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tamburlaine the great, pt 1-第4部分

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Techelles and Casane; welcome him。



TECHELLES。 Welcome; renowmed Persian; to us all!



USUMCASANE。 Long may Theridamas remain with us!



TAMBURLAINE。 These are my friends; in whom I more rejoice

Than doth the king of Persia in his crown;

And; by the love of Pylades and Orestes;

Whose statues we adore in Scythia;

Thyself and them shall never part from me

Before I crown you kings in Asia。

Make much of them; gentle Theridamas;

And they will never leave thee till the death。



THERIDAMAS。 Nor thee nor them; thrice…noble Tamburlaine;

Shall want my heart to be with gladness pierc'd;

To do you honour and security。



TAMBURLAINE。 A thousand thanks; worthy Theridamas。

And now; fair madam; and my noble lords;

If you will willingly remain with me;

You shall have honours as your merits be;

Or else you shall be forc'd with slavery。



AGYDAS。 We yield unto thee; happy Tamburlaine。



TAMBURLAINE。 For you; then; madam; I am out of doubt。



ZENOCRATE。 I must be pleas'd perforce;wretched Zenocrate!

     'Exeunt。'









     ACT II。







     SCENE I。



     Enter COSROE; MENAPHON; ORTYGIUS; and CENEUS; with SOLDIERS。



COSROE。 Thus far are we towards Theridamas;

And valiant Tamburlaine; the man of fame;

The man that in the forehead of his fortune

Bears figures of renown and miracle。

But tell me; that hast seen him; Menaphon;

What stature wields he; and what personage?



MENAPHON。 Of stature tall; and straightly fashioned;

Like his desire; lift upwards and divine;

So large of limbs; his joints so strongly knit;

Such breadth of shoulders as might mainly bear

Old Atlas' burden; 'twixt his manly pitch;

A pearl more worth than all the world is plac'd;

Wherein by curious sovereignty of art

Are fix'd his piercing instruments of sight;

Whose fiery circles bear encompassed

A heaven of heavenly bodies in their spheres;

That guides his steps and actions to the throne

Where honour sits invested royally;

Pale of complexion; wrought in him with passion;

Thirsting with sovereignty and love of arms;

His lofty brows in folds do figure death;

And in their smoothness amity and life;

About them hangs a knot of amber hair;

Wrapped in curls; as fierce Achilles' was;

On which the breath of heaven delights to play;

Making it dance with wanton majesty;

His arms and fingers long and sinewy;

Betokening valour and excess of strength;

In every part proportion'd like the man

Should make the world subdu'd to Tamburlaine。



COSROE。 Well hast thou pourtray'd in thy terms of life

The face and personage of a wondrous man:

Nature doth strive with Fortune and his stars

To make him famous in accomplish'd worth;

And well his merits shew him to be made

His fortune's master and the king of men;

That could persuade; at such a sudden pinch;

With reasons of his valour and his life;

A thousand sworn and overmatching foes。

Then; when our powers in points of swords are join'd;

And clos'd in compass of the killing bullet;

Though strait the passage and the port be made

That leads to palace of my brother's life;

Proud is his fortune if we pierce it not;

And; when the princely Persian diadem

Shall overweigh his weary witless head;

And fall; like mellow'd fruit; with shakes of death;

In fair Persia noble Tamburlaine

Shall be my regent; and remain as king。



ORTYGIUS。 In happy hour we have set the crown

Upon your kingly head; that seeks our honour

In joining with the man ordain'd by heaven

To further every action to the best。



CENEUS。 He that with shepherds and a little spoil

Durst; in disdain of wrong and tyranny;

Defend his freedom 'gainst a monarchy;

What will he do supported by a king;

Leading a troop of gentlemen and lords;

And stuff'd with treasure for his highest thoughts!



COSROE。 And such shall wait on worthy Tamburlaine。

Our army will be forty thousand strong;

When Tamburlaine and brave Theridamas

Have met us by the river Araris;

And all conjoin'd to meet the witless king;

That now is marching near to Parthia;

And; with unwilling soldiers faintly arm'd;

To seek revenge on me and Tamburlaine;

To whom; sweet Menaphon; direct me straight。



MENAPHON。 I will; my lord。

     'Exeunt。'







     SCENE II。



     Enter MYCETES; MEANDER; with other LORDS; and SOLDIERS。



MYCETES。 Come; my Meander; let us to this gear。

I tell you true; my heart is swoln with wrath

On this same thievish villain Tamburlaine;

And of that false Cosroe; my traitorous brother。

Would it not grieve a king to be so abus'd;

And have a thousand horsemen ta'en away?

And; which is worse; to have his diadem

Sought for by such scald knaves as love him not?

I think it would:  well; then; by heavens I swear;

Aurora shall not peep out of her doors;

But I will have Cosroe by the head;

And kill proud Tamburlaine with point of sword。

Tell you the rest; Meander:  I have said。



MEANDER。 Then; having pass'd Armenian deserts now;

And pitch'd our tents under the Georgian hills;

Whose tops are cover'd with Tartarian thieves;

That lie in ambush; waiting for a prey;

What should we do but bid them battle straight;

And rid the world of those detested troops?

Lest; if we let them linger here a while;

They gather strength by power of fresh supplies。

This country swarms with vile outragious men

That live by rapine and by lawless spoil;

Fit soldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine;

And he that could with gifts and promises

Inveigle him that led a thousand horse;

And make him false his faith unto his king;

Will quickly win such as be like himself。

Therefore cheer up your minds; prepare to fight:

He that can take or slaughter Tamburlaine;

Shall rule the province of Albania;

Who brings that traitor's head; Theridamas;

Shall have a government in Media;

Beside the spoil of him and all his train:

But; if Cosroe (as our spials say;

And as we know) remains with Tamburlaine;

His highness' pleasure is that he should live;

And be reclaim'd with princely lenity。



     Enter a SPY。



SPY。 An hundred horsemen of my company;

Scouting abroad upon these champion plains;

Have view'd the army of the Scythians;

Which make report it far exceeds the king's。



MEANDER。 Suppose they be in number infinite;

Yet being void of martial discipline;

All running headlong; greedy after spoils;

And more regarding gain than victory;

Like to the cruel brothers of the earth;

Sprung of the teeth of dragons venomous;

Their careless swords shall lance their fellows' throats;

And make us triumph in their overthrow。



MYCETES。 Was there such brethren; sweet Meander; say;

That sprung of teeth of dragons venomous?



MEANDER。 So poets say; my lord。



MYCETES。 And 'tis a pretty toy to be a poet。

Well; well; Meander; thou art deeply read;

And having thee; I have a jewel sure。

Go on; my lord; and give your charge; I say;

Thy wit will make us conquerors to…day。



MEANDER。 Then; noble soldiers; to entrap these thieves

That live confounded in disorder'd troops;

If wealth or riches may prevail with them;

We have our camels laden all with gold;

Which you that be but common soldiers

Shall fling in every corner of the field;

And; while the base…born Tartars take it up;

You; fighting more for honour than for gold;

Shall massacre those greedy…minded slaves;

And; when their scatter'd army is subdu'd;

And you march on their slaughter'd carcasses;

Share equally the gold that bought their lives;

And live like gentlemen in Persia。

Strike up the drum; and march courageously:

Fortune herself doth sit upon our crests。



MYCETES。 He tells you true; my masters; so he does。

Drums; why sound ye not when Meander speaks?

     'Exeunt; drums sounding。'







     SCENE III。



     Enter COSROE; TAMBURLAINE; THERIDAMAS; TECHELLES;

USUMCASANE;

     and ORTYGIUS; with others。



COSROE。 Now; worthy Tamburlaine; have I repos'd

In thy approved fortunes all my hope。

What think'st thou; man; shall come of our attempts?

For; even as from assured oracle;

I take thy doom for satisfaction。



TAMBURLAINE。 And so mistake you not a whit; my lord;

For fates and oracles 'of' heaven have sworn

To royalize the deeds of Tamburlaine;

And make them blest that share in his attempts:

And doubt you not but; if you favour me;

And let my fortunes and my valour sway

To some direction in your martial deeds;

The world will strive with hosts of men…at…arms

To swarm unto the ensign I support。

The host of Xerxes; which by fame is said

To drink the mighty Parthian Araris;

Was but a handful to that we will have:

Our quivering lances; shaking in the air;

And bullets; like Jove's dreadful thunderbolts;

Enroll'd in flames and fiery smouldering mists;

Shall threat the gods more than Cycl
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