Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'II serve thee.

(Ariel plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou Ste. What is this same? bring me to the party?

Trin. This is the tune of our catch, play'd by the Cal. Yea, yea, my lord ; I'll yield him thee asleep, picture of No-body. Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head.

Ste. If thon beest a man, shew thyself in thy like. Ari. Thou liest, thou canst pot.

ness; if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list. Cal. What a pied ninny's this? Thou scurvy patch!- Trin. O, forgive me my sins ! I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows,

Ste. He that dies, pays all debts : I defy thee :And take his bottle from him : when that's gone, Mercy upon us ! He shall drink nought but brine ; for I'll not shew him Cal. Art thou aseard ? Where the quick freshes are.

Ste. No, monster, not I. Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger: interrupt Cal. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noisese the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'N Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. turn my mercy out of doors, and make a stock-fish of || Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments thee.

Will hum about mine ears ; and sometimes voices, Trin. Why, what did I ? I did nothing; I'll go fur. That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, ther off.

Will make me sleep again : and then, in dreaming, Ste. Didst thou not say, he lied ?

The clouds, methought, would open, and shew riches Ari. Thou liest.

Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wakid,
Ste. Do I so? Take thou that. [Strikes him. I cry'd to dream again.
As you like this, give me the lie another time.

Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I Trin. I did not give the lie :-Out o’your wits, and shall have my music for nothing. hearing too!

-A pox o' your bottle ! this can sack, Cal. When Prospero is destroyed. and drinking do.-A murrain on your monster, and the Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. devi] take your fingers !

Trin. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and Cal. Ha, ha, ha!

after, do our work. Ste. Now, forward with your tale.-Pry'thee, stand Ste. Lead, monster ; we'll follow.-I would, I could further off.

see this taborer : he lays it on. Cal. Beat him enough : after a little time,

Trin. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. [Excunt. I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand further.—Come, proceed.

SCENE III. Another part of the island. Enter AlonCal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him

so, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco,

and others. l' the afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him, Having first seiz'd his books: or with a log

Gon. By'r lakin, I can go no further, sir; Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,

My old bones ache: here's a maze trod, indeed, Or cut his wezand with thy knise : Remember,

Through forth-rights and meanders! By your patience,

I needs must rest me.
First to possess his books ; for without them
He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not

Alon.

Old lord, I cannot blame thee, One spirit to command: They all do hate him,

Who am myself attach'd with weariness, As rootedly as I: burn but his book ;

To the dulling of my spirits : sit down, and rest. He has brave utensils, (for so he calls them.)

Even here, I will put off my hope, and keep it Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal.

No longer for my flatterer : he is drown'd, And that most deeply to consider, is

Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks The beauty of his daughter; he himself

Our frustrate search on land : Well, let him go. Calls her a non-pareil : I ne'er saw woman,

Ant. [Aside to Seb.] I am right glad that he's so out But only Sycorax my dam, and she;

of hope. But she as far surpasseth Sycorax,

Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose As greatest does least.

That you resolv'd to effect. Ste. Is it so brave a lass?

Sch.

The next advantage Cal. Ay, lord ; she will become thy bed, I warrant,

Will we take thoroughly. And bring thee forth brave brood.

Ant.

Let it be to-night ; Ste. Monster, I will kill this man : his daughter and For, now they are oppress’d with travel, they I will be king and queen ; (save our graces !) and Trin

Will not, nor cannot, use such vigilance, culo and thyself shall be vice-roys: Dost thou like the

As when they are fresh

Seb. plot, Trinculo ?

I say, to night: no more. Trin. Excellent.

Solemn and strange music; and Prospero above, in Ste. Give me thy hand; I am sorry I beat thee: but,

visible. Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head.

a banquet : they dance about it with gentle actions o Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep;

salutation; and, inviting the King, ớc to eat, they Wilt thou destroy him then?

depart. Sle. Ay, on my honour.

Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! Ari. This will I tell my master.

Gon. Marvellonis sweet music! Cal. Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure;

Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens ! - What were Let us be jocund: Will you troll the catch

these? You taught me but whileere?

Sob. A living drollery: Now I will believe,
Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any That there are unicorns; that, in Arabia
reason : Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. There is one tree, the phenix' throne; one phenix
Flout 'em, and skout 'em; and skout 'em, and flout 'em; At this hour reigning there.
Thought is free.

Ant.

I'll beliere both; Catl. That's not the tune.

And wbat does else want credit, come to me,

And I'll be sworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, You, and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from Though fools at home condemn them.

(Which bere, in this most desolate isle, else falls Gus.

If in Naples Upon your heads,) is nothing, but heart's sorrow,
I should report this now, would they believe me? And a clear life ensuing.
If I should say, I saw such islanders,

He vanishes in thunder : then, to soft music, enter the (Fer, certes, these are people of the island.)

Shapes again, and dance with mops and mowes, and Wha, though they are of monstrous shape, yet, note,

carry out the table. Their manners are more gentle-kind, than of Our bumau generation you shall find

Pro. (Aside.] Bravely the figure of this harpy hast Maay, may, almost any.

thou
Pre.
Honest lord,

Performd, my Ariel ; a grace it had, devouring:
Thou hast said well; for some of you there present Of my instruction hast thou nothing 'bated
Are worse than devils.

[Aside. | In what thou hadst to say: so, with good life, Alert

I cannot too much muse, And observation strange, my meaner ministers Seel shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expressing || Their several kinds have done : my high charins work (Akhough they want the use of tongue) a kind

And these, mine enemies, are all knit up
Of excellent dumb diseourse.

In their distractions: they now are in my power;
Pre
Praise in departing. (Aside.

And in these fits I leave them, whilst I visit
Fran. They vanish'd strangely.

Young Ferdinand, (whom they suppose is drown'd.) No matter, since

And his and my lov'd darling. (Exit Pro. from above. Taey have left their viands behind ; for we have stom

;

Gon. I' the name of something holy, sir, why stand sels.

you Will't please you taste of what is here?

In this strange stare?
Alena

Not I.
Alon.

0, it is monstrous! monstrous ! Gon. Faith, sir, you need not fear: When we were

Methought, the billows spoke, and told me of it; boy,

The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder, Who would believe, that there were mountaineers,

That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd Den-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at

The name of Prosper ; it did bass my trespass. thers

Therefore my son i' the ooze is bedded; and Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men,

I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now, we

And with him there lie mudded.

[Erit. find,

Seb.

But one fiend at a time, Each putter-out on five for one, will bring us

I'll fight their legions o'er. Good warrant of

Ant.

I'll be thy second.
Alor
I will stand too, and feed,

[Exeunt Seb. and Ant. Although my last : no matter, since I feel

Gon. All three of them are desperate; their great The best is past :-Brother, my lord the duke,

guilt, Stand to and do as we.

Like poison given to work a great time after,

Now 'gins to bite the spirits :—I do beseech you Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel, like a harpy;

That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly, eless his wings upon the table, and, with a quaint

And hinder them from what this ecstacy device, the banquet tanishes.

May now provoke them to. Ari. You are three men of sin, whom destiny

Adr.

Follow, I pray you. [Excunt. 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 men

ACT IV. Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad;

SCENE 1.-Before Prospero's cell. Enter Prospero, Adleren with such like valour, men hang and drown

Ferdinand, and Miranda. Their proper selves. You fools! I and my fellows [Seeing Alon. Seb.bc. draw their swords.

Prospero.
Are ministers of fate; the elements,

IF I have too austerely punished you,
of whom your swords are temper’d, as well Your compensation makes amends; for I
Wend the loud with or with bemock’d-at stabs Have given you here a threal of mine own life,
Kill the still-elosing waters, as diminish

Or that for which I live; whom once again
One dowle that's in my plume; my fellow ministers I tender to thy hand: all thy vexations
Are like invulnerable: if you could hurt,

Were but my trials of thy love, and thou
Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, Hast strangely stood the test: here, afore heaven,
And will not be uplifted : But, remember,

I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand, (For that's my business to you.) that you three

Do not smile at me, that I boast her off, From Milan did supplant good Prospero ;

For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, Expoed unto the sea, which hath requit it,

And make it halt behind her. Him, and his innocent child: for which foul deed

Fer.

I do believe it, The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have

Against an oracle. Ineens'd the xas and shores, yea, all the creatures, Pro. Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisition Against your peace: Thee, of thy son, Alonso, Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter: But They have bereft; and do pronounce by me,

If thou dost break her virgin knot, before Lingʻring perlition (worse than any death

All sanctimonious ceremonies may Can be at once.) shall step by step attend

With full and holy rite be minister'd,

Iris.

No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall

Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er To make this contract grow; but barren bate, Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter ; Sourey'd disdain, and discord, shall bestrew

Who, with thy saffion wings, upon my flowers The union of your bed, with weeds so loathly, Diffusest honey drops, refreshing showers; That you shall hate it both : therefore, take heed, And with each end of thy blue bow dost erown As Hymen's lamps shall light you.

My bosky acres, and my unshrubb'd down, Fer.

As I hope Rich scarf to my proud earth; Why hath thy queen For quiet days, fair issue, and long life,

Summond me hither, to this short-grass'd green? With such love as 'tis now; the murkiest den,

Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate;
The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestion And some donation freely to estate
Our worser genius can, shall never melt

On the bless'd lovers.
Mine honour into lust; to take away

Cer.

Tell me, heavenly bow,
The edge of that day's celebration,

If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know,
When I shall think, or Phaebus' steeds are founder'd, Do now attend the queen ? since they did plot
Or night kept chain'd below.

The means, that dusky Dis my daughter got,
Pro.
Fairly spoke :

Her and her blind boy's scandal'd company
Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own.- I have forsworn.
What, Ariel; my industrious servant Ariel!

of her society
Enter Ariel.

Be not afraid ; I met her deity Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son

Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service Dovedrawn with her: here thought they to have done Did worthily perform; and I must use you

Some wantop charm upon this man and maid, In such another trick: go, bring the rabble,

Whose vows are, that no bed-rite shall be paid O'er whom I give thee power, here, to this place : Till Hymen's torch be lighted : but io vain; Incite them to quick motion ; for I must

Mars's hot minion is return'd again ; Bestow upon the eyes of this young couple

Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows, Some vanity of mine art; it is my proinise,

Swears he will shoot no more, but play with sparows And they expect it from me.

And be a boy right out.
Ari.
Presently?

Cer.

Highest queen of state,
Pro. Ay, with a twink.

Great Juno comes; I know her by her guit.
Ari.
Before you can say, Come, and go,

Enter Juno.
And breathe twice; and cry, so, so ;

Juno. How does my bounteous sister? Go with me, Each one, tripping on his toe,

To bless this twain, that they may prosperous be, Will be here with mop and mowe:

And honour'd in their issue.
Do you love me, master? no.

SONG.
Pro. Durly, my delicate Ariel: Do not approach,
Till thou dost hear me call.

Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing,
Ari.

Well I conceive. [Exit. Long continuance, and increasing, Pro. Look, thou be true; do not give dalliance

Hourly joys be still upon you ! Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw

Juno sings her blessings on yoti. To the fire i' the blood : be more abstemious,

Cer. Earth's increase, and foizon plenty,
Or else, good night, your vow!

Barns, and garners never empty;
Fer.
I warrant you, sir;

Vines, with clust'ring bunches growing ;
The white cold virgin snow upon my heart

Plants, with goodly burden boring;
Abates the ardour of my liver.

Spring come to you, at the farthest,
Pro.
Well.-

In the very end of harvest !
Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,

Scarcity, and want, shall shun you; Rather than want a spirit: appear, and pertly.

Ceres' blessing so is on you.
No tongue; all eyes ; be silent. [Sofi music.

Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and
A masque. Enter Iris.

Harmonious charmingly: May I be bold

To think these spirits ? Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas

Pro.

Spirits, which by mine art of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease; I have from dier confines call'd to enact Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep,

My present fancies. And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; Fer.

Let me live here ever; Thy banks with peonied and lilied brims,

So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims,

Make this place paradise. To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy broom [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send Iris on employe groves,

ment. Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves,

Pro.

Sweet now, silence; Being lass-lorn; thy pole-clipt vineyard;

Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; And thy seamarge, steril, and rocky-hard,

There's something else to do: hush, and be mute, Where thou thyself dost air: The queen o' the sky, Or else our spell is marrd. Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I,

Iris. You nymphs, callid Naiads, of the wand'ring Bids thee kave these; and with her sovereign grace, brvoks, Here on this grass-plot, in this very place,

With your sedg'd crowns, and ever-barmless looks, To come and sport: her peacocks fly amain; Leave your crisp channels, and on this green land Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.

Answer your summons; Juno does command :
Enter Ceres.

Come, temperate nymphs, and help to cek brate

a

a

A contract of true love; be not too late.

For stale to catch these thieves.
Enter certain Nymphs.

Ari.

go, I go. [Exit. Yoa sur-bum'd sieklemen, of August weary,

Pro. A devil, a boin devil, on whose nature Ceme hither from the furrow, and be merry;

Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, Make holy-lay: your rye-straw hats put on,

Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost; And there fresh nymphs encounter every one

And as, with age, his body uglier grows, la country footing.

So his mind cankers : I will plague them all,

Reenter Ariel, loaden with glistering apparel, óc. Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they join | Even to roaring :Come, hang them on this line. zich the Nymphs in a grueful dance ; towards the end whereef Prospero starts sudilenly, and speaks ; | Prospero and Ariel remain invisible. Enter Caliban, after which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise,

Stephano, and Trinculo, all wet. they heavily vanish.

Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may

not Pre. [ Aside.) I had forgot that foul conspiracy Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. of the beast Caliban, and his confederates,

Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you say, is a harmAçainst my life; the minute of their plot

less fairy, has done little better than play'd the Jack Is almost come.-{To the Spirits.] Well done ;

with us. avoid ;-no more.

Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss ; at which Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some pas- my nose is in great indignation, sion

Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I should That works him strongly.

take a displeasure against you; look you, Mir. Never till this day,

Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster.
Sax I him tonch'd with anger so distemper'd.

Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still:
Pro. Fou do look, my son, in a mov'd sort, Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to
As if you were dismay'd: be cheerful, sir:

Shall hoodwink this mischance: therefore, speak softly, Our rrels now are ended : these our actors,

All's hush'd as midnight yet. As I foretold you, were all spirits, and

Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool, Are melted into air, into thin air :

Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,

monster, but an infinite loss. The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, Trin. That's more to me than my wetting: yet this The solemn temples, the great globe itself,

is your harmless fairy, monster. Tez, all which it inherit, shall dissolve;

Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears Agl, like this insubstantial pageant faded,

for my labour. Leare not a rack behindWe are such stuff

Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, As dreams are made of, and our little life

This is the mouth o' the cell: no noise, and enter: Is runded with a sleep.—Sir, I am verd;

Do that good mischief, which may make this island Ber with my weakness; my old braio is troubled. Tbine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, Be not disturd'd with my infirmity:

For aye thy foot-licker. If you be pleased, retire into my cell,

Ste. Give me thy hand: I do begin to have bloody And there repose ; a turn or two I'll walk,

thoughts. Tu still my beating mind.

Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Stepla: Fot. Mir.

We wish your peace. [Exeunt. | 00! Look, what a wardrobe here is for thee! Pre. Come with a thought: I thank you :

Cal. Let it alone, thou fool ; it is but trash. Ariel, come

Trin. Oh, ho, monster; we know what belongs to Enter Ariel.

a frippery :-0 king Stephano! Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to: What's thy pleasure?

Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll Spirit,

have that gown. Te nuust prepare to meet with Caliban.

Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Ai. Ay, my commander: when I presented Ceres, Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do you mean , I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd,

To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, Lest I might anger thee.

And do the murder first: if he awake, Pre. Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets?

From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ;! Ari. I told you, sir, they were red-hot with drinking;

Make us strange stuff. Sfall of valour, that they smote the air

Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is not te breathing in their faces; beat the ground

this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the line: now, Por kissing of their feet: yet always bending jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald Towards their projeet: Then I beat my tabor, jerkin. At which, like unbrck'd colts, they prick'd their ears, Trin. Do, do: we steal by line and level, and't like Alvane'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses,

your grace. As they wet musie; so I charm’d their cars,

Ste. I thank thee for that jest ; here's a garinent That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd, through for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king Tth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns, of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent Which emer'd their frail shins: at last I left tbein

pass of pate; there's another garment for't. I the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,

Trin. Monster, come, put some lime upon your finThere dancing up to the chins, that the foul lake gers, and away with the rest. O'rttank their feet.

Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, Pro

This was well done, my bird: And all be turned to barnacles, or to apes Thy shape invisible retain thou still :

With foreheads villanous low. The trumpety in my house, 5o, bring it hither, Ste. Monster, lay-to your fingers: help to bear this

Pre.