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And with my hand turn Fortune's wheel about;

And sooner shall the sun fall from his sphere

Than Tamburlaine be slain or overcome。

Draw forth thy sword; thou mighty man…at…arms;

Intending but to raze my charmed skin;

And Jove himself will stretch his hand from heaven

To ward the blow; and shield me safe from harm。

See; how he rains down heaps of gold in showers;

As if he meant to give my soldiers pay!

And; as a sure and grounded argument

That I shall be the monarch of the East;

He sends this Soldan's daughter rich and brave;

To be my queen and portly emperess。

If thou wilt stay with me; renowmed man;

And lead thy thousand horse with my conduct;

Besides thy share of this Egyptian prize;

Those thousand horse shall sweat with martial spoil

Of conquer'd kingdoms and of cities sack'd:

Both we will walk upon the lofty cliffs;

And Christian merchants; that with Russian stems

Plough up huge furrows in the Caspian Sea;

Shall vail to us as lords of all the lake;

Both we will reign as consuls of the earth;

And mighty kings shall be our senators。

Jove sometime masked in a shepherd's weed;

And by those steps that he hath scal'd the heavens

May we become immortal like the gods。

Join with me now in this my mean estate;

(I call it mean; because; being yet obscure;

The nations far…remov'd admire me not;)

And when my name and honour shall be spread

As far as Boreas claps his brazen wings;

Or fair Bootes sends his cheerful light;

Then shalt thou be competitor with me;

And sit with Tamburlaine in all his majesty。



THERIDAMAS。 Not Hermes; prolocutor to the gods;

Could use persuasions more pathetical。



TAMBURLAINE。 Nor are Apollo's oracles more true

Than thou shalt find my vaunts substantial。



TECHELLES。 We are his friends; and; if the Persian king

Should offer present dukedoms to our state;

We think it loss to make exchange for that

We are assur'd of by our friend's success。



USUMCASANE。 And kingdoms at the least we all expect;

Besides the honour in assured conquests;

Where kings shall crouch unto our conquering swords;

And hosts of soldiers stand amaz'd at us;

When with their fearful tongues they shall confess;

These are the men that all the world admires。



THERIDAMAS。 What strong enchantments tice my yielding soul

To these resolved; noble Scythians!

But shall I prove a traitor to my king?



TAMBURLAINE。 No; but the trusty friend of Tamburlaine。



THERIDAMAS。 Won with thy words; and conquer'd with thy looks;

I yield myself; my men; and horse to thee;

To be partaker of thy good or ill;

As long as life maintains Theridamas。



TAMBURLAINE。 Theridamas; my friend; take here my hand;

Which is as much as if I swore by heaven;

And call'd the gods to witness of my vow。

Thus shall my heart be still combin'd with thine

Until our bodies turn to elements;

And both our souls aspire celestial thrones。

Techelles and Casane; welcome him。



TECHELLES。 Welcome; renowmed Persian; to us all!



USUMCASANE。 Long may Theridamas remain with us!



TAMBURLAINE。 These are my friends; in whom I more rejoice

Than doth the king of Persia in his crown;

And; by the love of Pylades and Orestes;

Whose statues we adore in Scythia;

Thyself and them shall never part from me

Before I crown you kings in Asia。

Make much of them; gentle Theridamas;

And they will never leave thee till the death。



THERIDAMAS。 Nor thee nor them; thrice…noble Tamburlaine;

Shall want my heart to be with gladness pierc'd;

To do you honour and security。



TAMBURLAINE。 A thousand thanks; worthy Theridamas。

And now; fair madam; and my noble lords;

If you will willingly remain with me;

You shall have honours as your merits be;

Or else you shall be forc'd with slavery。



AGYDAS。 We yield unto thee; happy Tamburlaine。



TAMBURLAINE。 For you; then; madam; I am out of doubt。



ZENOCRATE。 I must be pleas'd perforce;wretched Zenocrate!

     'Exeunt。'









     ACT II。







     SCENE I。



     Enter COSROE; MENAPHON; ORTYGIUS; and CENEUS; with SOLDIERS。



COSROE。 Thus far are we towards Theridamas;

And valiant Tamburlaine; the man of fame;

The man that in the forehead of his fortune

Bears figures of renown and miracle。

But tell me; that hast seen him; Menaphon;

What stature wields he; and what personage?



MENAPHON。 Of stature tall; and straightly fashioned;

Like his desire; lift upwards and divine;

So large of limbs; his joints so strongly knit;

Such breadth of shoulders as might mainly bear

Old Atlas' burden; 'twixt his manly pitch;

A pearl more worth than all the world is plac'd;

Wherein by curious sovereignty of art

Are fix'd his piercing instruments of sight;

Whose fiery circles bear encompassed

A heaven of heavenly bodies in their spheres;

That guides his steps and actions to the throne

Where honour sits invested royally;

Pale of complexion; wrought in him with passion;

Thirsting with sovereignty and love of arms;

His lofty brows in folds do figure death;

And in their smoothness amity and life;

About them hangs a knot of amber hair;

Wrapped in curls; as fierce Achilles' was;

On which the breath of heaven delights to play;

Making it dance with wanton majesty;

His arms and fingers long and sinewy;

Betokening valour and excess of strength;

In every part proportion'd like the man

Should make the world subdu'd to Tamburlaine。



COSROE。 Well hast thou pourtray'd in thy terms of life

The face and personage of a wondrous man:

Nature doth strive with Fortune and his stars

To make him famous in accomplish'd worth;

And well his merits shew him to be made

His fortune's master and the king of men;

That could persuade; at such a sudden pinch;

With reasons of his valour and his life;

A thousand sworn and overmatching foes。

Then; when our powers in points of swords are join'd;

And clos'd in compass of the killing bullet;

Though strait the passage and the port be made

That leads to palace of my brother's life;

Proud is his fortune if we pierce it not;

And; when the princely Persian diadem

Shall overweigh his weary witless head;

And fall; like mellow'd fruit; with shakes of death;

In fair Persia noble Tamburlaine

Shall be my regent; and remain as king。



ORTYGIUS。 In happy hour we have set the crown

Upon your kingly head; that seeks our honour

In joining with the man ordain'd by heaven

To further every action to the best。



CENEUS。 He that with shepherds and a little spoil

Durst; in disdain of wrong and tyranny;

Defend his freedom 'gainst a monarchy;

What will he do supported by a king;

Leading a troop of gentlemen and lords;

And stuff'd with treasure for his highest thoughts!



COSROE。 And such shall wait on worthy Tamburlaine。

Our army will be forty thousand strong;

When Tamburlaine and brave Theridamas

Have met us by the river Araris;

And all conjoin'd to meet the witless king;

That now is marching near to Parthia;

And; with unwilling soldiers faintly arm'd;

To seek revenge on me and Tamburlaine;

To whom; sweet Menaphon; direct me straight。



MENAPHON。 I will; my lord。

     'Exeunt。'







     SCENE II。



     Enter MYCETES; MEANDER; with other LORDS; and SOLDIERS。



MYCETES。 Come; my Meander; let us to this gear。

I tell you true; my heart is swoln with wrath

On this same thievish villain Tamburlaine;

And of that false Cosroe; my traitorous brother。

Would it not grieve a king to be so abus'd;

And have a thousand horsemen ta'en away?

And; which is worse; to have his diadem

Sought for by such scald knaves as love him not?

I think it would:  well; then; by heavens I swear;

Aurora shall not peep out of her doors;

But I will have Cosroe by the head;

And kill proud Tamburlaine with point of sword。

Tell you the rest; Meander:  I have said。



MEANDER。 Th

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