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 0.82 · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
Of Sorians from Halla is repaired And neighbour cities of your highness land, Ten thousand horse, and thirty thousand foot, Since last we numbered to your majesty: So that the Army royal is esteemed Six hundred thousand valiant fighting men. Then welcome Tamburlaine unto thy death. Come puissant Viceroys, let us to the field, (The Perseans Sepulchre) and sacrifice Mountains of breathless men to Mahomet. Who now with Ioue opens the firmament, To see the slaughter of our enemies. HOw now Casane? See a knot of kings, Sitting as if they were a telling tidles. My Lord, your presence makes them pale and wan. Poor souls they look as if their deaths were near. Why, so he is Casane, I am here, But yet I'll sane their lives and make them slaves. Ye petty kings of Turkey I am come, As Hector did into the Grecian camp. To overdare the pride of Graecia. And set his warlike person to the view Of fierce Achilles, rival of his fame, I do you honour in the simile. For if I should as Hector did Achilles, (The worthiest knight that ever brandish sword) Challenge in combat any of you all, I see how fearfully ye would refuse, And fly my glove as from a Scorpion. Now thou art fearful of thy Army's strength, Thou wouldst with over match of person fight, But shepherds issue, base borne tamburlaine, Think of thy end, this sword shall lance thy throat. Villain, the shepherds issue, at whose birth Heaven did afford a gracious aspect, And joined those stars that shall be opposite, Even till the dissolution of the world; And never meant to make a Conqueror; So famous as is mighty Tamburlaine: Shall so torment thee and that Callapine, That like a roguish runaway, suborned That villain there, that slave, that Turkish dog, To false his service to his Sovereign, As ye shall curse the birth of Tamburlaine. Rail not proud Scythian, I shall now revenge My father's vile abuses and mine own. By Mahomet he shall be tied in chains, Rowing with Christians in a Brigandine, About the Grecian Isles to rob and spoil: And turn him to his ancient trade again. methinks the slave should make a lusty thief. Nay, when the battle ends, all we will meet, And sit in council to invent some pain, That most may vex his body and his soul: Sirrah, Callapine, I'll hang a clog about your neck for running away again, you shall not trouble me thus to come and fetch you. But as for you (Viceroy) you shall have bits, And harnessed like my horses, draw my coach: And when ye stay, be lashed with whips of wire, I'll have you learn to feed on provender, And in a stable lie upon the planks: But Tamburlaine, first thou shalt kneel to us And humbly crave a pardon for thy life. The common soldiers of our mighty host Shall bring thee bound unto the general's tent. And all have jointly sworn thy cruel death, Or bind thee in eternal torments wrath.
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Of Sorians from Halla is repair'd And neighbor cities of your highnesse land, Ten thousand horse, and thirty thousand foot, Since last we numbred to your maiestie: So that the Army royall is esteem'd Six hundred thousand valiant fighting men. Then welcome Tamburlaine vnto thy death. Come puissant Viceroies, let vs to the field, (The Perseans Sepulchre) and sacrifice Mountaines of breathlesse men to Mahomet. Who now with Ioue opens the firmament, To see the slaughter of our enemies. HOw now Casane? See a knot of kings, Sitting as if they were a telling tidles. My Lord, your presence makes them pale and wan. Poore soules they looke as if their deaths were neere. Why, so he is Casane, I am here, But yet Ile sane their liues and make them slaues. Ye petty kings of Turkye I am come, As Hector did into the Grecian campe. To ouerdare the pride of Groecia. And set his warlike petson to the view Of fierce Achilles, riuall of his fame, I doe you honor in the simile. For if I should as Hector did Achilles, (The worthiest knight that euer brandishe sword) Challenge in combat any of you all, I see how fearfully ye would refuse, And fly my gloue as from a Scorpion. Now thou art fearfull of thy armies strength, Thou wouldst with ouer match of person fight, But Shepheards issue, base borne tamburlaine, Thinke of thy end, this sword shall lance thy throat. Villain, the shepheards issue, at whose byrth Heauen did affoord a gratious aspect, And ioin'd those stars that shall be opposite, Euen till the dissolution of the world; And neuer meant to make a Conquerour; So famous as is mighty Tamburlain: Shall so torment thee and that Callapine, That like a roguish runnaway, suborn'd That villaine there, that slaue, that Turkish dog, To false his seruice to his Soueraigne, As ye shal curse the byrth of Tamburlaine. Raile not proud Scythian, I shall now reuenge My fathers vile abuses and mine owne. By Mahomet he shal be tied in chaines, Rowing with Christians in a Brigandine, About the Grecian Isses to rob and spoile: And turne him to his ancient trade againe. Me thinks the slaue should make a lusty theefe. Nay, when the battaile ends, al we wil meet, And sit in councell to inuent some paine, That most may vex his body and his soule: Sirha, Callapine, Ile hang a clogge about your necke for running away againe, you shall not trouble me thus to come and fetch you. But as for you (Viceroy) you shal haue bits, And harnest like my horses, draw my coch: And when ye stay, be lasht with whips of wier, Ile haue you learne to feed on prouander, And in a stable lie vpon the planks: But Tamburlaine, first thou shalt kneele to vs And humbly craue a pardon for thy life. The common souldiers of our mighty hoste Shal bring thee bound vnto the Generals tent. And all haue iointly sworne thy cruell death, Or bind thee in eternall torments wrath.