1 Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Fer. Let me live here ever; So rare a wonder'd † father, and a wife, Make this place Paradise. [JUNO and CERES whisper, and send IRIS on employment. Pro. Sweet now, silence : Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; There's something else to do: hush, and be Or else our spell is marr'd. [mute, Iris. You nymphs, call'd Nalads, of the wand'ring brooks, [looks, With your sedg'd crowns, and ever-harmless # Leave your crisp channels, and on this green land Answer your summons; Juno does command: Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate A contract of true love; be not too late. Enter certain Nymphs. You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Come hither from the furrow, and be merry; Make holiday: your rye-straw hats put on, And these fresh nymphs encounter every one In country footing. Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they join with the Nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end whereof PROSPERO starts suddenly, and speaks; after which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise, they heavily vanish, ri› Pro. [aside.] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some passion That works him strongly. Mira. Never, till this day, Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd. Pro. You do look, my son, in a mov'd sort, As if you were dismay'd: be cheerful, sir: Our revels now are ended: these our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air : And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve; And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind: We are such stuff As dreams are made of, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.-Sir, I am vex'd; Bear with my weakness; my old brain is troubled. We must prepare to meet with Caliban. I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd, varlets? Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these [drinking; Ari. I told you, sir, they were red-hot with So full of valour, that they smote the air For breathing in their faces; beat the ground For kissing of their feet: yet always bending Towards their project: Then I beat my tabor, At which, like unback'd colts, they prick'd their ears, Advanced their eyelids, lifted up their noses, That,calf-like, they my lowing follow'd,through As they smelt music; so I charm'd their ears, Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns, [them Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left 'the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, There dancing up to the chins, that the foul O'erstunk their feet. Pro. [lake Thy shape invisible retain thou still: I go, I go. {Exit. Vanished. • Abundance.. A body of clouds in motion; but it is most probable that the author wrote track. + Able to produce such wonders. C 3 Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Even to roaring:-Come,hang them on this line. Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you say, is a harmless fairy, has done little better than played the Jack+ with us. Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, and't like your grace. I Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I should take a displeasure against you; look you, Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster. All's hush'd as midnight yet. Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, monster, but an infinite loss. Trin. That's more to me than my wetting: yet this is your harmless fairy, monster. Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou Thine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, Ste. Give me thy hand: I do begin to have bloody thoughts. Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Stephano! look, what a wardrobe here is for thee! Cal. Let it alone, thou fool; it is but trash. Trin. O, ho, monster; we know what belongs to a frippery ý:-O king Stephano! ment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while Ste. I thank thee for that jest: here's a garam king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's an other garment for't. Trin. Monster, come, put some lime || upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, With foreheads villainous low. bear this away, where my hogshead of wine A Trin. And this. Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey! Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, hark! [CAL. STE. and TRIN. are driven out. Go,charge mygoblins that they grind their joints With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted Than pard, or cat o' mountain. [make them, Hark, they roar. Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this Lie at iny mercy all mine enemies: [hour Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou Shall have the air at freedom: for a little, Follow, and do me service.. Ari. V. [Exeunt. Ariel. On the sixth hour; at which time, Ari. Confin'd together In the same fashion as you gave in charge; Just as you left them, sir; all prisoners + Jack with a lantern. AA shop for sale of old clothes. Bird-lime. Ever. e pe 21 * In the lime grove which weather-fends your cell; They cannot budge, till you release. The king, And the remainder mourning over them, That if you now beheld them, your affections Dost thou think so, spirit? Is to make midnight-mushrooms; that rejoice dimm'd The noon-tide sun, call'd forth the mutinous forth By my so potent art: But this rough magic had made, and there stand charmed; You brother mine, that entertain❜d ambition, Fetch me the hat and rapier in my cell; I will discase me, and myself present, ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to Ari. Where the bee sucks, there suck I; There I couch when owls do cry. miss thee; But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so, 50.→→ Being awake, enforce them to this place; Ari. I drink the air before me, and return To work mine end upon their senses, that Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us • Defends from bad weather. + Thatch. * Pity, or tenderness of heart. A hearty welcome. Does now speak to thee, I embrace thy body; | That they devour their reason; and scarce think The affliction of my mind amends, with which, Be living, and be here? First, noble friend, Gon. You do yet taste Or be not, I'll not swear. all: But you, my brace of lords, were I so minded, Alon. I am woet for't, sir. I rather think, A vision of the island, one dear son Alon. [FERD. kneels to ALON. Of a glad father compass thee about! Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Fer. I am her's: Pro. Than you may call to comfort you; for I i Let us not burden our remembrances • Whether. t. Sorry. Bearable. *། ཧ And on this couple drop a blessed crown; Should become kings of Naples? O, rejoice In a poor isle; and all of us, ourselves, Give me your hands: [To FER. and MIR. Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart, That doth not wish you joy! Gon. O look, sir, look, sir; here are more of us! [shore? That swear'st grace o'erboard, not an oath on Hast thou no mouth by land? What is the [found news? Boats. The best news is, that we have safely Our king and company; the next, our ship,Which, but three glasses since, we gave out split, Is tight and yaret, and bravely rigg'd, as when Sir, all this service Pro. [Aside. My tricksy spirit! Alon. These are not natural even's; they strengthen, [hither? From strange to stranger:-Say, how came you Bouts. If I did think, sir, I were well awake, I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep, And (how, we know not,) all clapp'd under hatches, [noises Where, but even now, with strange and several Ari. Was't well done?" Pro. Bravely, my diligence. Thou [Aside. shalt be free. Alon. This is as strange a maze as e'er men trod: And there is in this business more thau nature Pro. Sir, my liege, Do not infest your mind with beating on • In his senses. + Ready. The strangeness of this business; at pick'd leisure, Which shall be shortly, single I'll resolve you (Which to you shall seem probable,) of every These happen'd accidents: till when, be cheerful, And think of each thing well.-Come hither, spirit; [Aside. Set Caliban and his companions free : There are yet missing of your company Ste. Every man shift for all the rest, and let no man take care for himself; for all is but fortune:-Coragio, bully-monster, Coragio! Trin. If these be true spies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly sight. Cal. O Setebos,these be brave spirits indeed! Seb. Ant. Very like; one of them Is a plain fish, and, no doubt, marketable. Pro. Mark but the badges of these men, my lords, [knave, Then say, if they be true: -This mis-shapen His mother was a witch; and one so strong That could controul the moon, make flows and ebbs, And deal in her command, without her power: These three have robb'd me; and this demidevil (For he's a bastard one,) had plotted with them Seb. He is drunk now; Where had he wine? Alon. And Trinculo is reeling ripe: Where should they Find this grand liquor that hath gilded them ?-How cam'st thou in this pickle? Trin. I have been in such a pickle, since I saw you last, that, I fear me, will never out of my bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing. Seb. Why, how now, Stephano? Ste. O, touch me not; I am not Stephano, but a cramp. Pro. You'd be king of the isle, sirrah? look'd on. [Pointing to CALIBAN, Pro. He is as disproportion'd in his manners As in his shape :-Go, sirrah, to my cell; Take with you your companions; as you look To have my pardon, trim it handsomely. $ Conductor. + Clever, adroit. Honest. |