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from my sword's point�察 �or I'll thrust it to thy heart。 ��BAJAZETH
takes the food�察�and stamps upon it。�А�
THERIDAMAS。 He stamps it under his feet�察�my lord。
TAMBURLAINE。 Take it up�察�villain�察 �and eat it�察�or I will make thee
slice the brawns of thy arms into carbonadoes and eat them。
USUMCASANE。 Nay�察 �'twere better he killed his wife�察 �and then she
shall be sure not to be starved�察�and he be provided for a month's victual
beforehand。
TAMBURLAINE。 Here is my dagger�此 �despatch her while she is fat�察�
for�察�if she live but a while longer�察�she will fall into a consumption
with fretting�察�and then she will not be worth the eating。
THERIDAMAS。 Dost thou think that Mahomet will suffer this�拭�
TECHELLES。 'Tis like he will�察�when he cannot let it。
TAMBURLAINE。 Go to�察�fall to your meat。 What�察�not a bit��Belike he
hath not been watered to´day�此 �give him some drink。 ��They give
BAJAZETH water to drink�察 �and he flings it on the ground。�А �Fast�察 �and
welcome�察 �sir�察 �while hunger make you eat。How now�察 �Zenocrate� �
doth not the Turk and his wife make a goodly show at a banquet�拭�
ZENOCRATE。 Yes�察�my lord。
THERIDAMAS。 Methinks 'tis a great deal better than a consort
of music。
TAMBURLAINE。 Yet music would do well to cheer up Zenocrate。
Pray thee�察�tell why art thou so sad�拭�if thou wilt have a song�察�the Turk shall
strain his voice�此�but why is it�拭�
ZENOCRATE。 My lord�察�to see my father's town besieg'd�察�The country
wasted where myself was born�察�How can it but afflict my very soul�拭�If any
love remain in you�察�my lord�察�Or if my love unto your majesty May merit
favour at your highness' hands�察�Then raise your siege from fair Damascus'
walls�察�And with my father take a friendly truce。
TAMBURLAINE。 Zenocrate�察�were Egypt Jove's own land�察�Yet would
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I with my sword make Jove to stoop。 I will confute those blind
geographers That make a triple region in the world�察 �Excluding regions
which I mean to trace�察�And with this pen reduce them to a map�察�
Calling the provinces�察 �cities�察 �and towns�察 �After my name and thine�察�
Zenocrate�此�Here at Damascus will I make the point That shall begin the
perpendicular�此�And wouldst thou have me buy thy father's love With such
a loss�拭�tell me�察�Zenocrate。
ZENOCRATE。 Honour still wait on happy Tamburlaine� �Yet give me
leave to plead for him�察�my lord。
TAMBURLAINE。 Content thyself�此 �his person shall be safe�察�And all
the friends of fair Zenocrate�察�If with their lives they will be pleas'd to yield�察�
Or may be forc'd to make me emperor�察 �For Egypt and Arabia must be
mine。 Feed�察�you slave�察�thou mayst think thyself happy to be fed from my
trencher。
BAJAZETH。 My empty stomach�察 �full of idle heat�察 �Draws bloody
humours from my feeble parts�察 �Preserving life by hastening cruel
death。 My veins are pale�察�my sinews hard and dry�察�My joints benumb'd�察�
unless I eat�察�I die。
ZABINA。 Eat�察 �Bajazeth�察 �let us live in spite of them�察 �looking some
happy power will pity and enlarge us。
TAMBURLAINE。 Here�察�Turk�察�wilt thou have a clean trencher�拭�
BAJAZETH。 Ay�察�tyrant�察�and more meat。
TAMBURLAINE。 Soft�察�sir� �you must be dieted�察�too much eating will
make you surfeit。
THERIDAMAS。 So it would�察 �my lord�察 �'specially having so
small a walk and so little exercise。 ��A second course is brought in of
crowns。�А�
TAMBURLAINE。 Theridamas�察 �Techelles�察 �and Casane�察 �here are the
cates you desire to finger�察�are they not�拭�
THERIDAMAS。 Ay�察 �my lord�此 �but none save kings must feed with
these。
TECHELLES。 'Tis enough for us to see them�察 �and for Tamburlaine
only to enjoy them。
TAMBURLAINE。 Well�察�here is now to the Soldan of Egypt�察�the King
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of Arabia�察�and the Governor of Damascus。 Now�察�take these three crowns�察�
and pledge me�察 �my contributory kings。 I crown you here�察 �Theridamas�察�
king of Argier�察 �Techelles�察 �king of Fez�察 �and Usumcasane�察 �king of
Morocco。How say you to this�察 �Turk�拭 �these are not your
contributory kings。
BAJAZETH。 Nor shall they long be thine�察�I warrant them。
TAMBURLAINE。 Kings of Argier�察 �Morocco�察 �and of Fez�察 �You that
have march'd with happy Tamburlaine As far as from the frozen
plage of heaven Unto the watery Morning's ruddy bower�察 �And
thence by land unto the torrid zone�察�Deserve these titles I endow you with
By valour and by magnanimity。 Your births shall be no blemish to
your fame�察 �For virtue is the fount whence honour springs�察�And they are
worthy she investeth kings。
THERIDAMAS。 And�察�since your highness hath so well vouchsaf'd�察�If
we deserve them not with higher meeds Than erst our states and actions
have retain'd�察�Take them away again�察�and make us slaves。
TAMBURLAINE。 Well said�察 �Theridamas�此 �when holy Fates Shall
stablish me in strong Aegyptia�察 �We mean to travel to th' antarctic pole�察�
Conquering the people underneath our feet�察�And be renowm'd as
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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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