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A plague upon the tyrant that I ferve!

I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee,

Thou wond'rous man.

Trin. A moft ridiculous monster, to make a wonder of a poor drunkard.

Cal. I pr'ythee let me bring thee where crabs grow, And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; Shew thee a jay's neft, and inftruct thee how To fnare the nimble marmazet; I'll bring thee To cluft'ring filberds, and fometimes I'll get thee Young fea-malls 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 elfe being drown'd, we will inherit here. Here, bear my bottle; fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again.

Cal, [Sings drunkenly.] Farewel, mafter; farewel
farewel

Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster!
Cal. No more dams I'll make for fif,

Nor fetch in firing at requiring,

Nor Scrape trencher, nor wash dish,
Ban', Ban', Cacalyban

Has a new mafter, get a new man.

Freedom, hey-day, hey-day, freedom, freedom, hey-day, freedom!

Ste. O brave monfter, lead the way.

ACT III. SCENE I.

[Exeunt.

Profpero's Cave. Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log.
Fer. T
HERE be fome fports are painful, but their
labour

Delight in them fets off: fome kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone, and moft poor matters
Point to rich ends. This my mean task wou'd be
As heavy to me, as 'tis odious, but

The miftrefs which I ferve quickens what's dead,
And makes my labours pleasures: O, the is
Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed :
And he's compos'd of harshness. I must move
Some thousands of these logs, and pile them up,

Upon

Upon a fore injunction. My fweet mistress

Weeps when the fees me work, and fays, fuch basenefs
Had never like executor; I forget,

Nay, these sweet thoughts do ev'n refresh my labour,
Leaft bufie when I do it.

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Enter Miranda, and Profpero at a distance unseen,
Mir. Alas! now, pray you,

Work not so hard; I would the lightning had
Burnt up thofe logs that you're enjoin'd to pile :
Pray, fet it down, and reft you; when this burns,
"Twill weep for having weary'd you: my father
Is hard at ftudy, pray now reft yourself,
He's fafe for these three hours.

Fer. O moft dear mistress,

The fun will fet before I fhall discharge
What I must strive to do.

Mir. If you'll fit down,

I'll bear your logs the while. Pray, give me that,
I'll carry't to the pile.

Fer. No, precious creature,

T'ad rather crack my finews, break my back,
Than you fhould fuch dishonour undergo,
While I fit lazy by.

Mir. It would become me

As well as it does you; and I should do it,
With much more eafe; for my good will is to it,
And yours it is against.

Pro. Poor worm! thou art

Infected, and this vifitation fhews it,

Mir. You look wearily.

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Fer. No, noble mistress, '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?

Mir. Miranda. O my father,

I've broke your heft, to lay fo.

Fer. Admir'd Miranda!

Indeed the top of admiration, worth

What's dearest to the world; full many a lady
I've ey'd with best regard, and many a time

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Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my too diligent ear; for fev'ral virtues
Have I lik'd fev'ral women, never any
With fo full foul, but fome defect in her
Did quarrel with the nobleft grace the ow'd,
And put it to the foil. But you, O you,
So perfect, and fo peerless, are created
Of ev'ry creature's beft.

Mir. I do not know

One of my fex; no woman's face remember,
Save from my glass mine own; nor have I feen
More that I may call men, than you, good friend,
And my dear father; how features are abroad
I'm skillefs of; but, by my modesty,
(The jewel in my dower) I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you;
Nor can imagination form a shape,

Befides yourself, to like of. But I prattle
Something too wildly, and my father's precepts
I do forget.

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 speak;

The very instant that I faw you, did

My heart fly to your fervice, there refides

To make me flave to it, and for your fake

Am I this patient log-man.

Mir. Do you love me?

Fer. O heav'n, O earth, bear witness 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 aught elfe i'th' world,

Do love, prize, honour you

Mir. I am a fool

To weep at what I'm glad of.

Pro. Fair encounter

Of two most rare affections! heav'ns rain grace

On that which breeds between 'em!

Fer. Wherefore weep you?

Mir. At mine unworthiness, 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;
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence.

I am your wife, if you will marry me;
If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow
You may deny me; but I'll be your servant,
Whether you will or no.

Fer. My mistress, dearest,

And I thus humble ever.
Mir. My husband then?

Fer. Ay, with a heart fo willing

Mir. And mine, with my heart in't; and now farewel

As bondage e'er of freedom; here's

my

hand.

Till half an hour hence.

Fer. A thousand, thousand.

Pro. So glad of this, as they,

[Exeunt.

cannot be,

Who are furpriz'd with all; but my rejoicing

At nothing can be more. I'll to my book;
For yet ere fupper-time muft I perform

Much bufinefs appertaining.

[Exit.

SCENE II. Another part of the Island.
Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo.

Ste. Tell not me; when the butt is out, we will drink water, not a drop before; therefore bear up, and board 'em; fervant monfter, drink 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? here were a brave monfter indeed if they were set in his tail.

Ste. My man-monfter hath drown'd his tongue in fack for my part, the fea cannot drown me. I.fwam, ere I could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues, off and on; VOL. I.

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by

by this light thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, 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.

Cal. How does thy honour? let me lick thy fhoe; Pll not ferve him, he is not valiant.

Trin. Thou lieft, moft ignorant monster, I am in cafe to juftle a conftable; why, thou debofh'd fish thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk fo much fack as I to-day? wilt thou tell me a monftrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monfter?

Cal. Lo, how he mocks me: wilt thou let him, my

lord ?

Trin. Lord, quoth he! that a monster should be such a natural!

Cal. Lo, lo, again; bite him to death, I pr'ythee.

Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree-the poor monster's my fubject, and he fhall not fuffer indignity.

Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the fuit I made to thee?

Ste. Marry will I; kneel and repeat it I will stand, and fo fhall Trinculo.

Enter Ariel invifible.

Cal. As I told thee before, I am fubject to a tyrant, forcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the Ifland.

Ari. Thou lieft.

Cal. Thou lieft, thou jefting monkey, thou;

I would my valiant mafter would destroy thee;
I do not lie.

Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's tale, by this hand I will fupplant fome of your teeth,

Trin. Why, I faid nothing.

Ste. Mum then, and no more; proceed.
Cal, I fay, by forcery he got this Ile,

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