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triumph through Persepolis。 ��Exeunt all except TAMBURLAINE�察�
THERIDAMAS�察�TECHELLES�察�and USUMCASANE。�А�
TAMBURLAINE。 And ride in triumph through Persepolis� �Is it not
brave to be a king�察 �Techelles�拭 �Usumcasane and Theridamas�察 �Is it not
passing brave to be a king�察�And ride in triumph through Persepolis�拭�
TECHELLES。 O�察�my lord�察�it is sweet and full of pomp� �
USUMCASANE。 To be a king is half to be a god。
THERIDAMAS。 A god is not so glorious as a king�此 �I think the
pleasure they enjoy in heaven�察�Cannot compare with kingly joys in
earth�察 �To wear a crown enchas'd with pearl and gold�察 �Whose virtues
carry with it life and death�察 �To ask and have�察 �command and be obey'd�察�
When looks breed love�察 �with looks to gain the prize�察 �Such power
attractive shines in princes' eyes。
TAMBURLAINE。 Why�察�say�察�Theridamas�察�wilt thou be a king�拭�
THERIDAMAS。 Nay�察�though I praise it�察�I can live without it。
TAMBURLAINE。 What say my other friends�拭�will you be kings�拭�
TECHELLES。 I�察�if I could�察�with all my heart�察�my lord。
TAMBURLAINE。 Why�察�that's well said�察�Techelles�此�so would I�察�And
so would you�察�my masters�察�would you not�拭�
USUMCASANE。 What�察�then�察�my lord�拭�
TAMBURLAINE。 Why�察�then�察�Casane�察�shall we wish for aught
The world affords in greatest novelty�察 �And rest attemptless�察 �faint�察 �and
destitute�拭�Methinks we should not。 I am strongly mov'd�察�That if I should
desire the Persian crown�察 �I could attain it with a wondrous ease�此 �And
would not all our soldiers soon consent�察 �If we should aim at such a
dignity�拭�
THERIDAMAS。 I know they would with our persuasions。
TAMBURLAINE。 Why�察 �then�察 �Theridamas�察 �I'll first assay To get the
Persian kingdom to myself�察 �Then thou for Parthia�察 �they for Scythia and
Media�察�And�察�if I prosper�察�all shall be as sure As if the Turk�察�the Pope�察�Afric�察�
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and Greece�察�Came creeping to us with their crowns a´piece。
TECHELLES。 Then shall we send to this triumphing king�察�And bid
him battle for his novel crown�拭�
USUMCASANE。 Nay�察�quickly�察�then�察�before his room be hot。
TAMBURLAINE。 'Twill prove a pretty jest�察�in faith�察�my friends。
THERIDAMAS。 A jest to charge on twenty thousand men� �I judge the
purchase more important far。
TAMBURLAINE。 Judge by thyself�察 �Theridamas�察 �not me�察 �For
presently Techelles here shall haste To bid him battle ere he pass too far�察�
And lose more labour than the gain will quite�此�Then shalt thou see
this Scythian Tamburlaine Make but a jest to win the Persian
crown。 Techelles�察 �take a thousand horse with thee�察 �And bid him turn
him back to war with us�察�That only made him king to make us sport�此�
We will not steal upon him cowardly�察 �But give him warning and
more warriors�此 �Haste thee�察 �Techelles�察 �we will follow thee。 ��Exit
TECHELLES。�А�What saith Theridamas�拭�
THERIDAMAS。 Go on�察�for me。 ��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE VI。
Enter COSROE�察�MEANDER�察�ORTYGIUS�察�and MENAPHON�察�with
SOLDIERS。
COSROE。 What means this devilish shepherd�察�to aspire With such a
giantly presumption�察�To cast up hills against the face of heaven�察�And dare
the force of angry Jupiter�拭�But�察�as he thrust them underneath the hills�察�And
press'd out fire from their burning jaws�察 �So will I send this monstrous
slave to hell�察�Where flames shall ever feed upon his soul。
MEANDER。 Some powers divine�察�or else infernal�察�mix'd Their angry
seeds at his conception�察 �For he was never sprung of human race�察�
Since with the spirit of his fearful pride�察 �He dares so doubtlessly
resolve of rule�察�And by profession be ambitious。
ORTYGIUS。 What god�察 �or fiend�察 �or spirit of the earth�察 �Or monster
turned to a manly shape�察�Or of what mould or mettle he be made�察�What
star or fate soever govern him�察�Let us put on our meet encountering
minds�察 �And�察 �in detesting such a devilish thief�察 �In love of honour and
defence of right�察 �Be arm'd against the hate of such a foe�察�Whether from
earth�察�or hell�察�or heaven he grow。
COSROE。 Nobly resolv'd�察�my good Ortygius�察�And�察�since we all have
suck'd one wholesome air�察 �And with the same proportion of elements
Resolve�察�I hope we are resembled�察�Vowing our loves to equal death
and life。 Let's cheer our soldiers to encounter him�察�That grievous image of
ingratitude�察�That fiery thirster after sovereignty�察�And burn him in the fury
of that flame That none can quench but blood and empery。 Resolve�察�my
lords and loving soldiers�察�now To save your king and country from decay。
Then strike up�察�drum�察�and all the stars that make The loathsome circle of
my dated life�察 �Direct my weapon to his barbarous heart�察 �That thus
opposeth him against the gods�察�And scorns the powers that govern Persia� �
��Exeunt�察�drums sounding。�А�
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SCENE VII。
Alarms of battle within。 Then enter COSROE wounded�察�
TAMBURLAINE�察�THERIDAMAS�察�TECHELLES�察�USUMCASANE�察�with
others。
COSROE。 Barbarous and bloody Tamburlaine�察�Thus to deprive
me of my crown and life� �Treacherous and false Theridamas�察�Even at the
morning of my happy state�察 �Scarce being seated in my royal throne�察�To
work my downfall and untimely end� �An uncouth pain torments my
grieved soul�察�And death arrests the organ of my voice�察�Who�察�entering at
the breach thy sword hath made�察�Sacks every vein and artier of my
heart。 Bloody and insatiate Tamburlaine� �
TAMBURLAINE。 The thirst of reign and sweetness of a crown�察�That
caus'd the eldest son of heavenly Ops To thrust his doting father from his
chair�察�And place himself in the empyreal heaven�察 �Mov'd me to manage
arms against thy state。 What better precedent than mighty Jove�拭 �Nature�察�
that fram'd us of four elements Warring within our breasts for
regiment�察 �Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds�此 �Our souls�察�
whose faculties can comprehend The wondrous architecture of the world�察�
And measure every wandering planet's course�察 �Still climbing after
knowledge infinite�察�And always moving as the restless spheres�察�Will us to
wear ourselves�察�and never rest�察�Until we reach the ripest fruit of all�察�
That perfect bliss and sole felicity�察�The sweet fruition of an earthly crown。
THERIDAMAS。 And that made me to join with Tamburlaine�察�For he
is gross and like the massy earth That moves not upwards�察�nor by princely
deeds Doth mean to soar above the highest sort。
TECHELLES。 And that made us�察 �the friends of Tamburlaine�察�To lift
our swords against the Persian king。
USUMCASANE。 For as�察 �when Jove did thrust old Saturn down�察�
Neptune and Dis gain'd each of them a crown�察�So do we hope to reign in
Asia�察�If Tamburlaine be plac'd in Persia。
COSROE。 The strangest men that ever nature made� �I know not how
to take their tyrannies。 My bloodless body waxeth chill and cold�察�And with
my blood my life slides through my wound�察�My soul begins to take her
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flight to hell�察�And summons all my senses to depart�此�The heat and moisture�察�
which did feed each other�察 �For want of nourishment to feed them both�察�
Are dry and cold�察 �and now doth ghastly Death With greedy
talents gripe my bleeding heart�察�And like a harpy tires on my
life。 Theridamas and Tamburlaine�察 �I die�此 �And fearful vengeance light
upon you both� 。�Dies。TAMBURLAINE takes COSROE'S crown�察 �and
puts it on his own head。�А�
TAMBURLAINE。 Not all the curses which the Furies breathe
Shall make me leave so rich a prize as this。 Theridamas�察�Techelles�察�and the
rest�察�Who think you now is king of Persia�拭�
ALL。 Tamburlaine� �Tamburlaine� �
TAMBURLAINE。 Though Mars himself�察�the angry god of arms�察�And
all the earthly potentates conspire To dispossess me of this diadem�察�Yet
will I wear it in despite of them�察�As great commander of this eastern world�察�
If you but say that Tamburlaine shall reign。
ALL。 Long live Tamburlaine�察�and reign in Asia� �
TAMBURLAINE。 So�察 �now it is more surer on my head Than if the
gods had held a parliament�察 �And all pronounc'd me king of Persia。
��Exeunt。�А�
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ACT III。
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TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT
SCENE I。
Enter BAJAZETH�察�the KINGS OF FEZ�察�MOROCCO�察�and ARGIER�察�
with others�察�in great pomp。
BAJAZETH。 Great kings of Barbary�察 �