Tamburlaine the Great Volume I Part 16

"I'll feast you, lodge you, give you FAIR words, And, after that," &c.]

[Footnote 73: of] i.e. on.]

[Footnote 74: worse] So the 8vo.--The 4to "worst."]

[Footnote 75: the] So the 8vo.--The 4to "that."]

[Footnote 76: his] So the 8vo.--The 4to "the."]

[Footnote 77: be] So the 8vo.--The 4to "are."]

[Footnote 78: Beside] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Besides."]

[Footnote 79: champion] i.e. champaign.]

[Footnote 80: greedy after] Old eds. "after greedie."]

[Footnote 81: Sprung] Here, and in the next speech, both the old eds.

"Sp.r.o.ng": but in p. 18, l. 3, first col., the 4to has "sprung", and in the SEC. PART of the play, act iv. sc. 4, they both give "SPRUNG from a tyrants loynes."

[Page 18, First Column, Line 3, This Play: "For he was never sprung[118: of human race,"]

[Footnote 82: teeth of] So the 8vo.--Omitted in the 4to.]

[Footnote 83: lance] Here both the old eds. "lanch": but see note , p. 11.(i.e. note 47.)]

[Footnote 84: the] So the 8vo.--0mitted in the 4to.]

[Footnote 85: some] So the 4to.--The 8vo "scorne."]

[Footnote 86: will] So the 8vo.--The 4to "shall."]

[Footnote 87: top] i.e. rise above, surpa.s.s.--Old eds. "stop."]

[Footnote 88: renowmed] See note , p. 11.[i.e. note 52.] So the 8vo.

--The 4to "renowned."]

[Footnote 89: thirst] The 8vo "thrust": the 4to "thrist."]

[Footnote 90: and] So the 4to.--The 8vo "not."]

[Footnote 91: the fair] So the 8vo.--The 4to "THEE faire."]

[Footnote 92: she] i.e. Nemesis.]

[Footnote 93: Rhamnus'] Old eds. "Rhamnis."]

[Footnote 94: meeds] So the 8vo.--The 4to "deeds."]

[Footnote 95: into] Used here (as the word was formerly often used) for UNTO.]

[Footnote 96: sure] A dissyllable here. In the next line "a.s.sure" is a trisyllable.]

[Footnote 97: with his crown in his hand] The old eds. add "offering to hide it;" but THAT he does presently after.]

[Footnote 98: those were] i.e. those who were, who have been.]

[Footnote 99: Stand staggering] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Stand THOSE staggering."]

[Footnote 100: For kings are clouts that every man shoots at,

Our crown the pin, &c.

CLOUT means the white mark in the b.u.t.ts; PIN, the peg in the centre, which fastened it.]

[Footnote 101: me] So the 4to.--Omitted in the 8vo.]

[Footnote 102: MYCETES. Ay, marry, &c.] From this to "TAMBURLAINE. Well, I mean you shall have it again" inclusive, the dialogue is prose: compare act iv. sc. 4, p. 29.]

[Footnote 103: renowmed man-at-arms] See note , p. 11.[i.e. note 52.]

So the 8vo.--The 4to "RENOWNED MEN at armes."]

[Footnote 104: chiefest] So the 4to.--The 8vo "chiefe."]

[Footnote 105: happy] So the 8vo.--The 4to "happiest."]

[Footnote 106: aim'd] So the 4to.--The 8vo "and."]

[Footnote 107: it] So the 4to.--The 8vo "is."]

[Footnote 108: our] So the 4to.--Omitted in the 8vo.]

[Footnote 109: we] So the 8vo.--The 4to "I."]

[Footnote 110: in earth] i.e. on earth. So in the Lord's Prayer, "Thy will be done IN EARTH."]

[Footnote 111: Casane] Both the old eds. here "Casanes."]

[Footnote 112: a-piece] So the 4to.--The 8vo "apace."]

[Footnote 113: purchase] i.e. booty, gain.]

[Footnote 114: quite] i.e. requite.]

[Footnote 115: this] So ([[deiktikos]]) the 8vo.--The 4to "the."]

[Footnote 116: him] Old eds. "his."]