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 Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster! Nor fetch in firing at requiring, Nor Scrape trencher, nor wash dish, 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. Delight in them fets off: fome kinds of baseness The miftrefs which I ferve quickens what's dead, Upon Upon a fore injunction. My fweet mistress Weeps when the fees me work, and fays, fuch basenefs Nay, these sweet thoughts do ev'n refresh my labour, Enter Miranda, and Profpero at a distance unseen, Work not so hard; I would the lightning had Fer. O moft dear mistress, 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, T'ad rather crack my finews, break my back, Mir. It would become me As well as it does you; and I should do it, Pro. Poor worm! thou art Infected, and this vifitation fhews it, Mir. You look wearily. 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 Th' Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Mir. I do not know One of my fex; no woman's face remember, Befides yourself, to like of. But I prattle Fer. I am, in my condition, A Prince, Miranda; I do think, a King; 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, 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 fhall die to want: but this is trifling; 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. 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; Much bufinefs appertaining. [Exit. SCENE II. Another part of the Island. 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. E by by this light thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you lift; he's no standard. 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; 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. From |