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[The Concubines are broughl in.
Where are my common soldiers now, that fought
So lion-like upon Asphaitis' plains?
S
OLD
.
Here, my lord.
T
AMB
Hold ye, tall soldiers, take ye queens apiece--
I mean such queens as were king's concubines--
Take them; divide them, and their
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jewels too,
And let them equally serve all your turns.
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S
OLD
.
We thank you.
T
AMB
Brawl not, I warn you, for your lechery :
For every man that so offends shall die.
O
RC
.
Injurious tyrant, wilt thou so defame
The hateful fortunes of thy victory,
To exercise upon such guiltless dames
The violence of thy common soldiers' lust?
T
AMB
Live continent
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then, ye slaves, and meet not
me
With troops of harlots at your slothful heels.
L
ADIES
.
O pity us, my lord, and save our honours.
T
AMB
.
Are ye not gone, ye villains, with your spoils.?
[They run away with the ladies.
J
ET
.
O merciless, infernal cruelty!
T
AMB
.
Save your honours! 'Twere but time indeed,
Lost long before ye knew what honour meant.
T
HER
.
It seems they meant to conquer us, my lord,
And make us jesting pageants for their trulls.
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T
AMB
.
And now themselves shall make our pageants,
And common soldiers jest with all their trulls.
Let them take pleasure soundly in their spoils,
Till we prepare our march to Babylon,
Whither we next make expedition.
T
ECLT
.
Let us not be idle then, my lord,
But presently be prest to conquer it.
T
AMB
We will, Teehelles. Forward then, ye jades.
Now crouch, ye kings of greatest Asia,
And tremble when ye hear this scourge will come
That whips down cities and controuleth crowns,
Adding their wealth and treasure to my store.
The Euxine sea, north to Natolia;
The Terrene, west; the Caspian, north-north-east;
And on the south, Sinus Arabicus;
Shall all be loaden with the martial spoils
We will convey with us to Persia.
Then shall my native city, Samarcanda,
And crystal waves of fresh Jaertis' stream,
The pride and beauty of her princely seat,
Be famous through the furthest
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continents,
For there my palace-royal shall be placed,
Whose shining turrets shall dismay the heavens,
And cast the fame of Ilion's tower to hell.
Thorough the streets with troops of conquered kings,
I'll ride in golden armour like the sun;
And in my helm a triple plume shall spring,
Spangled with diamonds, dancing in the air,
To note me emperor of the threefold world,
Like
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to an almond tree y-mounted high
Upon the lofty and celestial mount
Of ever-green
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Selinus quaintly decked
With blooms more white than Erycina's
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brows,
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Whose tender blossoms tremble every one,
At every little breath through heaven is blown.
Then in my coach, like Saturn's royal son,
Mounted
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his shining chariot gilt with fire,
And drawn with princely eagles through the path
Paved with bright crystal and enchased with stars,
When all the gods stand gazing at his pomp,
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So will I ride through Samarcanda streets,
Until my soul, dissevered from this flesh,
Shall mount the milk-white way, and meet him there.
To Babylon, my lords _ to Babylon. [Exeunt.
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ACT THE FIFTH.
SCENE I.

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