tamburlaine the great (first part)(帖木耳大帝1)-第15部分
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world。 Thy first…betrothed love; Arabia; Shall we with honour; as
beseems; entomb With this great Turk and his fair emperess。 Then;
after all these solemn exequies; We will our rites of marriage
solemnize。 'Exeunt。'
To the Gentlemen…readers; &c。' From the 8vo of 1592: in the 4tos
this address is worded here and there differently。 I have not thought it
necessary to mark the varioe lectiones of the worthy printer's composition。
histories' i。e。 dramas so called;plays founded on history。
fond' i。e。 foolish。Concerning the omissions here alluded to;
some remarks will be found in the ACCOUNT OF MARLOWE AND HIS
WRITINGS。
censures' i。e。 judgments; opinions。
Afric' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Affrica。〃
their' Old eds。 〃his。〃
through' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃thorough。〃
incivil' i。e。 barbarous。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃vnciuill。〃
incontinent' i。e。 forthwith; immediately。
chiefest' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃chiefe。〃
rout' i。e。 crew。
press' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃prease。〃
you' So the 8vo。0mitted in the 4to。
all' So the 4to。0mitted in the 8vo。
mated' i。e。 confounded。
pass not' i。e。 care not。
regiment' i。e。 rule; government。
resolve' i。e。 dissolve。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃dissolue。〃
ships' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃shippe。〃
Pass' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Hast。〃
you' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃they。〃
Ceneus' Here both the old eds。 〃Conerus。〃
states' i。e。 noblemen; persons of rank。
their' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃the。〃
and Persia' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃and OF Persia。〃
ever…raging' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃RIUER raging。〃
ALL' So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。
And Jove may; &c。' i。e。 And may Jove; &c。 This collocation of
words is sometimes found in later writers: so in the Prologue to Fletcher's
WOMAN'S PRIZE;〃WHICH this may PROVE!〃
knew' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃knowe。〃
lords' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃Lord。〃
injury' This verb frequently occurs in our early writers。 〃Then
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TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT
haue you INIURIED manie。〃 Lyly's ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPE;
sig。 D 4; ed。 1591。 It would seem to have fallen into disuse soon after the
commencement of the 17th century: in Heywood's WOMAN KILLED
WITH KINDNESS; 1607; we find;
〃You INJURY that good man; and wrong me too。〃 Sig。 F 2。
but in ed。 1617 〃injury〃 is altered to 〃iniure。〃
ALL' So the 4to。0mitted in the 8vo。
Who; travelling; &c。' The halting metre shews that there is some
corruption in this and the next line。
thorough' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃through。〃
unvalued' i。e。 not to be valued; or estimated。
conceit' i。e。 fancy; imagination。
Rhodope' Old eds。 〃Rhodolfe。〃
valurous' i。e。 valuable。
pools' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Poles。〃
resolv'd' i。e。 dissolved。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃desolu'd。〃
Shall we all offer' The 8vo 〃Shall we offer〃 (the word 〃all〃
having dropt out)。The 4to 〃WE ALL SHALL offer。