes. 2. Virg. Then here before the maiesty of heauen, And holy Patrones of Egyptia, 1830 With knees and hearts submissiue we intreate Grace to our words and pitie to our lookes And through the eies and eares of Tamburlaine, Conuey euents of mercie to his heart : 1835 1799 sake 1605 1810 cares 1592 1814 help 1605 1825 powers 1605 Graunt that these signes of victorie we yeeld Go. Farewell (sweet Virgins) on whose safe return 1840 Exeunt (all except the Virgins.) Actus 5. Scana 2. Tamburlaine, Techelles, Theridamas, Vsumcasan, with others: Tamburlaine all in blacke, and verie melancholy. Tamb. What, are the Turtles fraide out of their neastes? Alas poore fooles, must you be first shal feele The sworne destruction of Damascus. They know my custome: could they not as well 1846 Through which sweet mercie threw her gentle beams 1850 Reflexing them on your disdainfull eies : As now when furie and incensed hate Flings slaughtering terrour from my coleblack tents, 1. Virgin. Most happy King and Emperour of the earth, Image of Honor and Nobilitie, 1856 For whome the Powers diuine haue made the world, And on whose throne the holy Graces sit, 1860 In whose sweete person is compriz'd the Sum 1844 S.D. all.. Virgins add. Dyce 1863 1847 Damascus walls Bull. 1851 Reflexing] Reflexed your] their conj. Dyce1, Dyce, Wag. 1852 1853 tent 1605 1854 submission Rob. etc. exc. 1866 of ruth and] and ruth of 1605 Whose cheekes and hearts so punisht with conceit, Will part their bodies, and preuent their soules 1870 From heauens of comfort, yet their age might beare, Now waxe all pale and withered to the death, The prostrate seruice of this wretched towne. Tam. Virgins, in vaine ye labour to preuent 1875 1880 1885 Virg. Nothing but feare and fatall steele my Lord. 1890 Tam. Your fearfull minds are thicke and mistie then, For there sits Death, there sits imperious Death, Keeping his circuit by the slicing edge. But I am pleasde you shall not see him there, And on their points his fleshlesse bodie feedes. To chardge these Dames, and shew my seruant death, 1895 1900 Tam. Away with them I say and shew them death. I will not spare these proud Egyptians, 1905 1874 Haue] Hath 1605, Dyce to Bull. Has Rob. 1879 nourish 1605 1884 wisht] wish 1605 1887 ye] you 1592, Rob. to Bull. And know my customes are as peremptory Enter Techelles. What, haue your horsmen shewen the virgins Death? 1910 Tech. They haue my Lord, and on Damascus wals Haue hoisted vp their slaughtered carcases. Tam. A sight as banefull to their soules I think As are Thessalian drugs or Mithradate. But goe my Lords, put the rest to the sword. 1915 Exeunt. Ah faire Zenocrate, diuine Zenocrate, Faire is too foule an Epithite for thee, That in thy passion for thy countries loue, And feare to see thy kingly Fathers harme, With haire discheweld wip'st thy watery cheeks: 1920 Rain'st on the earth resolued pearle in showers, 1925 And comments vollumes with her Yuory pen : Had fed the feeling of their maisters thoughts, 1922 morning Cunn., Bull. 1930 1935 1940 1923 tresses 1592, Rob. etc. when that] that when Ellis, Bull. which when that conj. Schipper, 1930 Making] Make in Ellis, Bull. Wag. 1928 1932 There] These fights 1605 1938 Persia's Rob. etc. |