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never   emperors   were。   Zenocrate�察  �I   will   not   crown   thee   yet�察  �Until   with 

greater honours I be grac'd。 ��Exeunt。�А�



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                      ACT V。 



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                                        SCENE I。 



       Enter   the   GOVERNOR   OF   DAMASCUS   with   three   or   four 

CITIZENS�察�and four VIRGINS with branches of laurel in their hands。 

     GOVERNOR。   Still   doth   this   man�察  �or   rather   god   of   war�察  �Batter   our 

walls and beat our turrets down�察�And to resist with longer stubbornness�察�

Or hope of rescue from the Soldan's power�察�Were but to bring our wilful 

overthrow�察�And make us desperate of our threaten'd lives。 We see his tents 

have now been altered With terrors to the last and cruel'st hue�察�His coal´ 

black   colours�察  �every   where   advanc'd�察  �Threaten   our   city   with   a   general 

spoil�察�And�察�if we should with common rites of arms Offer our safeties to 

his clemency�察�I fear the custom proper to his sword�察�Which he observes as 

parcel of his fame�察�Intending so to terrify the world�察�By any innovation or 

remorse Will never be dispens'd with till our deaths。 Therefore�察�for 

these our harmless virgins' sakes�察�Whose honours and whose lives 

rely    on   him�察  �Let   us   have    hope    that  their   unspotted    prayers�察   �Their 

blubber'd cheeks�察�and hearty humble moans�察�Will melt his fury into 

some remorse�察�And use us like a loving conqueror。 

     FIRST VIRGIN。 If humble suite or imprecations ��Utter'd with tears of 

wretchedness   and   blood   Shed   from   the   heads   and   hearts   of   all   our   sex�察�

Some   made   your   wives�察  �and   some   your   children�撮�   Might   have   entreated 

your    obdurate     breasts   To   entertain   some    care      of  our   securities 

Whiles   only   danger   beat   upon      our   walls�察  �These   more   than   dangerous 

warrants of our death Had never been erected as they be�察�Nor you depend 

on such weak helps as we。 GOVERNOR。 Well�察�lovely virgins�察�think 

our country's   care�察 �Our  love   of   honour�察 �loath  to be   enthrall'd To   foreign 

powers and rough imperious yokes�察�Would not with too much cowardice 

or fear�察�Before all hope of rescue were denied�察�Submit yourselves 

and   us   to   servitude。   Therefore�察  �in   that   your   safeties   and   our   own�察  �Your 

honours�察�liberties�察�and lives were weigh'd In equal care and balance with 

our own�察�Endure as we the malice of our stars�察�The wrath of Tamburlaine 

and   power   of   wars�察  �Or   be   the   means   the   overweighing   heavens 

Have   kept   to   qualify   these   hot   extremes�察  �And   bring   us   pardon   in   your 

cheerful looks。 



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     SECOND   VIRGIN。   Then   here�察  �before   the   Majesty   of   Heaven   And 

holy   patrons   of Aegyptia�察  �With   knees   and   hearts   submissive   we   entreat 

Grace   to   our   words   and   pity   to   our   looks�察  �That   this   device   may   prove 

propitious�察�And through the eyes and ears of Tamburlaine Convey events 

of mercy to his heart�察�Grant that these signs of victory we yield May bind 

the   temples   of   his   conquering   head�察  �To   hide   the   folded   furrows   of   his 

brows�察�And shadow his displeased countenance With happy looks of ruth 

and    lenity。  Leave     us�察 �my   lord�察  �and   loving    countrymen�此     �What    simple 

virgins may persuade�察�we will。 

     GOVERNOR。 Farewell�察�sweet virgins�察�on whose safe return Depends 

our city�察�liberty�察�and lives。 ��Exeunt all except the VIRGINS。�А�

       Enter     TAMBURLAINE�察            �all   in   black     and    very    melancholy�察�

TECHELLES�察�THERIDAMAS�察�USUMCASANE�察�with others。 

     TAMBURLAINE。 What�察�are the turtles fray'd out of their nests�拭�Alas�察�

poor fools�察�must you be first shall feel The sworn destruction of Damascus�拭�

They   knew   my   custom�察  �could   they   not   as   well   Have   sent   ye   out 

when   first   my   milk´white   flags�察  �Through   which   sweet   Mercy   threw   her 

gentle     beams�察    �Reflexed        them    on    their      disdainful    eyes�察�

As   now   when   fury   and   incensed   hate   Flings   slaughtering   terror 

from     my   coal´black     tents�察    �And    tells  for  truth  submission 

comes too late�拭�

     FIRST VIRGIN。 Most happy king and emperor of the earth�察�Image of 

honour and nobility�察�For whom the powers divine have made the world�察�

And     on   whose    throne   the   holy   Graces    sit�察 �In  whose    sweet   person    is 

compris'd the sum Of Nature's skill and heavenly majesty�察�Pity our plights� �

O�察  �pity   poor   Damascus�   �Pity   old   age�察  �within   whose   silver   hairs   Honour 

and reverence evermore have reign'd� �Pity the marriage´bed�察�where many 

a lord�察�In prime and glory of his loving joy�察�Embraceth now with tears of 

ruth and blood The jealous body of his fearful wife�察�Whose cheeks 

and   hearts�察  �so   punish'd   with   conceit�察  �To   think   thy   puissant   never´ 

stayed arm Will part their bodies�察�and prevent their souls From heavens of 

comfort   yet   their   age   might   bear�察  �Now   wax   all   pale   and   wither'd   to   the 

death�察�As well for grief our ruthless governor Hath thus refus'd the 

mercy of thy hand�察。�Whose sceptre angels kiss and Furies dread�撮� As for 



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their   liberties�察  �their   loves�察  �or   lives�   �O�察  �then�察  �for   these�察  �and   such   as   we 

ourselves�察    �For    us�察 �for   infants�察  �and    for  all  our   bloods�察   �That    never 

nourish'd thought against thy rule�察�Pity�察�O�察�pity�察�sacred emperor�察�The 

prostrate   service   of   this   wretched   town�察  �And   take   in   sign   thereof   this 

gilded    wreath�察   �Whereto     each    man    of  rule  hath   given    his  hand�察   �And 

wish'd�察  �as   worthy   subjects�察  �happy   means   To   be   investers   of   thy 

royal brows Even with the true Egyptian diadem� �

     TAMBURLAINE。 Virgins�察�in vain you labour to prevent That which 

mine honour swears shall be perform'd。 Behold my sword�察�what see you at 

the point�拭�

     FIRST VIRGIN。 Nothing but fear and fatal steel�察�my lord。 

     TAMBURLAINE。 Your   fearful   minds   are   thick   and   misty�察  �then�察  �For 

there sits Death�察�there sits imperious Death�察�Keeping his circuit by 

the slicing edge。 But I am pleas'd you shall not see him there�察�He now is 

seated   on   my   horsemen's   spears�察�And   on   their   points   his   fleshless   body 

feeds。 Techelles�察�straight go charge a few of them To charge these dames�察�

and shew my servant Death�察�Sitting in scarlet on their armed spears。 

     VIRGINS。 O�察�pity us� �

     TAMBURLAINE。 Away with them�察�I say�察�and shew them Death� 。�The 

VIRGINS   are   taken   out   by   TECHELLES   and   others。�А  �I   will   not   spare 

these   proud   Egyptians�察  �Nor   change   my   martial   observations   For   all   the 

wealth of Gihon's golden waves�察�Or for the love of Venus�察�would she leave 

The angry god of arms and lie with me。 They have refus'd the offer of their 

lives�察�And know my customs are as peremptory As wrathful planets�察�death�察�

or destiny。 Re´enter TECHELLES。 What�察�have your horsemen shown the 

virgins Death�拭�

     TECHELLES。   They   have�察  �my   lord�察  �and   on   Damascus'   walls   Have 

hoisted up their slaughter'd carcasses。 

     TAMBURLAINE。  A   sight   as   baneful   to   their   souls�察  �I   think�察  �As   are 

Thessalian drugs or mithridate�此�But go�察�my lords�察�put the rest to the sword。 

��Exeunt       all  except     TAMBURLAINE。�А            �Ah�察   �fair   Zenocrate��divine 

Zenocrate� �Fair is too foul an epithet for thee�察�That in thy passion 

for thy country's love�察�And fear to see thy kingly father's harm�察�With hair 

dishevell'd wip'st thy watery cheeks�察�And�察�like to Flora in her morning's 



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pride�察   �Shaking      her   silver   tresses    in  the   air�察  �Rain'st   on    the   earth 

resolved pearl in showers�察�And sprinklest sapphires on thy shining 

face�察  �Where   Beauty�察  �mother   to   the   Muses�察  �sits�察�And   comments   volumes 

with her ivory pen�察�Taking instructions from thy flowing eyes�察�Eyes�察�when 

that Ebena steps to heaven�察�In silence of thy solemn evening's walk�察�

Making   the   mantle   of   the   richest   night�察  �The   moon�察  �the   planets�察  �and   the 

meteors�察�light�察�There angels in their crystal armours fight A doubtful 

battle with my tempted thoughts For Egypt's freedom and the Soldan's life�察�

His life that so consumes Zenocrate�察�Whose sorrows lay more siege unto 

my soul Than all my army to Damascus' walls�察�And neither Persia's 

sovereign nor the Turk Troubled my senses with conceit of foil So much 

by much as doth Zenocrate。 What is beauty�察�saith my sufferings�察�then�拭�If 

all   the   pens   that   ever   poets   held   Had   fed   the   feeling   of   their   masters' 

thoughts�察�And every sweetness that inspir'd their hearts�察�Their minds�察�and 

muses on admired themes�察�If all the heavenly quintessence they still 

From     their   immortal     flowers    of   poesy�察  �Wherein�察    �as   in  a  mirror�察  �we 

perceive   The   highest   reaches   of   a   human   wit�察  �If   these   had   made   one 

poem's period�察�And all combin'd in beauty's worthiness�察�Yet should there 

hover in their restless heads One thought�察�one grace�察�one wonde

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