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 0.74 · 466 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
Have desperately dispatched their slavish lives: With them Arabia too hath left his life, All sights of power to grace my victory: And such are objects fit for Tamburlaine. Wherein as in a mirror may be seen, His honour, that consists in shedding blood, When men presume to manage arms with him. Mighty hath God & Mahomet made thy hand (Renowned Tamburlaine) to whom all kings Of force must yield their crowns and Emperies, And I am pleased with this my overthrow: If as beseems a person of thy state, Thou hast with honour used Zenocrate. Her state and person wants no pomp you see, And for all blot of foul inchastity, I record heaven, her heavenly self is clear: Then let me find no further time to grace Her princely Temples with the persian crown: But here these kings that on my fortunes wait: And have been crowned for proved worthiness, Even by this hand that shall establish them, Shall now, adjoining all their hands with mine, Invest her here my Queen of Persia, What saith the noble Soldan and Zenocrate: I yield with thanks and protestations Of endless honour to thee for her love. Then doubt I not but fair Zenocrate Will soon consent to satisfy us both. Else should I much forget myself, my Lord, Then let us set the crown upon her head, That long hath lingered for so high a seat. My hand is ready to perform the deed, For now her marriage time shall work us rest: And her's the crown my Lord, help set it on Then sit thou down divine Zenocrate, And here we crown thee Queen of Persia, And all the kingdoms and dominions That late the power of Tamburlaine subdued: As Iuno, when the Giants were suppressed, That darted mount aims at her brother Ioue: So looks my Love, shadowing in her brows Triumphs and Trophies for my victories: Or as Latona's daughter bent to arms, Adding more courage to my conquering mind, To gratify the sweet zenocrate, Egyptians, Moores and men of Asia, From Barbary unto the western Indie, Shall pay a yearly tribute to thy Sire. And from the bounds of Afrique to the banks Of Ganges, shall his mighty arm extend. And now my Lords and loving followers, That purchased kingdoms by your martial deeds, Cast off your armour, put on scarlet robes. Mount up your royal places of estate, Environed with troops of noble men, And there make laws to rule your provinces: Hang up your weapons on Alcides' post, For Tamburlaine takes truce with all the world, Thy first betrothed, Love Arabia, Shall we with honour (as beseems) entomb, With this great Turk and his fair Empress: Then after all these solemn Exequies, We will our celebrated rites of marriage solemnize,
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Haue desperatly dispatcht their slauish liues: With them Arabia too hath left his life, Al sights of power to grace my victory: And such are obiects fit for Tamburlaine. Wherein as in a mirrour may be seene, His honor, that consists in sheading blood, When men presume to manage armes with him. Mighty hath God & Mahomet made thy hand (Renowmed tamburlain) to whom all kings Of force must yeeld their crownes and Emperies, And I am pleasde with this my ouerthrow: If as beseemes a person of thy state, Thou hast with honor vsde Zenocrate. Her state and person wants no pomp you see, And for all blot of foule inchastity, I record heauen, het heauenly selfe is cleare: Then let me find no further time to grace Her princely Temples with the Persean crowne: But here these kings that on my fortunes wait: And haue bene crown'd for prooued worthynesse, Euen by this hand that shall establish them, Shal now, adioining al their hands with mine, Inuest her here my Queene of Persea, What saith the noble Souldane and Zenocrate: I yeeld with thanks and protestations Of endlesse honor to thee for her loue. Then doubt I not but faire Zenocrate Will soone consent to satisfy vs both. Els should I much forget my self, my Lord, Then let vs set the crowne vpon her head, That long hath lingred for so high a seat. My hand is ready to performe the deed, For now her mariage time shall worke vs rest: And her's the crown my Lord, help set it on Then sit thou downe diuine Zenocrate, And here we crowne thee Queene of Persea, And all the kingdomes and dominions That late the power of Tamburlaine subdewed: As Iuno, when the Giants were supprest, That darted mount aines at her brother Ioue: So lookes my Loue, shadowing in her browes Triumphes and Trophees for my victories: Or as Latonas daughter bent to armes, Adding more courage to my conquering mind, To gratify the sweet zenocrate, Egyptians, Moores and men of Asia, From Barbary vnto the Westeme Indie, Shall pay a yearly tribute to thy Syre. And from the boundes of Affrick to the banks Of Ganges, shall his mighty arme extend. And now my Lords and louing followers, That purchac'd kingdomes by your matiall deeds, Cast off your armor, put on scarlet roabes. Mount vp your royall places of estate, Enuironed with troopes of noble men, And there make lawes to rule your prouinces: Hang vp your weapons on Alcides poste, For Tamburlaine takes truce with al the world, Thy first betrothed, Loue Arabia, Shall we with honor (as beseemes) entombe, With this great Turke and his faire Emperesse: Then after all these solemne Exequies, We wil our celebrated rites of mariage solemnize,