Questions tagged [tamburlaine-the-great]
Questions about the two-part play 'Tamburlaine the Great' by Christopher Marlowe. Use with the tag [christopher-marlowe].
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What are "jigging veins of rhyming mother wits"?
The prologue of Tamburlaine the Great by Christopher Marlowe begins:
From jigging veins of rhyming mother wits,
And such conceits as clownage keeps in pay,
We'll lead you to the stately tent of war,
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