In whose high looks is much more majesty, And strows the way with brains of slaughter'd men; By whose proud side the ugly Furies run, Hearkening when he shall bid them plague the world; Over whose zenith, cloth'd in windy air, Olym. Take pity of a lady's ruthful tears, In frame of which Nature hath shew'd more skill Than when she gave eternal chaos form, Drawing from it the shining lamps of heaven. Ther. Madam, I am so far in love with you, That you must go with us: no remedy. Olym. Then carry me, I care not, where you will, And let the end of this my fatal journey Be likewise end to my accursed life. SCENE V. Enter CALLAPINE, ORCANES, the KINGS OF JERUSALEM, TREBIZON, and SORIA, with their train, ALMEDA, and a Messenger. Mes. Renowmèd* emperor, mighty + Callapine, (In number more than are the ‡ quivering leaves Call. My royal army is as great as his, Orc. Now he that calls himself the scourge of Jove, The emperor of the world, and earthly god, And guard the gates to entertain his soul. Call. Tell me, viceroys, the number of your men, And what our army royal is esteem'd. K. of Jer. From Palestina and Jerusalem, Tech. No, madam, but the ‡ beginning of your Of Hebrews three score thousand fighting men joy : Are come, since last we shew'd your §§ majesty. Orc. So from Arabia Desert, and the bounds Of that sweet land whose brave metropolis * Renowmed] See note I, p. 11. So the 8vo.-The 4to "Renowned." temperor, mighty] So the 8vo.-The 4to emperour, and mightie." the] So the 4to.-The Svo "this." § your] So the 8vo.-The 4to "our." term'd] Old eds. "terme." the] So the 4to.-Omitted in the 8vo. ** your] So the 8vo.-The 4to "our." brandishing their] So the 4to.-The 8vo "brandish ing in their." 11 with] So the 4to.-Omitted in the 8vo. §§ show'd your] So the Svo.-The 4to "howed to your." K. of Sor. Of Sorians* from Halla is repair'd,† | Shall so torment thee, and that Callapine, And neighbour cities of your highness' land,+ Ten thousand horse, and thirty thousand foot, Six hundred thousand valiant fighting men. Come, puissant viceroys, let us to the field Enter TAMBURLAINE with his three sons, CALYPHAS, AMYRAS, and CELEBINUS; USUMCASANE, and others. Tamb. How now, Casane! see, a knot of kings, Sitting as if they were a-telling riddles ! That, like a roguish runaway, suborn'd That villain there, that slave, that Turkish dog, As ye shall curse the birth of Tamburlaine. revenge My father's vile abuses and mine own. K. of Jer. By Mahomet, he shall be tied in chains, Rowing with Christians in a brigandine Call. Nay, when the battle ends, all we will meet, Usum. My lord, your presence makes them pale your neck for running away again: you shall not and wan: Poor souls, they look as if their deaths were near. Tamb. Why, so he § is, Casane; I am here: But yet I'll save their lives, and make them slaves. Ye petty kings of Turkey, I am come, I do you honour in the simile; For, if I should, as Hector did Achilles, (The worthiest knight that ever brandish'd sword,) I see how fearfully ye would refuse, Orc. Now, thou art fearful of thy army's Thou wouldst with overmatch of person fight: trouble me thus to come and fetch you.- Orc. But, Tamburlaine, first thou shalt§ kneel Tamb. Villain, traitor, damnèd fugitive, Shall shroud thee from the wrath of Tamburlaine. Orc. What! take it, man. Alm. [to Tamb.] Good my lord, let me take it. Call. Dost thou ask him leave? here; take it. Tamb. Go to, sirrah!† take your crown, and make up the half dozen. So, sirrah, now you are a king, you must give arms.+ Orc. So he shall, and wear thy head in his scutcheon. Tamb. No; § let him hang a bunch of keys on his standard, to put him in remembrance he was a jailor, that, when I take him, I may knock out his brains with them, and lock you in the stable, when you shall come sweating from my chariot. K. of Treb. Away! let us to the field, that the villain may be slain. Tamb. Sirrah, prepare whips, and bring my chariot to my tent; for, as soon as the battle is done, I'll ride in triumph through the camp. Enter THERIDAMAS, TECHELLES, and their train. How now, ye petty kings? lo, here are bugs Will make the hair stand upright on your heads, And cast your crowns in slavery at their feet!Welcome, Theridamas and Techelles, both : See ye this rout,+ and know ye this same king! Ther. Ay, my lord; he was Callapine's keeper. Tamb. Well, now ye see he is a king. Look to him, Theridamas, when we are fighting, lest he hide his crown as the foolish king of Persia did.‡ K. of Sor. No, Tamburlaine; he shall not be put to that exigent, I warrant thee. Tamb. You know not, sir.But now, my followers and my loving friends, Fight as you ever did, like conquerors, The glory of this happy day is yours. My stern aspèct § shall make fair Victory, Hovering betwixt our armies, light on me, Loaden with laurel-wreaths to crown us all. Tech. I smile to think how, when this field is fought And rich Natolia ours, our men shall sweat With carrying pearl and treasure on their backs. Tamb. You shall be princes all, immediately.Come, fight, ye Turks, or yield us victory. Orc. No; we will meet thee, slavish Tamburlaine. [Exeunt severally. SCENE I.' ACT IV. Alarms within. AMYRAS and CELEBINUS issue from the tent where CALYPHAS sits asleep. || Amy. Now in their glories shine the golden crowns Of these proud Turks, much like so many suns * and rent] So the 8vo.-The 4to "or rend." Go to, sirrah] So the 8vo.-The 4to "Goe sirrha.” t give arms] An heraldic expression, meaning-shew armorial bearings (used, of course, with a quibble). § No] So the 4to. -The 8vo "Go." sits asleep] At the back of the stage, which was supposed to represent the interior of the tent. Cel. Call forth our lazy brother from the tent, For, if my father miss him in the field, Wrath, kindled in the furnace of his breast, Will send a deadly lightning to his heart. Amy. Brother, ho! what, given so much to sleep, You cannot leave it, when our enemies' drums Caly. Away, ye fools! my father needs not me, Nor you, in faith, but that you will be thought More childish-valourous than manly-wise. * bugs] i.e. bugbears, objects to strike you with terror. trout] i.e. crew, rabble. as the foolish king of Persia did] See p. 16, first col. Knowing my father hates thy cowardice, Caly. I know, sir, what it is to kill a man ; I take no pleasure to be murderous, Nor care for blood when wine will quench my thirst. Cel. O cowardly boy! fie, for shame, come forth! Thou dost dishonour manhood and thy house. Caly. Go, go, tallt stripling, fight you for us both, And take my other toward brother here, Amy. You will not go, then? Amy. Were all the lofty mounts of Zona That fill the midst of farthest Tartary Caly. Take you the honour, I will take my ease; My wisdom shall excuse my cowardice: [Alarms within. AMYRAS and CELEBINUS run out. • Vecare] So the 8vo.-The 4to "scarce." tall] i.e. bold, brave. both you] So the 8vo.-The 4to "you both." should I] So the 8vo.-The 4to "I should." Caly. They say I am a coward, Perdicas, and I fear as little their taratantaras, their swords, or their cannons as I do a naked lady in a net of gold, and, for fear I should be afraid, would put it off and come to bed with me. Perd. Such a fear, my lord, would never make ye retire. Caly. I would my father would let me be put in the front of such a battle once, to try my valour! [Alarms within.] What a coil they keep! I believe there will be some hurt done anon amongst them. Enter TAMBURLAINE, THERIDAMAS, TECHELLES, USUMCASANE; AMYRAS and CELEBINUS leading in ORCANES, and the KINGS OF JERUSALEM, TREBIZON, and SORIA; and Soldiers. Tamb. See now, ye* slaves, my children stoop your pride,+ And lead your bodies sheep-like to the sword!— Amy. Shall we let go these kings again, my lord, To gather greater numbers 'gainst our power, Tamb. No, no, Amyras; tempt not Fortune so: [He goes in and brings CALYPHAS out. Image of sloth, and picture of a slave, The obloquy and scorn of my renown! How may my heart, thus firèd with mine § eyes, Wounded with shame and kill'd with discontent, ye] So the 8vo. -The 4to "my." † stoop your pride] i.e. make your pride to stoop. bodies] So the 8vo -The 4to " glories." § mine] So the 4to.-The 8vo "my." Shroud any thought may* hold my striving hands From martial justice on thy wretched soul? Ther. Yet pardon him, I pray your majesty. Tech. and Usum. Let all of us entreat your highness' pardon. Tamb. Stand up,† ye base, unworthy soldiers! Know ye not yet the argument of arms? That will not see the strength of Tamburlaine, Approve the difference 'twixt himself and you. Amy. Good my lord, let him be forgiven for In this thy barbarous damnèd tyranny. once,+ And we will force him to the field hereafter. Tamb. Stand up, my boys, and I will teach ye arms, And what the jealousy of wars must do.— [Stabs CALYPHAS. By Mahomet, thy mighty friend, I swear, * may] So the 4to.-The 8vo "nay." tup] The modern editors alter this word to "by," not understanding the passage. Tamburlaine meansDo not kneel to me for his pardon. t once] So the 4to.-The 8vo "one." § martial] So the 8vo.-The 4to "materiall." (In this line "fire" is a dissyllable") thine] So the 8vo.-The 4to "thy." ** Jaertis'] So the 8vo. -The 4to "Lacrtis." By "Jaertis'" must be meant-Jaxartes'. ++ incorporeal] So the Svo.-The 4to "incorporall." It for being seen] i.e. "that thou mayest not be seen." Ed. 1826. See Richardson's Dict. in v. For. K. of Jer. Thy victories are grown so violent,' That shortly heaven, fill'd with the meteors Of blood and fire thy tyrannies have made, Will pour down blood and fire on thy head, Whose scalding drops will pierce thy seething brains, And, with our bloods, revenge our bloods + on thee. Tamb. Villains, these terrors, and these tyrannies (If tyrannies war's justice ye repute), I execute, enjoin'd me from above, To scourge the pride of such as Heaven abhors; Of these proud Turks, and take their concubines, Soldiers. We will, my lord. [Exeunt with the body of CALYPHAS. K. of Jer. O damnèd monster! nay, a fiend of hell, Whose cruelties are not so harsh as thine, Orc. Revenge it,** Rhadamanth and Eacus, * you shall] So the 8vo.-The 4to "shall ye." ↑ Approve] i.e. prove, experience. § peasants] So the 8vo. - The 4to "parsants." Casane] So the 4to.-The 8vo "Vsum Casane." **it] So the Svo.-Omitted in the 4to. tt Excel] Old eds. "Expell" and "Expel." |