Harmonious charmingly: May I be bold 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 on employment.] Pro. Sweet now, silence: Juno and Ceres whisper seriously; There's something else to do: hush and be mute, Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand'ring brooks, With your sedged crowns, and ever harmless looks, Enter certain Nymphs. 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. done; Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some That works him strongly. Mira. Never till this day. [passion Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd. Pro. You do look, my son, in a moved 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 • Able to produce such wonders. Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, Bear with my weakness; my old brain is troubled. If you be pleased, retire into my cell, To still my beating mind. Fer. Mira. 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 pleaPro. Spirit, [sure? 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. We must prepare to meet with Caliban. [ing; [lets! Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these var Ari. I told you, Sir, they were red-hot with drinkSo 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 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'er-stunk their feet. Pro. This was well done, my bird: Thy shape invisible retain thou still: The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, Ari. I go, I go. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature [Exit. Vanished. + A body of clouds in motion; but it is generally supposed that the Author wrote track. Bait. Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, So his mind cankers: I will plague them all. Re-enter ARIEL, loaden with glistering apparel, &c, Even to roaring:-Come, hang them on this line. PROSPERO and ARIEL remain invisible. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, all wet. Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may not 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 which iny 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 All's hush'd as midnight yet. [softly, 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 mouth o'the cell: no noise, and enter: Do that good mischief, which may make this island Thine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, For aye thy foot-licker. [thoughts. Ste. Give me thy hand: I do begin to have bloody 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?-O king Stephano! Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. [mean, Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! what do you Education. + Jack with a lantern. A shop for the sale of old clothes. Ever. 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 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, And all be turn'd to barnacles, or to apes. With foreheads villainous low. 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. A noise of Hunters heard. Enter divers Spirits, in shape of Hounds, and hunt them about; PROSPERO and ARIEL setting them on. 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 my goblins that they grind their joints With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted make them, Than pard,+ or cat o' mountain. Ari. Hark, they roar. Pro. Let them be hunted soundly; at this hour Lie at my mercy all mine enemies: Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou Bird-lime. [Exeunt. + Leopard. ACT V. SCENE I-Before the Cell of PROSPERO. Enter PROSPERO in his magic Robes, and ARIEL. Pro. Now does my project gather to a head: My charms crack not; my spirits obey; and time Goes upright with his carriage. How's the day! Ari. On the sixth hour; at which time, my lord, You said our work should cease. Pro. I did say so, When first I raised the tempest. Say, my spirit, Ari. Confined together In the same fashion as you gave in charge; In the lime-grove which weather-fends your cell; 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. Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling One of their kind, that relish all as sharply,. In virtue than in vengance: they being penitent, Ari. I'll fetch them, Sir, [Exit. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves; And ye, that on the sands with printless foot Defends from bad weather. + Thatch. |