Marlowe, Christopher · published 1590 · first performed or written 1588 [1587-1588] (Annals) tragedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T17 Eastern conquest: Persians, Turks and so typicality 0.69 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
Under my colours march ten thousand Greeks And of Argier and Africa's frontier towns, Twice twenty thousand valiant men at arms, All which have sworn to sack Natolia: Five hundred Brigandines are under sail, Meet for your service on the sea, my Lord, That launching from Argier to Tripoli, Will quickly ride before Natolia: And batter down the castles on the shore. Well said Argier, receive thy crown again. KIngs of Moroccus and of Fez, welcome. Magnificent & peerless Tamburlaine, I and my neighbour King of Fez have brought To aid thee in this Turkish expedition, A hundred thousand expert soldiers: From Azamor to Tunys near the sea, Is Barbary unpeopled for thy sake, And all the men in armour under me, Which with my crown I gladly offer thee. Thanks king of Moroccus, take your crown again. And mighty Tamburlaine, our earthly God, Whose looks make this inferior world to quake, I here present thee with the crown of Fez, And with an host of Moores trained to the war, Whose coal-black faces make their foes retire, And quake for fear, as if infernal Ioue Meaning to aid them in this Turkish arms, Should pierce the black circumference of hell, With ugly Furies bearing fiery flags, And millions of his strong tormenting spirits: From strong Tesella unto Biledull, All Barbary is unpeopled for thy sake. Thanks king of Fez, take here thy crown again Your presence (loving friends and fellow kings) Makes me to surfeit in conceiving joy, If all the crystal gates of Ioues high court Were opened wide, and I might enter in To see the state and majesty of heaven, It could not more delight me than your sight. Now will we banquet on these plains a while, And after march to Turkey with our Camp, In number more than are the drops that fall When Boreas rends a thousand swelling clouds, And proud Orcanes of Natolia, With all his viceroys shall be so afraid, That though the stones, as at Deucalion's flood, Were turned to men, he should be overcome: Such lavish will I make of Turkish blood, That Ioue shall send his winged Messenger To bid me sheath my sword, and leave the field: The Sun unable to sustain the sight, Shall hide his head in thetis watery lap, And leave his steeds to fair Boetes charge: For half the world shall perish in this fight: But now my friends, let me examine ye, How have ye spent your absent time from me: My Lord our men of Barbary have marched four hundred miles with armour on their backs, And lain in leaguer fifteen months and more, For since we left you at the soldan's court, We have subdued the Southern Guallatia, And all the land unto the coast of Spain. We kept the narrow strait of Gibralter, And made Canarea call us kings and Lords, Yet never did they recreate themselves, Or cease one day from war and hot alarms, And therefore let them rest a while my Lord.
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Vnder my collors march ten thousand Greeks And of Argier and Affriks frontier townes, Twise twenty thousand valiant men at armes, All which haue sworne to sacke Natolia: Fiue hundred Briggandines are vnder saile, Meet for your seruice on the sea, my Lord, That lanching from Argier to Tripoly, Will quickly ride before Natolia: And batter downe the castles on the shore. Wel said Argier, receiue thy crowne againe. KIngs of Morocus and of Fesse, welcome. Magnificent & peerlesse Tamburlaine, I and my neighbor King of Fesse haue brought To aide thee in this Turkish expedition, A hundred thousand expert souldiers: From Azamor to Tunys neare the sea, Is Barbary vnpeopled for thy sake, And all the men in armour vnder me, Which with my crowne I gladly offer thee. Thanks king of Morocus, take your crown again. And mighty Tamburlaine, our earthly God, Whose lookes make this inferiour world to quake, I here present thee with the crowne of Fesse, And with an hoste of Moores trainde to the war, Whose coleblacke faces make their foes retire, And quake for feare, as if infernall Ioue Meaning to aid them in this Turkish armes, Should pierce the blacke circumference of hell, With vgly Furies bearing fiery flags, And millions of his strong tormenting spirits: From strong Tesella vnto Biledull, All Barbary is vnpeopled for thy sake. Thanks king of Fesse, take here thy crowne again Your presence (louing friends and fellow kings) Makes me to surfet in conceiuing ioy, If all the christall gates of Ioues high court Were opened wide, and I might enter in To see the state and maiesty of heauen, It could not more delight me than your sight. Now will we banquet on these plaines a while, And aster martch to Turky with our Campe, In number more than are the drops that fall When Boreas rents a thousand swelling cloudes, And proud Orcanes of Natolia, With all his viceroies shall be so affraide, That though the stones, as at Deucalions flood, Were turnde to men, he should be ouercome: Such lauish will I make of Turkish blood, That Ioue shall send his winged Messenger To bid me sheath my sword, and leaue the field: The Sun vnable to sustaine the sight, Shall hide his head in thetis watery lap, And leaue his steeds to faire Boetes charge: For halfe the world shall perish in this fight: But now my friends, let me examine ye, How haue ye spent your absent time from me: My Lord our men of Barbary haue martcht Foure hundred miles with armour on their backes, And laine in leagre fifteene moneths and more, For since we left you at the Souldans court, We haue subdude the Southerne Guallatia, And all the land vnto the coast of Spaine. We kept the narrow straight of Gibralter, And made Canarea cal vs kings and Lords, Yet neuer did they recreate themselues, Or cease one day from war and hot alarms, And therefore let them rest a while my Lord.