Cal. I pr'ythee, let me bring thee where crabs grow; And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; Shew thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how To snare the nimble marmozet; I'll bring thee To clust'ring filberds, and sometimes I'll get thee Young sea-mells from the rock: Wilt thou) go with me? Ste. I pr'ythee now, lead the way, without any more talking. Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here. Here; bear my bottle. Fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness And makes my labours pleasures: O, she is Had ne'er like éxecutor. 1 forget: Mira. Fer. O most dear mistress, The sun will set, before I shall discharge What I must strive to do. Mira. If you'll sit down, I'll bear your logs the while: Pray,give me that; I'll carry it to the pile. Fer. No, precious creature: I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, Than you should such dishonour undergo, While I sit lazy by. Mira. It would become me As well as it does you: and I should do it With much more ease; for my good will is to it, And yours against. Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with me, When you are by at night. I do beseech you, Mira. Admired Miranda! Indeed, the top of admiration; worth What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady I have ey'd with best regard; and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues Have I lik'd several women; never any With so full soul, but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owedį, And put it to the foil: But you, 0 you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best. Mira. I do not know One of my sex; no woman's face remember, Save, from my glass,mine own; nor have I seen More that I may call men,than you, good friend, And my dear father: how features are abroad, I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty, (The jewel in my dower,) I would not wish Any companion in the world but you; Nor can imagination form a shape, Besides yourself, to like of: but I prattle Something too wildly, and my father's precepts Therein forget. Fer. I am, in my condition, A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; (I would not so!) and would no more endure This wooden slavery, than I would suffer The flesh-fly blow my mouth.-Hear my soul The very instant that I saw you did [speak ;~ My heart fly to your service; there resides, To make me slave to it; and, for your sake, Am I this patient log-man. Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to Mira. To weep at what I am glad of. Pro. I am a fool, What I desire to give; and much less take, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence! Fer. And I thus humble ever. Mira. My mistress, dearest, My husband then? Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. Mira. And mine, with my heart in't, And Till half an hour hence. [now farewell, Fer. A thousand! thousand! Exeunt FER. and MIR. Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are surpris'd with all; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book; For yet, ere supper time, must I perform Much business appertaining. SCENE II. [Exit. Another part of the island. Enter STEPHANO and TRINCULO; CALIBAN following with a bottle. Ste. Tell not me;-when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and board 'em: Servantmonster, drink to me. Trin. Servant-monster? the folly of this island! They say, there's but five upon this isle we are three of them; if the other two be brained like us, the state totters. Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee; thy eyes are almost set in thy head. Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in bis tail. Ste. My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack: for my part, the sea cannot drown me: I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five-and-thirty leagues, off and on, by this light. Thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard. Ste. We'll not run, monsieur monster. Trin. Nor go neither: but you'll lie, like dogs; and yet say nothing neither. Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good moon-calf. Cal. How does thy honour? Let me lick thy I'll not serve him, he is not valiant. [shoe: Trin. Thon liest, most ignorant monster; I am in case to justle a constable: Why, thou deboshed fish thou, was there ever man a coward, that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster? Cal. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. Lord, quoth he!-that a monster should be such a natural! Cal. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I pr'ythee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree -The poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity. [pleas'd Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be To hearken once again the suit I made thee? Ste. Marry will I: kneel, and repeat it; I will stand, and so shall Trinculo. Enter ARIEL, invisible. Cal. As I told thee Thou liest. Cal. I say, by sorcery he got this isle; From me he got it. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him-for, I know, thou dar'st; But this thing dare not. [thee. Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the party? [asleep, Cal. Yea, yea, my lord; I'll yield him thee Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest, thou canst not [patch!Cal. What a pied ninny's this t? Thou scurvy I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink nought but brine; for P'll not Where the quick freshest are. [shew him Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger : interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out of doors, and make a stock-fish of thee. Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing; I'll go further off. Ste. Didst thou not say, he lied? Ari. Thon liest. Ste. Do I so? take thou that [strikes him.] As you like this, give me the lie another time. Trin. I did not give the lie-Out o' your wits, and hearing too?- A pox o' your bottle! this can sack, and drinking do.-A. murrain on your monster, and the devil take your fingers! Debauch'de ↑ Alluding to Trinculo's party-coloured dress,Springs, C ་་་ Cal. Ha, ha, ha! Ste. Now, forward with your tale. Prythee stand further off. Cal. Beat him enough: after a little time, Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log Ste. Is it so brave a lass? Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I And bring thee forth brave brood. [warrant, Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen; (save our graces!) and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys:-Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. Ste. Give me thy hand; I am sorry I beat thee: but, while thou fivest, keep a good tongue in thy, head. Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep; Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Ay, on mine honour. Ari. This will I tell my master. [pleasure; Cal. Thon mak'st me merry: I am full of Let us be jocund: Will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason: Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Flout 'em, and skout 'em; and skout 'em, and flout 'em ; Thought is free. Cal. That's not the tune. [ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Ste. What is this same? Trin. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of No-body. Ste. If thou beest à man, shew thyself in thy likeness: if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list. Trin. O, forgive me my sins! Ste. He that dies, pays all debts: I defy thee:-Mercy upon us! Cal. Art thou afeard? Cal. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Will ha about mine ears; and sometimes voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then in dreaming, [riches The clouds, methought, would open, and shew Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd, I cry'd to dream again. Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. Cal. When Prospero is destroyed. Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. Trin. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and after, do our work. Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow. - I would, I could see this taborer: he lays it on. Trin. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. [Exeunt. SCENE III. Another part of the island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,GON- Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, Who am myself attach'd with weariness, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down, and rest. No longer for my flatterer: he is drown'd, Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks Our frustrate search on land: Well, let him go. Ant. I am right glad that he's so out of hope. [Aside to SEBASTIAN. Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose, That you resolv'd to effect. The next advantage Seb. Will we take thoroughly. Let it be to-night; Seb. I say to-night: no more. Solemn and strange music; and PROSPERO above, invisible. Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of sa. lutation; and, inviting the king, &c., to eat, they depart. Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! Gon. Marvellous sweet music! Seb. A living drollery : Now I will believe Ant. I'll believe both; And what does else want credit, come to me, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er Though fools at home condemn them. [did lie, + Our lady. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments • Throat. # Show. Gon. If in Naples | One dowle‡ that's in my plume; my fellow I should report this now, would they believe (For, certes*, these are people of the island,) Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet, note, Their manners are more gentle-kind, than of Our human generation you shall find almost any. Many, nay, Pro. Honest lord, Thou hast said well; for some of you there present, Are worse than devils. Alon. [Aside. I cannot too much muset, Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expressing (Although they want the use of tongue), a kind Of excellent dumb discourse. Pro. Praise in departing. [Aside. Fran. They vanish'd strangely. Seb. No matter, since They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs. Will't please you taste of what is here? Who would believe that there were mountaineers, Dew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at them Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men, Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find, Each putter-out on five for one, will bring us I will stand to, and feed, Thunder and lightning. Enter ARIEL like a harpy; claps his wings upon the table, and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. Yon are three men of sin, whom destiny That hath to instrument this lower world, And what is in't,) the never-surfeited sea Hath caused to belch up; and on this island Where man doth not inhabit; you 'mongst [mad; men Being most unfit to live, I have made you Seeing ALON. SEB.&c., draw their swords. And even with such like valour, men hang and drown, Their proper selves. You fools! I, and my felAre ministers of fate; the elements [lows Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish [stabs + Wonder. Down. ⚫ Certainly. And will not be uplifted; But, remember, Perform'd, my Ariel; a grace it had, devouring: And these mine enemies, are all knit up Alon. Methought, the billows spoke, and told me of it; I'll fight their legions o'er. I'll be thy second. [Exeunt SEB. and ANT. Gon. All three of them are desperate; their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Follow, I pray you. [Exeunt. ACT IV. SCENE I. Before Prospero's cell. Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA. Pro. If I have too austerely punish'd you, I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand, Fer. Against an oracle. I do believe it [quisition Pro. Then, as my gift, and thine own acWorthily purchased, take my daughter: But If thou dost break her virgin knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may With full and holy rite be minister'd, No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall To make this contract grow; but barren hate, Sour-ey'd disdain, and discord, shall bestrew The union of your bed with weeds so loathly, That you shall hate it both; therefore, take As Hymen's lamps shall light you. [heed, As I hope For quiet days, fair issue, and long life, With such love as 'tis now; the murkiest den, The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestion Fer. Our worser Genius can, shall never melt Ari.Whatwould my potent master? here I am. last service Well. Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary +, Rather than want a spirit; appear,and pertly. No tongue; all eyes; be silent. [Soft music. A Masque. Enter IRIS. Iris.Ceres,most bounteous lady,thy rich leas Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease; Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to Thy banks with peonied and lilied brims, [keep; Which spungy April at thy hest betrims, To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn; thy pole-clipt vineyard; And thy sea-marge, steril, and rocky-hard, Where thou thyself dost air: The queen o'the sky, grace, Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I, Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that Summon'd me hither,tothis short-grass'd green? Cer, Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know, Do now attend the queen? since they did plot The means, that dusky Dis|| my daughter got, Her and her blind boy's scandal'd company I have forsworn. Iris. Of her society Be not afraid: I met her deity Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son, Dove-drawn, with her; here thought they to have done Some wanton charm upon this man and maid, + Surplus. + Command, § Woody. |