tamburlaine the great (first part)(帖木耳大帝1)-第14章
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conceiues vpon his fained stage The stalking steps of his greate personage；
Graced with huf…cap termes and thundring threats； That his poore hearers'
hayre quite vpright sets。
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NOW； LEAST SUCH FRIGHTFULL SHOWES OF FORTUNE'S
FALL AND BLOUDY TYRANTS' RAGE SHOULD CHANCE APALL
THE DEAD…STROKE AUDIENCE； MIDST THE SILENT ROUT
COMES LEAPING IN A SELFE…MISFORMED LOUT； AND LAUGHES；
AND GRINS； AND FRAMES HIS MIMIK FACE； AND IUSTLES
STRAIGHT INTO THE PRINCE'S PLACE： THEN DOTH THE
THEATRE ECCHO ALL ALOUD WITH GLADSOME NOYSE OF
THAT APPLAUDING CROWD： A GOODLY HOCH…POCH； WHEN
VILE RUSSETTINGS ARE MATCH＇'D＇ WITH MONARCHS AND
WITH MIGHTIE KINGS！〃
But Hall's taste was more refined and classical than that of his age；
and the success of TAMBURLAINE； in which the celebrated Alleyn
represented the hero； was adequate to the most sanguine expectations
which its author could have formed。
〃A ballad entituled the storye of Tamburlayne the greate；〃 &c。
（founded； I suppose； on Marlowe's play） was entered in the Stationers'
Books； 5th Nov。 1594。
P。 4 of the present volume。
In Italy； at the commencement of the 18th century （and probably
much later）； it was not unusual to introduce 〃the Doctor；〃 〃Harlequin；〃
〃Pantalone；〃 and 〃Coviello；〃 into deep tragedies。 〃I have seen；〃 says
Addison； 〃a translation of THE CID acted at Bolonia； which would never
have taken； had they not found a place in it for these buffoons。〃
REMARKS ON SEVERAL PARTS OF ITALY； &C。 IN THE YEARS
1701； 1702； 1703； p。 68； ed。 1745。
Perhaps I ought to add； that Marlowe was dead when （in 1597）
the satire； from which these lines are quoted； was first given to the press。
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Hall's VIRGID。 Lib。 I。 Sat。 iii。； ed。 1602。
See Heywood's Prol。 to our author's JEW OF MALTA； p。 142 of
the present volume。 〃》
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
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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： in Heywood's WOMAN KILLED
WITH KINDNESS； 1607； we find；
〃You INJURY that good man； and wrong me too。〃 Sig。 F 2。
but in ed。 1617 〃injury〃 is altered to 〃iniure。〃
ALL＇ So the 4to。0mitted in the 8vo。
Who； travelling； &c。＇ The halting metre shews that there is some
corruption in this and the next line。
thorough＇ So the 8vo。The 4to 〃through。〃
unvalued＇ i。e。 not to be valued； or estimated。
conceit＇ i。e。 fancy； imagination。
Rhodope＇ Old eds。 〃Rhodolfe。〃
valurous＇ i。e。 valuable。
pools＇ So the 8vo。The 4to 〃Poles。〃
resolv'd＇ i。e。 dissolved。So the 8vo。The 4to 〃desolu'd。〃
Shall we all offer＇ The 8vo 〃Shall we offer〃 （the word 〃all〃
having dropt out）。The 4to 〃WE ALL SHALL offer。
