tamburlaine the great, pt 1-第12章
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the wise than any way else to be regarded; though haply they
have been of some vain…conceited fondlings greatly gaped at;
what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced
deformities: nevertheless now to be mixtured in print with
such matter of worth; it would prove a great disgrace to so
honourable and stately a history。〃 By the words; 〃fond
and frivolous gestures;〃 we are to understand those of the
〃clown;〃 who very frequently figured; with more or less
prominence; even in the most serious dramas of the time。
The introduction of such buffooneries into tragedy is
censured by Hall towards the conclusion of a passage which;
as it mentions 〃the Turkish Tamberlaine;〃 would seem to be
partly levelled at Marlowe:
〃One higher…pitch'd doth set his soaring thought
On crowned kings that Fortune hath low brought;
Or some vpreared high…aspiring swaine;
As it might be THE TURKISH TAMBERLAINE。
Then weeneth he his base drink…drowned spright
Rapt to the three…fold loft of heauen hight;
When he 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。
* * * * * * * * *
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。
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 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。