Enter ARIEL. Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last Did worthily perform; and I must use you Incite them to quick motion; for I must Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can say, come, and go, e'er plummet Will be here with mop and mowe : [Exit. [Exeunt SEB. and ANT. Gon. All three of thein are desperate; their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Adr. Follow, I pray you. ACT IV. [Exeunt. SCENE I-Before PROSPERO'S cell. Our worser Genius can, shall never melt The edge of that day's celebration, Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: Do not apTill thou dost hear me call. Ari. Well I conceive. Pro. Look, thou be true; do not [proach, [Exit. give dal [straw oaths are Too much the rein; the strongest Fer. I warrant you, Sir; The white-cold virgin suow upon my heart Pro. Well. Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, ⚫ A masque. Enter IRIS. Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich lees Thy banks with peonied and lilied brims, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Whose watery arch, and mesenger, am I. grace, Here on this grass-plot, in this very place, Enter CERES. Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that queen Cer. Tell me, heavenly how, If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know, When I shali think, or Phoebus' steeds are I have forsworn. Some wanton charm upon this man and inaid, Till Hymen's torch be lighted: but in vain; Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows, And be a boy right out. Cer. Highest queen of state, Great Juno comes; 1 know her by her gait. Juno. How does my bounteous sister? Go To bless this twain, that they may prosperous be, And honour'd in their issue. SONG. Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Cer. Earth's increase, and foison* plenty ; Plants, with goodly burden bowing; Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact Fer. Let me live here ever; So rare a wonder'd + father and a wife, [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send IRIS Pro. Sweet now, Silence: There's something else to do; hush, and be Or else our spell is marr'd. Mira. Never till this day, Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'å. Be not disturb'd with my infirmity: If you be pleas'd, retire into my cell, Fer. Mira. We wish you peace. [Exeunt, So full of valour, that they smote the air Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses, Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand- Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left ring brooks, them With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless' the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, looks, There dancing up to the chins, that the foul lake Pro. This was well done, my hird: cele-The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary, Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they Pro. [Aside.] I had forgot that foul conspi [Exit. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Even to roaring :-Come, hang them on this line. 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. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to Shall hood-wink 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 ears for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, This is the inouth of the cell: no noise, and enter : Do that good mischief, which may make this island 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 ! Oworthy 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: --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, To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ; Make us strange stuff. Ste. Be you quict, 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 limet upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, And all be turn'd to barnacles, or to apes Ste. Monster, lay-to your fingers; help to bear this 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. You said our work should cease. When first I rais'd the tempest. spirit, How fares the king and his? Say, my In the same fashion as you gave in charge; They cannot budge, till you release. The king, His brother, and your's, abide all three distracted; And the remainder mourning over them, His tears run down his beard, like winter's drops From eaves of reeds: your charm so strongly works them, That if you now beheld them, your affections Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the quick, Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury In virtue than in vengeance: they being peuitent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend [Exit. Ari. I'll fetch them, Sir. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brook, standing lakes, and groves; And ye, that on the sands with printless foot When he comes back: you demi-puppets, that Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him, By moonshine do the green-sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites; and you, whose pastime Is to make midnight-mushrooms; that rejoice To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid (Weak masters though you be,) I have bedimm'd The noon-tide sun, call'd forth the mutinons winds, And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt: the strong-bas'd promou tory Have I made shake: and by the spurs pluck'd up The pine, and cedar: graves, at my command, Have waked their sleepers; oped, and let them forth By my so potent art: But this rough magic A solemn air, and the best comforter For you are spell-stopp'd.- Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amazement Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us Pro. Behold, Sir king! The wronged duke of Milan, Prospero : Alon. Whe'r thou beest he, or no, Th' affliction of my mind amends, with which, Be living, and be here ? Pro. First, noble friend, There Be measur'd, or confin'd. Mine eyes, even sociable to the show of thine, Fall fellowly drops.--the charm dissolves apace; And as the morning steals upon the night, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces Didst thou, Alonso, use me, and my daughter: You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Expell'd remorse and nature; who, with Sebastian, (Whose inward pinches therefore are most strong,) Would here have kill'd your king; I do forgive thee, Unnatural though thou art!--Their understanding Begins to swell; and the approaching tide Ariel, Fetch me the hat and rapier in my cell; Gon. Whether this be, Or be not, I'll not swear. Pro. You do yet taste Believe things certain :-Welcome, my friends Some subtilties o'tne isle, that will not let you all: grace, [Exit ARIEL. I will dis-case me and myself present, For the like loss, I have her sovereign aid, Alon. You the like loss? Pro. As great to me, as late; and, portable t ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire To make the dear loss, have I means much PROSPERO. Ari. Where the bee sucks, there suck 1: In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. After summer merrily ; Pro. Why, that's my dainty Ariel: I shall But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so, so.- boat Ari. I drink the air before me, and return • Pity, or tenderness of heart. O heavens! 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 son lies. When did you lose your daughter? Pro. In this last tempest. I perceive, these lords At this encounter do so much admire, Upon this shore, where you were wreck'd, was landed, To be the lord on't. No more yet of this; Befitting this first meeting. Welcome, Sir ; Re-enter ARIEL, with the MASTER and BOAT. O look, Sir, look, Sir; here are more of us! This cell's my court: here have 1 few attend-That swear'st grace o'erboard, not an oath on And I would call it fair play. Alon. If this prove A vision of the island, one dear son Shall I twice lose. Seb. A most high miracle! Boats. If I did think, Sir, I were well awake, I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep, Fer. Tho' the seas threaten, they are merci Aud, (how, we know not,) all clapp'd under ful: I have curs'd them without cause. hatches, Where, but even now, with strange and several noises [FERD. kneels to ALON. Of roaring, shrieking, howling, gingling chains, Alon. Now all the blessings How many goodly creatures are there here ! world, That has such people in't! Pro. "Tis new to thee. Alon. What is this maid, with whom thon wast at play 1 Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Fer. Sir, she's mortal; But, by immortal Providence, she's mine ; Alon. I am her's: But oh! how oddly will it sound, that I Must ask my child forgiveness ! Pro. There, Sir, stop: Let us not burden our remembrances With a heaviness that's gone. Gon. I have inly wept, Or should have spoken ere this. Look down, you gods, And on this couple drop a blessed crown; Alon. I say, Amen, Gonzalo ! Gon, Was Milan thrust from Milan, that his issue Should become kings of Naples? Ch! rejoice And think of each thing well.-Come hither, spirit; [Aside. Set Caliban and his companions free: There are yet missing of your company Re-enter ARIEL, driving in CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, in their stolen apparel. 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 1 Trin. If these be true spies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly sight. Cal. O Setebos, there be brave spirits, in- How fine my master is! I am afraid Seb. Ha, ha; What things are these, my lord Antonio Ant. Very like; one of them Is a plain fish, and, no doubt, marketable. Pro. Mark but the badges of these inen, my lords, |