Marlowe, Christopher · published 1590 · first performed or written 1587 [1587-1588] (Annals) tragedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so typicality 0.85 · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
Keep all your standings, and not stir a foot, myself will bide the danger of the brunt. Where is this Scythian Tamburlaine? Whom seekst thou persian? I am Tamburlaine. Tamburlaine? A Scythian Shepherd, so embellished With Nature's pride, and richest furniture, His looks do menace heaven and dare the Gods, His fiery eyes are fixed upon the earth. As if he now devised some Stratagem: Or meant to pierce Auernas darksome vaults. To pull the triple headed dog from hell. Noble and mild this persian seems to be, If outward habit judge the inward man, His deep affections make him passionate. With what a majesty he rears his looks: In thee (thou valiant man of Persia) I see the folly of thy Emperor: Art thou but Captain of a thousand horse, That vy Characters graven in thy brows, And by thy martial face and stout aspect, deserv'st to have the leading of an host? Forsake thy king and do but join with me And we will triumph over all the world. I hold the Fates bound fast in iron chains, 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 Ioue 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 sultan's daughter rich and brave, To be my Queen and portly Empress, If thou wilt stay with me, renowned 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 conquered kingdoms, and of Cities sacked, Both we will walk upon the lofty cliffs, And Christian Merchants that with Russian stems Blow 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, Ioue sometime masked in a shepherds weed, And by those steps that he hath scaled 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 removed admire me not) And when my name and honour shall be spread, As far as Boreas claps his brazen wings, Or fair Boötes sends his cheerful light. Then shalt thou be Competitor with me, And sit with Tamburlaine. in all his majesty. Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could use persuasions more pathetical. Nor are Apollo's Oracles more true, Than thou shalt find my vaunts substantial. We are his friends, and if the persian king Should offer present Duke domes to our state, We think it loss to make exchange for that, We are assured of by our friend's success.
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Keep all your standings, and not stir a foote, My selfe will bide the danger of the brunt. Where is this Scythian Tamberlaine? Whō seekst thou Persean? I am Taburlain. Tamburlaine? A Scythian Shepheard, so imbellished With Natures pride, and richest furniture, His looks do menace heauen and dare the Gods, His fierie eies are fixt vpon the earth. As if he now deuis'd some Stratageme: Or meant to pierce Auernas darksome vaults. To pull the triple headed dog from hell. Noble and milde this Persean seemes to be, If outward habit iudge the inward man, His deep affections make him passionate. With what a maiesty he rears his looks: In thee (thou valiant man of Persea) I see the folly of thy Emperour: Art thou but Captaine of a thousand horse, That vy Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and stout aspect, Deseru'st to haue the leading of an hoste? Forsake thy king and do but ioine with me And we will triumph ouer all the world. I hold the Fates bound fast in yron chaines, And with my hand turne Fortunes wheel about, And sooner shall the Sun fall from his Spheare, Than Tamburlaine be slaine or ouercome. Draw foorth thy sword, thou mighty man at Armes, Intending but to rase my charmed skin: And Ioue himselfe will stretch his hand from heauen. To ward the blow, and shield me safe from harme, See how he raines down heaps of gold in showers. As if he meant to giue my Souldiers pay, And as a sure and grounded argument, That I shall be the Monark of the East. He sends this Sculdans daughter rich and braue, To be my Queen and portly Emperesse, If thou wilt stay with me, renowmed man, And lead thy thousand horse with my conduct, Besides thy share of this Egyptian prise, Those thousand horse shall sweat with martiall spoile Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities sackt, Both we wil walke vpon the lofty clifts, And Christian Merchants that with Russian stems Plow vp huge furrowes in the Caspian sea. Shall vaile to vs, as Lords of all the Lake. Both we will raigne as Consuls of the earth, And mightie kings shall be our Senators, Ioue sometime masked in a Shepheards weed, And by those steps that he hath scal'd the heauens, May we become immortall like the Gods. Ioine with me now in this my meane estate, (I cal it meane, because being yet obscure, The Nations far remoou'd admyre me not) And when my name and honor shall be spread, As far as Boreas claps his brazen wings, Or faire Botëes sends his cheerefull light. Then shalt thou be Competitor with me, And sit with Tambulaine. in all his maiestie. Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vse perswasions more patheticall. Nor are Apollos Oracles more true, Then thou shalt find my vaunts substantiall. We are his friends, and if the Persean king Should offer present Duke domes to our state, We thinke it losse to make exchange for that, We are assured of by our friends successe.