The Works of Christopher Marlowe

Tamburlaine Part 2


Act: 1 Scene: 3
Magnificent and peerlesse Tamburlaine,
I and my neighbor King of Fesse have brought
To aide thee in this Turkish expedition,
A hundred thousand expert souldiers:
From Azamor to Tunys neare the sea,
Is Barbary unpeopled for thy sake,
And all the men in armour under me,
Which with my crowne I gladly offer thee.
My Lord, our men of Barbary have 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 have subdude the Southerne Guallatia,
And all the land unto the coast of Spaine .
We kept the narrow straight of Gibralter,
And made Canarea cal 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.

Act: 3 Scene: 2
I long to pierce his bowels with my sword,
That hath betraied my gracious Soveraigne,
That curst and damned Traitor Almeda.

Act: 3 Scene: 5
My Lord, your presence makes them pale and wan.
Poore soules they looke as if their deaths were neere.

Act: 4 Scene: 1
Let al of us intreat your highnesse pardon.

Act: 4 Scene: 3
Your Majesty already hath devisde
A meane, as fit as may be to restraine
These coltish coach-horse tongues from blasphemy.

Act: 5 Scene: 1
Here they are my Lord.

Act: 5 Scene: 3
Blush heaven to loose the honor of thy name,
To see thy foot-stoole set upon thy head,
And let no basenesse in thy haughty breast,
Sustaine a shame of such inexcellence:
To see the devils mount in Angels throanes,
And Angels dive into the pooles of hell.
And though they think their painfull date is out,
And that their power is puissant as Joves,
Which makes them manage armes against thy state,
Yet make them feele the strength of Tamburlain,
Thy instrument and note of Majesty,
Is greater far, than they can thus subdue.
For if he die, thy glorie is disgrac'd,
Earth droopes and saies that hel in heaven is plac'd.
I joy my Lord, your highnesse is so strong,
That can endure so well your royall presence,
Which onely will dismay the enemy.
Then feeles your majesy no sovereraigne ease,
Nor may our hearts all drown'd in teares of blood,
Joy any hope of your recovery?