Enter behind TAMBURLAINE, TECHELLES, and others. Agyd. With Tamburlaine! Ah, fair Zenocrate, That holds you from your father in despite, Redeem you from this deadly servitude. Zeno. [Agydas] leave to wound me with these words, And speak of Tamburlaine as he deserves. The entertainment we have had of him Is far from villany1 or servitude, And might in noble minds be counted princely. 30 Agyd. How can you fancy one that looks so fierce, 40 Only disposed to martial stratagems? Who, when he shall embrace you in his arms, Will tell you how many thousand men he slew ; And when you look for amorous discourse, Will rattle forth his facts of war and blood, Too harsh a subject for your dainty ears. Zeno. As looks the Sun through Nilus' flowing stream, Or when the Morning holds him in her arms, So looks my lordly love, fair Tamburlaine; His talk more sweeter than the Muses' song 1 Subjection, slavery. 50 They sung for honour 'gainst Pierides ; Or when Minerva did with Neptune strive : Than Juno, sister to the highest god, If I were matched with mighty Tamburlaine. 60 Zeno. Thence rise the tears that so distain my cheeks Fearing his love through my unworthiness. [TAMBURLAINE goes to her and takes her away lovingly by the hand, looking wrathfully on AGYDAS, and says nothing. Exeunt all but AGYDAS. Agyd. Betrayed by fortune and suspicious love, Threatened with frowning wrath and jealousy, Surprised with fear of hideous revenge, I stand aghast; but most astonièd To see his choler shut in secret thoughts, 1 Alcidamas, to whom Zenocrate had been betrothed. 70 That shine as comets, menacing revenge, 80 And from their shields strike flames of lightening,) Lifting his prayers to the Heavens for aid Enter USUMCASANE and TECHELLES with a naked dagger. Agyd. I prophesied before, and now I prove The killing frowns of jealousy and love. He needed not with words confirm my fear, For words are vain where working tools present The naked action of my threatened end: It says, Agydas, thou shalt surely die, And of extremities elect the least; More honour and less pain it may procure To die by this resolvèd hand of thine, Than stay the torments he and Heaven have sworn. Which thy prolongèd fates may draw on thee. 90 Go, wander, free from fear of tyrant's rage, And with this stab slumber eternally. [Stabs himself. Tech. Usumcasane, see, how right the man Hath hit the meaning of my lord, the king. Usum. 'Faith, and Techelles, it was manly done; And since he was so wise and honourable, Let us afford him now the bearing hence, And crave his triple-worthy burial. Tech. Agreed, Casane; we will honour him. ΠΟ [Exeunt bearing out the body. SCENE III. Enter TAMBURLAINE, TECHELLES, USUMCASANE, THERIDAMAS, a Basso, ZENOCRATE, ANIPPE, with others. Tamb. Basso, by this thy lord and master knows See how he comes! tush, Turks are full of brags, Bas. Your men are valiant, but their number few, My lord, the great commander of the world, Hath now in arms ten thousand Janisaries, Two hundred thousand footmen that have serv'd Tech. The more he brings the greater is the spoil, 20 Tamb. But will those kings accompany your lord? Bas. Such as his highness please; but some must stay To rule the provinces he late subdued. Tamb. [To his Officers.] Then fight courageously: their crowns are yours; This hand shall set them on your conquering heads, Usum. Let him bring millions infinite of men, Yet we assure us of the victory. Ther. Even he that in a trice vanquished two kings, More mighty than the Turkish emperor, Shall rouse him out of Europe, and pursue His scattered army till they yield or die. 30 |