Marlowe, Christopher -- Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2, “Prologue,” ll. 3-5 (c. 1587)

Dave — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:58:22 +0000

CHORUS:His Second Part,
Where Death cuts off the progress of his pomp
And murderous Fates throw all his triumphs down.

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2, “Prologue,” ll. 3-5 (c. 1587)
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In the Octavo copy, "triumphs;" in Quarto "triumph."

More on Timur (Tamerlane, Tamburlaine).

Benn, Tony -- Speech, House of Commons (16 Nov 1998)

Dave — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:26:15 +0000

The House will forgive me for quoting five democratic questions that I have developed during my life. If one meets a powerful person — Rupert Murdoch, perhaps, or Joe Stalin or Hitler — one can ask five questions: what power do you have; where did you get it; in whose interests do you exercise it; to whom are you accountable; and, how can we get rid of you? Anyone who cannot answer the last of those questions does not live in a democratic system.

Tony Benn (1925-2014) British politician, writer, diarist
Speech, House of Commons (16 Nov 1998)
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Benn used this set of questions -- often with different examples -- on multiple occasions.

WIST Quotations

Marlowe, Christopher -- Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2, “Prologue,” ll. 3-5 (c. 1587)

Benn, Tony -- Speech, House of Commons (16 Nov 1998)