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with others�察�in great pomp。
BAJAZETH。 Great kings of Barbary�察 �and my portly bassoes�察�
We hear the Tartars and the eastern thieves�察 �Under the conduct of one
Tamburlaine�察�Presume a bickering with your emperor�察�And think to rouse
us from our dreadful siege Of the famous Grecian Constantinople。 You
know our army is invincible�察�As many circumcised Turks we have�察�And
warlike bands of Christians renied�察 �As hath the ocean or the
Terrene sea Small drops of water when the moon begins To join in
one her semicircled horns�此�Yet would we not be brav'd with foreign power�察�
Nor raise our siege before the Grecians yield�察�Or breathless lie before the
city´walls。
KING OF FEZ。 Renowmed emperor and mighty general�察�What�察�
if you sent the bassoes of your guard To charge him to remain in Asia�察�Or
else to threaten death and deadly arms As from the mouth of mighty
Bajazeth�拭�
BAJAZETH。 Hie thee�察 �my basso�察 �fast to Persia�察 �Tell him thy
lord�察 �the Turkish emperor�察 �Dread lord of Afric�察 �Europe�察 �and Asia�察 �Great
king and conqueror of Graecia�察�The ocean�察�Terrene�察�and the Coal´black sea�察�
The high and highest monarch of the world�察�Wills and commands�察。�for say
not I entreat�撮� Not once to set his foot in Africa�察 �Or
spread his colours in Graecia�察�Lest he incur the fury of my wrath�此�
Tell him I am content to take a truce�察 �Because I hear he bears a valiant
mind�此�But if�察�presuming on his silly power�察�He be so mad to manage arms
with me�察�Then stay thou with him��say�察�I bid thee so�察�And if�察�before the
sun have measur'd heaven With triple circuit�察 �thou regreet us not�察�
We mean to take his morning's next arise For messenger he will not be
reclaim'd�察�And mean to fetch thee in despite of him。
BASSO。 Most great and puissant monarch of the earth�察 �Your basso
will accomplish your behest�察�And shew your pleasure to the Persian�察�As
fits the legate of the stately Turk。 ��Exit。�А�
KING OF ARGIER。 They say he is the king of Persia�察�But�察�if he dare
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attempt to stir your siege�察�'Twere requisite he should be ten times more�察�
For all flesh quakes at your magnificence。
BAJAZETH。 True�察�Argier�察�and tremble��s�А�at my looks。
KING OF MOROCCO。 The spring is hinder'd by your smothering
host�察�For neither rain can fall upon the earth�察�Nor sun reflex his virtuous
beams thereon�察�The ground is mantled with such multitudes。
BAJAZETH。 All this is true as holy Mahomet�察�And all the trees are
blasted with our breaths。
KING OF FEZ。 What thinks your greatness best to be achiev'd In
pursuit of the city's overthrow�拭�
BAJAZETH。 I will the captive pioners of Argier Cut off the
water that by leaden pipes Runs to the city from the mountain Carnon�察�
Two thousand horse shall forage up and down�察�That no relief or succour
come by land�察�And all the sea my galleys countermand�此 �Then shall our
footmen lie within the trench�察�And with their cannons�察�mouth'd like Orcus'
gulf�察�Batter the walls�察�and we will enter in�察�And thus the Grecians shall be
conquered。 ��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE II。
Enter ZENOCRATE�察�AGYDAS�察�ANIPPE�察�with others。
AGYDAS。 Madam Zenocrate�察 �may I presume To know the cause of
these unquiet fits That work such trouble to your wonted rest�拭�'Tis more
than pity such a heavenly face Should by heart's sorrow wax so wan and
pale�察 �When your offensive rape by Tamburlaine ��Which of your whole
displeasures should be most�� Hath seem'd to be digested long ago。
ZENOCRATE。 Although it be digested long ago�察 �As his exceeding
favours have deserv'd�察�And might content the Queen of Heaven�察�as well As
it hath chang'd my first´conceiv'd disdain�察�Yet since a farther passion feeds
my thoughts With ceaseless and disconsolate conceits�察�Which
dye my looks so lifeless as they are�察�And might�察�if my extremes had full
events�察�Make me the ghastly counterfeit of death。
AGYDAS。 Eternal heaven sooner be dissolv'd�察�And all that pierceth
Phoebus' silver eye�察�Before such hap fall to Zenocrate� �
ZENOCRATE。 Ah�察�life and soul�察�still hover in his breast�察�And
leave my body senseless as the earth�察�Or else unite you to his life
and soul�察�That I may live and die with Tamburlaine� �
Enter�察�behind�察�TAMBURLAINE�察�with TECHELLES�察�and others。
AGYDAS。 With Tamburlaine� �Ah�察 �fair Zenocrate�察 �Let not a man so
vile and barbarous�察�That holds you from your father in despite�察�And keeps
you from the honours of a queen�察 。�Being suppos'd his worthless
concubine�撮� Be honour'd with your love but for necessity� �So�察 �now the
mighty Soldan hears of you�察�Your highness needs not doubt but in short
time He will�察 �with Tamburlaine's destruction�察 �Redeem you from this
deadly servitude。
ZENOCRATE。 Leave to wound me with these words�察 �And
speak of Tamburlaine as he deserves�此�The entertainment we have had of
him Is far from villany or servitude�察�And might in noble minds be counted
princely。
AGYDAS。 How can you fancy one that looks so fierce�察�Only dispos'd
to martial stratagems�拭�Who�察�when he shall embrace you in his arms�察�Will
tell how many thousand men he slew�察�And�察�when you look for amorous
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discourse�察�Will rattle forth his facts of war and blood�察�Too harsh a
subject for your dainty ears。
ZENOCRATE。 As looks the sun through Nilus' flowing stream�察 �Or
when the Morning holds him in her arms�察�So looks my lordly love�察 �fair
Tamburlaine�察 �His talk much sweeter than the Muses' song They
sung for honour 'gainst Pierides�察 �Or when Minerva did with
Neptune strive�此�And higher would I rear my estimate Than Juno�察�sister to
the highest god�察�If I were match'd with mighty Tamburlaine。
AGYDAS。 Yet be not so inconstant in your love�察 �But let the young
Arabian live in hope�察�After your rescue to enjoy his choice。 You see�察�
though first the king of Persia�察�Being a shepherd�察�seem'd to love you much�察�
Now�察 �in his majesty�察 �he leaves those looks�察�Those words of favour�察 �and
those comfortings�察�And gives no more than common courtesies。
ZENOCRATE。 Thence rise the tears that so distain my cheeks�察�Fearing
his love through my unworthiness。
��TAMBURLAINE goes to her�察 �and takes her away lovingly by the
hand�察 �looking wrathfully on AGYDAS�察 �and says nothing。 Exeunt all
except AGYDAS。�А�
AGYDAS。 Betray'd by fortune and suspicious love�察 �Threaten'd with
frowning wrath and jealousy�察�Surpris'd with fear of hideous revenge�察�
I stand aghast�察�but most astonied To see his choler shut in secret thoughts�察�
And wrapt in silence of his angry soul�此 �Upon his brows was pourtray'd
ugly death�察�And in his eyes the fury of his heart�察�That shone
as comets�察�menacing revenge�察�And cast a pale complexion on his cheeks。
As when the seaman sees the Hyades Gather an army of Cimmerian
clouds�察。�Auster and Aquilon with winged steeds�察�All sweating�察�tilt about
the watery heavens�察 �With shivering spears enforcing thunder´claps�察�And
from their shields strike flames of lightning�撮� All´fearful folds his sails�察�
and sounds the main�察�Lifting his prayers to the heavens for aid Against the
terror of the winds and waves�察 �So fares Agydas for the late´felt frowns�察�
That send a tempest to my daunted thoughts�察�And make my soul
divine her overthrow。
Re´enter TECHELLES with a naked dagger�察�and USUMCASANE。
TECHELLES。 See you�察�Agydas�察 �how the king salutes you� �He bids
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you prophesy what it imports。
AGYDAS。 I prophesied before�察�and now I prove The killing frowns of
jealousy and love。 He needed not with words confirm my fear�察�For words
are vain where working tools present The naked action of my threaten'd
end�此 �It says�察�Agydas�察 �thou shalt surely die�察�And of extremities elect the
least�察�More honour and less pain it may procure�察�To die by this resolved
hand of thine Than stay the torments he and heaven have sworn。 Then
haste�察�Agydas�察 �and prevent the plagues Which thy prolonged fates may
draw on thee�此�Go wander free from fear of tyrant's rage�察�Removed from
the torments and the hell Wherewith he may excruciate thy soul�察�And let
Agydas by Agydas die�察 �And with this stab slumber eternally。 ��Stabs
himself。�А�
TECHELLES。 Usumcasane�察 �see�察 �how right the man Hath hit the
meaning of my lord the king� �
USUMCASANE。 Faith�察�and�察�Techelles�察�it was manly done�察�And�察�since
he was so wise and honourable�察�Let us afford him now the bearing