第 14 节
作者:丁格      更新:2021-02-27 01:21      字数:4834
  Wherein; as in a mirror; may be seen
  His honour; that consists in shedding blood
  When men presume to manage arms with him。
  SOLDAN。 Mighty hath God and Mahomet made thy hand;
  Renowmed Tamburlaine; to whom all kings
  Of force must yield their crowns and emperies;
  And I am pleas'd with this my overthrow;
  If; as beseems a person of thy state;
  Thou hast with honour us'd Zenocrate。
  TAMBURLAINE。 Her state and person want 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 crown'd for proved worthiness
  Even by this hand that shall establish them;
  Shall now; adjoining all their hands with mine;
  Invest her here the Queen of Persia
  What saith the noble Soldan; and Zenocrate?
  SOLDAN。 I yield with thanks and protestations
  Of endless honour to thee for her love。
  TAMBURLAINE。 Then doubt I not but fair Zenocrate
  Will soon consent to satisfy us both。
  ZENOCRATE。 Else should I much forget myself; my lord。
  THERIDAMAS。 Then let us set the crown upon her head;
  That long hath linger'd for so high a seat。
  TECHELLES。 My hand is ready to perform the deed;
  For now her marriage…time shall work us rest。
  USUMCASANE。 And here's the crown; my lord; help set it on。
  TAMBURLAINE。 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 subdu'd。
  As Juno; when the giants were suppress'd;
  That darted mountains at her brother Jove;
  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'e'; sweet Zenocrate;
  Egyptians; Moors; and men of Asia;
  From Barbary unto the Western India;
  Shall pay a yearly tribute to thy sire;
  And from the bounds of Afric to the banks
  Of Ganges shall his mighty arm extend。
  And now; my lords and loving followers;
  That purchas'd kingdoms by your martial deeds;
  Cast off your armour; put on scarlet robes;
  Mount up your royal places of estate;
  Environed with troops of noblemen;
  And there make laws to rule your provinces:
  Hang up your weapons on Alcides' post's';
  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 emperess。
  Then; after all these solemn exequies;
  We will our rites of marriage solemnize。
  'Exeunt。'
  To the Gentlemen…readers; &c。' From the 8vo of 1592:  in the
  4tos this address is worded here and there differently。  I have
  not thought it necessary to mark the varioe lectiones of the
  worthy printer's composition。
  histories' i。e。 dramas so called;plays founded on history。
  fond' i。e。 foolish。Concerning the omissions here alluded
  to; some remarks will be found in the ACCOUNT OF MARLOWE AND
  HIS WRITINGS。
  censures' i。e。 judgments; opinions。
  Afric' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Affrica。〃
  their' Old eds。 〃his。〃
  through' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃thorough。〃
  incivil' i。e。 barbarous。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃vnciuill。〃
  incontinent' i。e。 forthwith; immediately。
  chiefest' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃chiefe。〃
  rout' i。e。 crew。
  press' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃prease。〃
  you' So the 8vo。0mitted in the 4to。
  all' So the 4to。0mitted in the 8vo。
  mated' i。e。 confounded。
  pass not' i。e。 care not。
  regiment'  i。e。 rule; government。
  resolve' i。e。 dissolve。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃dissolue。〃
  ships' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃shippe。〃
  Pass' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Hast。〃
  you' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃they。〃
  Ceneus' Here both the old eds。 〃Conerus。〃
  states' i。e。 noblemen; persons of rank。
  their' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃the。〃
  and Persia' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃and OF Persia。〃
  ever…raging' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃RIUER raging。〃
  ALL' So the 4to。Omitted in the 8vo。
  And Jove may; &c。' i。e。 And may Jove; &c。  This collocation
  of words is sometimes found in later writers:  so in the Prologue
  to Fletcher's WOMAN'S PRIZE;〃WHICH this may PROVE!〃
  knew' So the 8vo。The 4to 〃knowe。〃
  lords' So the 4to。The 8vo 〃Lord。〃
  injury' This verb frequently occurs in our early writers。
  〃Then haue you INIURIED manie。〃  Lyly's ALEXANDER AND CAMPASPE;
  sig。 D 4; ed。 1591。  It would seem to have fallen into disuse
  soon after the commencement of the 17th century: