Pro. Behold, Sir King, The wronged Duke of Milan, Profpero: Alon. Be'ft thou he or no, Or fome inchanted trifle to abuse me, As late I have been, I not know; thy pulfe Thou pardon me my wrongs; but how fhould Profpere Pro. First, noble friend, Let me embrace thine age, whofe honour cannot Gon. Whether this be, Some fubtilties o' th' ifle, that will not let you I'll tell no tales. Seb. The devil speaks in him. Pro. No: For you, most wicked Sir, whom to call brother Alon. If thou be'ft Profpero, Give us particulars of thy prefervation, How How thou haft met us here, who three hours fince Pro. I'm woe for❜t, Sir. Alon. Irreparable is the lofs, and Patience Says, it is past her cure. Pro. I rather think, You have not fought her help; of whofe foft grace, For the like lofs, I have her fov'reign aid, And rest myself content. Alon. You the like lofs? Pro. As great to me, as late; and, fupportable To make the dear lofs, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you; for I Have loft my daughter. Alon. A daughter? O heav'ns! that they were living both in Naples, The King and Queen there! that they were, I wish, Myself were mudded in that oozy bed, Where my fon lies. When did you lofe your daughter? That they devour their reafon; and scarce think, Which was thrust forth of Milan; who moft ftrangely Not a relation for a breakfaft, nor Befitting this first meeting. Welcome, Sir; VOL. I. I will I will requite you with as good a thing; Opens to the Entrance of the Cell. Here Profpero discovers Ferdinand and Miranda playing at Chefs. Mira. SWFer. No, my dear love, WEET lord, you play me false. I would not for the world. Mira. Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, And I would call it fair play. Alon. If this prove A vifion of the island, one dear fon Shall I twice lofe. Seb. A moft high miracle! Fer. Though the feas threaten, they are merciful: I've curs'd them without cause. Alon. Now all the bleffings Of a glad Father compass thee about! Arife, and fay how thou cam'ft here. Mira. O! wonder! [Ferd. kneels. How many goodly creatures are there here? How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, Pro. 'Tis new to thee. Alon. What is this maid, with whom thou waft at Your eld❜ft acquaintance cannot be three hours: 1 Yes, for a Score of Kingdoms] i. e. If the fubject or bet were Kingdoms: Score here not fignifying the number twenty, but account. And And brought us thus together? Fer. Sir, fhe's mortal; But, by immortal providence, fhe's mine. my father Alon. I am hers; But, oh, how oddly will it found, that I Pro. There, Sir, stop; Let us not burthen our remembrance with An heaviness that's gone. Gon. I've inly wept, Or fhould have spoke ere this. Look down, you Gods, For it is you, that have chalk'd forth the way, Alon. I fay, Amen, Gonzalo! Gon. Was Milan thruft from Milan, that his iffue Should become Kings of Naples! O rejoice Beyond a common joy, and set it down In gold on lafting pillars! in one voyage Did Claribel her husband find at Tunis; And Ferdinand, her brother, found a wife, Where he himself was loft; Profpero his Dukedom, In a poor ifle; and all of us, ourselves, When no man was his own. Alon. Give me your hands: Let grief and forrow still embrace his heart, That doth not wish you joy! Gon. Be't fo, Amen! Enter Ariel, with the Mafter and Boatswain amazedly following. O look, Sir, look, Sir, here are more of us! This fellow could not drown. Now, blafphemy, Boats. The best news is, that we have safely found Our King and company; the next, our ship, Which but three glaffes fince we gave out split, Is tight and yare, and bravely rigg'd, as when We first put out to fea. Ari. Sir, all this fervice Have I done fince I went. Pro. My tricksey spirit! Alon. These are not natural events; they strengthen, From strange to ftranger. Say, how came you hither? Boats. If I did think, Sir, I were well awake, I'd ftrive to tell you. We were dead a-sleep, And, how we know not, all clapt under hatches, Where but ev'n now with ftrange and fev'ral noises Of roaring, fhrieking, howling, jingling chains, And more diverfity of founds, all horrible, We were awak'd; ftraightway at liberty: * Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good and gallant fhip; our master Cap'ring to eye her; on a trice, fo please you, Ev'n in a dream, were we divided from them, And were brought moping hither. Ari. Was't well done? 2 Where we in all our Trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good and gallant Ship; -] The Trim is to be understood of the Ship, and not of the Crew, fo that we should Dr. Thirlby. read her trim. Pro. |