Tamburlaine the Great — Part 2
wonderfull Conquests, became a most puissant and mighty Monarque. London Printed for Edward White, and are to be solde at the little North doore of Saint Paules-Church, at the signe of the Gunne, 1605. 4to. Tamburlaine the Greate. With his impassionate furie, for the death of his Lady and Loue fair Zenocrate:  his forme of exhortation and discipline to his three Sonnes, and the manner of his owne death. The second part. London Printed by E. A. for Ed. White, and are to be solde at his Shop neere the little North doore of Saint Paules Church at the Signe of the Gun. 1606. 4to. 

       The text of the present edition is given from the 8vo of 1592, collated with the 4tos of 1605-6.]     

  

       FOOTNOTES:     

  

       1 (return) [ the] So the 4to.—The 8vo "our."]     

  

       2 (return) [ triumphs] So the 8vo.—The 4to "triumph."]     

  

       3 (return) [ sad] Old eds. "said."]     

  

       4 (return) [ Uribassa] In this scene, but only here, the old eds. have "Upibassa."]     

  

       5 (return) [ Almains, Rutters] RUTTERS are properly—German troopers, (REITER, REUTER). In the third speech after the present one this line is repeated VERBATIM: but in the first scene of our author's FAUSTUS we have,—     

     "Like ALMAIN RUTTERS with their horsemen's staves."] 

  


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