Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1Marlowe, Christopher
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Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1
Marlowe, Christopher
English drama; Historical drama; Timur, 1336-1405 -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)
"Hid in the vaines and ARTIERS of the earthe."
SHAKESPEARE SOC. PAPERS, vol. i. 19.
The word indeed was variously written of old:
"The ARTER strynge is the conduyt of the lyfe spiryte."
Hormanni VULGARIA, sig. G iii. ed. 1530.
"Riche treasures serue for th'ARTERS of the war."
Lord Stirling's DARIUS, act ii. Sig. C 2. ed. 1604.
"Onelye the extrauagant ARTIRE of my arme is brused."
EVERIE WOMAN IN HER HUMOR, 1609, sig. D 4.
"And from the veines some bloud each ARTIRE draines."
Davies's MICROCOSMOS, 1611, p. 56.]
[Footnote 124: regiment] i.e. rule.]
[Footnote 125: fruit] So the 4to.--The 8vo "fruites."]
[Footnote 126: are] Old eds. "Is."]
[Footnote 127: talents] Was often used by our early writers for TALONS,
as many passages might be adduced to shew. Hence the quibble in
Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR<K\OST, act iv. sc. 2., "If a TALENT
be a claw," &c.]
[Footnote 128: harpy] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Harper;" and with that
reading the line is cited, in a note on MACBETH, act iv. sc. 1,
by Steevens, who also gives "tires UPON my life;" but "TIRES"
(a well-known term in falconry, and equivalent here to--preys)
is to be pronounced as a dissyllable. (In the 4to it in spelt
"tyers."]
[Footnote 129: the] So the 4to.--The 8vo "thy."]
[Footnote 130: bassoes] i.e. bashaws.]
[Footnote 131: Christians renied] i.e. Christians who have denied, or
renounced their faith.--In THE GENT. MAGAZINE for Jan. 1841,
J. M. would read "Christians RENEGADENS" or "CHRISTIAN
RENEGADES:"
but the old text is right; among many passages that might be
cited, compare the following;
"And that Ydole is the God of false Cristene, that han
RENEYED hire FEYTHE."
THE VOIAGE AND TRAVAILE OF SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILE,
p. 209. ed. 1725.
"For that thou should'st RENY THY FAITH, and her thereby
possesse.
The Soldan did capitulat in vaine: the more thy blesse."
Warner's ALBIONS ENGLAND, B. XI. Ch. 68. p. 287. ed. 1596.]
[Footnote 132: Terrene] i.e. Mediterranean.]
[Footnote 133: Renowmed] See note ||, p. 11.[i.e. note 52.] So the 8vo.
--The 4to "renowned."]
[Footnote 134: basso] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Brother."]
[Footnote 135: Not] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Nor."]
[Footnote 136: in] So the 8vo.--The 4to "on."]
[Footnote 137: Or spread, &c.] A word has dropt out from this line.]
[Footnote 138: measur'd heaven] So the 8vo.--The 4to "measured THE
heauen."]
[Footnote 139: pioners] The usual spelling of the word in our early
writers (in Shakespeare, for instance).]
[Footnote 140: ceaseless] So the 8vo.--The 4to "carelesse."]
[Footnote 141: conceits] i.e[.] fancies, imaginations.]
[Footnote 142: counterfeit] i.e. picture, resemblance.]
[Footnote 143: his] So the 8vo.--The 4to "the."]
[Footnote 144: you] So the 8vo.--The 4to "me."]
[Footnote 145: Leave] The author probably wrote, "AGYDAS, leave," &c.]
[Footnote 146: facts] i.e. deeds.]
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