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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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TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT
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