Young 7 Scamels 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 being drown'd, we will inherit here. Hear, bear my bottle; fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. Cal. [Sings drunkenly. ] Farewel mafter; farewel Trin. A howling monfter; a drunken monfter. Has a new mafter, get a new man. Freedom, hey-day hey-dey, freedom! freedom, hey-dey, freedom! Ste. O brave monster, lead the way. [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I. Before Profpero's Cell. Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log. FERDINAND. HERE be fome fports are painful, but their TH labour Delight in them fets off: fome kinds of baseness 7 Scamels.] This word has puzzled the Commentators: Dr. Warburton reads Shamois, Mr. Theobald would read any thing rather than Scamels. Mr. Holt, who wrote Notes upon this play, obferves that limpets are in fome places called Scams, therefore I have fuffered Scamels to ftand. Are Are nobly undergone, and moft poor matters The miftrefs, which I ferve, quickens what's dead, Ten times more gentle, than her father's crabbed; But thefe fweet thoughts do ev'n refresh my labour, Enter Miranda; and Profpero, at a distance unfeen. Mira. Alas, now, pray you, Work not fo hard; I would the lightning had Fer. O moft dear miftrefs, The fun will fet before I fhall discharge Mir. If you'll fit down, I'll bear your logs the while. Pray, give me that; Fer. No, precious creature, l'ad rather crack my finews, break my back, Than you should fuch difhonour undergo, While I fit lazy by. Mira. It would become me, 8 The two firft Folio's read: Moft bufy leaft, when I do it. "Tis true this Reading is corrupt; but the Corruption is fo VOL. I. very little remov'd from the Truth of the Text, that I can't afford to think well of my own Sagacity for having difcovered it. E THEOBALD. As As well as it does you; and I should do it With much more eafe; for my good will is to it, Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected; Mira. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble miftrefs; 'tis fresh morning with me, When you are by at night. I do beseech you, (Chiefly that I might fet it in my prayers) What is your name? Mira. Miranda, O my father, I've broke your heft to fay fo. Indeed, the top of admiration: worth Mira. I do not know One of my fex; no woman's face remember, (The jewel in my dower) I would not wish Befides yourfelf, to like of. But I prattle 9 Of every creature's beft.] Alluding to the picture of Venus by Apelles. Fer. Fer. I am, in my condition, A Prince, Miranda; I do think, a King; (I would, not fo!) and would no more endure This wooden flavery, than I would fuffer The flesh-fly blow my mouth.-Hear my foul speakThe very inftant that I faw you, did My heart fly to your fervice, there refides To make me flave to it, and for your fake Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heav'n, O earth, bear witnefs to this found, And crown what I profefs with kind event, If I fpeak true; if hollowly, invert What beft is boaded me, to mischief! I Beyond all limit of what else i'th' world, ́ Mira. I am a fool, To weep at what I'm glad of. Pro. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! heav'ns rain grace, Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine unworthinefs, that dare not offer, What I defire to give: and much less take, What I fhall die to want. But this is trifling; And all the more it feeks to hide itself, The bigger bulk it fhews. Hence bashful cunning! I am your wife, if you will marry me; Fer. My mistress, dearest, And I thus humble ever. Mira. My husband then ? . Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom. fiere's my hand. E 2 Mira. And mine, with my heart in't. And now farewel, 'Till half an hour hence. Fer. A thousand, thousand. Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are furpriz'd withal; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book; For yet, ere fupper-time, muft I perform Much bufinefs appertaining. SCENE II. Changes to another part of the Ifland. [Exeunt. [Exit. Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, with a bottle. Ste.ELL not me-When the butt is out, we will drink water, not a drop before; therefore bear up, and board 'em-Servant-monfter; drink TE to me. Trin. Servant-monfter! the folly of this island! They fay, there's but five upon this ifle; we are three of them, if the other two be brain'd like us, the state totters. Ste. Drink, fervant-monster, when I bid thee. Thy eyes are almoft fet in thy head. Trin. Where should they be fet elfe? he were a brave monfter indeed, if they were fet in his tail. Ste. My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in fack for my part, the fea cannot drown me. I fwam, ere I could recover the fhore, five and thirty leagues, off and on; by this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant, monfter, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you lift; he's no standard. Ste. We'll not run, monfieur monster. Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lie like dogs, and yet fay nothing neither. Ste. Moon-calf, fpeak once in thy life, if thou beeft a good moon-calf. |