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 0.81 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
And ride in triumph through Persepolis? Is it not brave to be a King, techelles? Usumeasane and theridamas, Is it not passing brave to be a King, And ride in triumph through Persepolis? O my Lord, 'tis sweet and full of pomp. To be a King, is half to be a God. A God is not so glorious as a King: I think the pleasure they enjoy in heaven Can not compare with kingly joys in earth, To wear a Crown enchased with pearl and gold, Whose virtues carry with it life and death, To ask, and have: command, and be obeyed. When looks breed love, with looks to gain the prize; Such power attractive shines in princes' eyes. Why say theridamas, wilt thou be a king? Nay, though I praise it, I can live without it. What says my other friends, will you be kings? ay, if I could with all my heart my Lord. Why, that's well said techelles, so would I, And so would you my masters, would you not? What then my Lord? Why then Casanes shall we wish for aught The world affords in greatest novelty, And rest attemptless faint and destitute? methinks we should not, I am strongly moved, That if I should desire the persian Crown, I could attain it with a wondrous ease, And would not all our soldiers soon consent, If we should aim at such a dignity? I know they would with our persuasions. Why then theridamas, I'll first assay, To get the persian Kingdom to myself: Than thou for Parthia, they for Scythia and Medea. And if I prosper, all shall be as sure, As if the Turk, the Pope, Afrique and Greece, Came creeping to us with their crowns apace. Then shall we send to this triumphing King, And bid him battle for his novel Crown? Nay quickly then, before his room be hot. 'twill prove a pretty jest (in faith) my friends. A jest to charge on twenty thousand men? I judge the purchase more important far. Judge by thyself theridamas, not me, For presently techelles here shall haste, To bid him battle ere he pass too far, And lose more labour than the gain will quite. Then shalt thou see the Scythian tamburlaine, Make but a jest to win the persian crown. techelles, take a thousand horse with thee, And bid him turn his back to war with us, That only made him King to make us sport. We will not steal upon him cowardly, But give him warning and more warriors. Haste the techelles, we will follow thee. What saith theridamas? Go on for me. What means this devilish shepherd to aspire With such a Giantly presumption. To cast up hills against the face of heaven: And dare the force of angry Iupiter. But as he thrust them underneath the hills, And priest out fire from their burning jaws: So will I send this monstrous slave to hell, Where flames shall ever feed upon his soul.
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And ride in triumph through Persepolis? Is it not braue to be a King, techelles? Vsumeasane and theridamas, Is it not passing braue to be a King, And ride in triumph through Persepolis? O my Lord, tis sweet and full of pompe. To be a King, is halfe to be a God. A God is not so glorious as a King: I thinke the pleasure they enioy in heauen Can not compare with kingly ioyes in earth, To weare a Crowne enchac'd with pearle and golde, Whose vertues carie with it life and death, To aske, and haue: command, and be obeied. When looks breed loue, with lookes to gaine the prize; Such power attractiue shines in princes eies. Why say theridamas, wilt thou be a king? Nay, though I praise it, I can liue without it. What saies my other friends, wil you be kings? I, if I could with all my heart my Lord. Why, that's wel said techelles, so would I, And so would you my maisters, would you not? What then my Lord? Why then Casanes shall we wish for ought The world affoords in greatest noueltie, And rest attmplesse faint and destitute? Me thinks we should not, I am strongly moou'd, That if I should desire the Persean Crowne, I could attaine it with a woondrous ease, And would not all our souldiers soone consent, If we should aime at such a dignitie? I know they would with our perswasions. Why then theridamas, Ile first assay, To get the Persean Kingdome to my selfe: Then thou for Parthia, they for Scythia and Medea. And if I prosper, all shall be as sure, As if the Turke, the Pope, Affrike and Greece, Came creeping to vs with their crownes apace. Then shall we send to this triumphing King, And bid him battell for his nouell Crowne? Nay quickly then, before his roome be hot. Twil prooue a pretie iest (in faith) my friends. A iest to chardge on twenty thousand men? I iudge the purchase more important far. Iudge by thy selfe theridamas, not me, For presently techelles here shal haste, To bid him battaile ere he passe too farre, And lose more labor than the gaine will quight. Then shalt thou see the Scythian tamburlaine, Make but a iest to win the Persean crowne. techelles, take a thousand horse with thee, And bid him turne his back to war with vs, That onely made him King to make vs sport. We will not steale vpon him cowardly, But giue him warning and more warriours. Haste the techelles, we will follow thee. What saith theridamas? Goe on for me. VVhat means this diuelish shepheard to aspire With such a Giantly presumption. To cast vp hils against the face of heauen: And dare the force of angrie Iupiter. But as he thrust them vnderneath the hils, And prest out fire from their burning iawes: So will I send this monstrous slaue to hell, Where flames shall euer feed vpon his soule.