16 Pro. Fairly spoke: Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own.- Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Ari. Presently? Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers On the bless'd lovers. Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know, Of her society Be not afraid; I met her deity Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows, Cer. Highest queen of state, 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 employ A contract of true love; be not too late. You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, 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. Pro. [Aside.] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come. [To the Spirits.] Well done ;avoid;-no more. Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some pas sion That works him strongly. Mir. If you be pleased, retire into my cell, To still my beating mind. Fer. Mir. We wish your peace. [Exeunt. Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank you :—, Ariel, come. Enter Ariel. Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to: What's thy pleasure? Pro. We must prepare to meet with Caliban. Spirit, Ari. Ay, my commander: when I presented Ceres, I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd, Lest I might anger thee. Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets? Ari. I told you, sir, they were red-hot with drinking; 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, Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses, As they smelt music; so I charm'd their ears, That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd, through Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns, Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left them I' the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, There dancing up to the chins, that the foul lake O'erstunk their feet. Pro. This was well done, my bird: Thy shape invisible retain thou still: The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, 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 play'd the Jack with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at whichi 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. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to Shall hoodwink this mischance: therefore, speak softly, 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 cars for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, 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. Oh, ho, monster; we know what belongs to a frippery :-O king Stephano! 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 you mean, From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ; Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the line: now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do: we steal by line and level, and't like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's another 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, Ste. Monster, lay to your fingers: help to bear this 18 away, where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom: go to, carry this. Trin. And this. Ste. Ay, and this. A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers Spirits, in Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, hark! Ari. Hark, they roar. Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this hour Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou ACT V. [Exeunt. SCENE I-Before the Cell of Prospera. Enter Pros- NOW does my project gather to a head: Ari. I did say so, Confin'd together In the same fashion as you gave in charge; That if you now beheld them, your affections Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Ari. Mine would, sir, were I human. Pro. And mine shall last thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury Do I take part: the rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend Ari. groves: And ye, that on the sands with printless foot A solemn air, and the best comforter To an unsettled fancy, cure thy brains, [Solemn music. Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! There stand, Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, Mine eyes, even sociable to the shew of thine, Fall fellowly drops.-The charm dissolves apace; To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces Ariel, [Ex. Ari. I will dis-case me, and myself present, Ariel re-enters, singing, and helps to attire Prospero. Ari. Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. On the but's back I do fly, After summer, merrily: Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Pro. Why, that's my dainty Ariel: I shall miss thee; || The king and queen there! that they were, I wish But yet thou shalt have freedom: So, so, so.→→→→→ Under the hatches; the master, and the boatswain, Being awake, enforce them to this place; And presently, I pr'ythee. Ari. I drink the air before me, and return Or e'er your pulse twice beat. [Exit. Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amazement Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us Out of this fearful country! Myself were mudded in that oozy bed Where my son lies. When did you lose your daughter? Pro. In this last tempest. I perceive, these lords At this encounter do so much admire, That they devour their reason; and scarce think Which was thrust forth of Milan; who most strangely Not a relation for a breakfast, nor The entrance of the Cell opens and discovers Ferdinand and Miranda playing at chess. Mir. Sweet lord, you play me false. Alon. What is this maid, with whom thou wast at play? Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Fer. Be't so! Amen! Gon. Re-enter Ariel, with the Master and Boatswain amazedly following. O look, sir, look, sir; here are more of us! Ari. Sir, all this service Have I done since I went. [Aside. [Aside. Pro. My tricksy spirit! Alon. These are not natural events; they strengthen, From strange to stranger:-Say, how came you hither? Boats. If I did think, sir, I were well awake, I'd strive to tell yon. We were dead of sleep, And (how, we know not,) all clapp'd under hatches, Where, but even now, with strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, gingling chains, And more diversity of sounds, all horrible, We were awak'd; straitway, at liberty: Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld Our royal, good, and gallant ship; our master Cap'ring to eye her: On a trice, so please you, Even in a dream, were we divided from them, And were brought moping hither. What things are these, my lord Antonio! Will money buy them? Ant. Very like; one of them Is a plain fish, and, no doubt, marketable. Pro. Mark but the badges of these men, my lords, Then say, if they be true:-This mis-shapen knave,His mother was a witch; and one so strong That could control the moon; make flows and ebbs, And deal in her command, without her power: These three have robb'd me; and this demi-devil (For he's a bastard one,) had plotted with them To take my life: two of these fellows you Must know, and own; this thing of darkness I Acknowledge mine. Cal. I shall be pinch'd to death: Alon. Is not this Stephano, my drunken butler? 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?— 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! Pro. He is as disproportion'd in his manners, Cal. Ay, that I will; and I'll be wise hereafter, Pro. Go to; away! Alon. Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it. Seb.. Or stole it, rather. [Exe. Cal. Ste. Trin. Pro. Sir, I invite your highness, and your train, To my poor cell: where you shall take your rest For this one night; which (part of it,) I'll waste With such discourse, as, I not doubt, shall make it Go quick away: the story of my life. And the particular accidents, gone by, Since I came to this isle: And in the morn, I'll bring you to your ship, and so to Naples, Where I have hope to see the nuptial Of these our dear-beloved solemniz'd; And thence retire me to my Milan, where Every third thought shall be my grave. Alon. I long To hear the story of your life, which must Take the ear strangely. Pro. I'll deliver all; And promise you calm seas, auspicious gales, And sail so expeditious, that shall catch Your royal fleet far off.-My Ariel ;-chick, |