cretion so weakly. Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Ant. Go sleep, and hear us. 180 [All sleep except Alon., Seb., and Ant. Alon. What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts: I find They are inclined to do so. Seb. Please you, sir, Will guard your person while you take your rest, And watch your safety. Thank you.-Wondrous heavy. 185 [Alonso sleeps. Exit Ariel. Seb. What a strange drowsiness possesses them! Ant. It is the quality o' the climate. Seb. Why Doth it not then our eyelids sink? I find not Myself disposed to sleep. Ant. Nor I; my spirits are nimble. They fell together all, as by consent; 190 They dropp'd, as by a thunder-stroke. What might, 195 Worthy Sebastian?-O, what might? -No more : And yet methinks I see it in thy face, 181 us] us not Keightley. [All sleep...Ant.] Stage direction to the same effect, first inserted by Capell. [They sleepe. Collier MS. 183-189 Text as in Pope. In Ff the lines begin Would...I finde...Do not...It sildome... We two... While ...Thanke. 186 It] Sleep Grey conj. 189 Wondrous] I'm wondrous Grey conj. [Alonso sleeps.] Capell. All sleep but Seb. and Ant. Rowe. Sleepes. Collier MS. [Exit Ariel.] Malone. 191-193 Elze would end the lines Why doth it...myself...nimble. 192 find not] Rowe (ed. 2). finde Not Ff. 194 together all, as] together, all as Holt conj. What thou shouldst be: the occasion speaks thee; and My strong imagination sees a crown Dropping upon thy head. It is a sleepy language, and thou speak'st Out of thy sleep. What is it thou didst say? This is a strange repose, to be asleep With eyes wide open; standing, speaking, moving, And yet so fast asleep. Ant. Thou let'st thy fortune sleep-die, rather; wink'st Noble Sebastian, Whiles thou art waking. Seb. Thou dost snore distinctly; 205 There's meaning in thy snores. Ant. I am more serious than my custom: you Must be so too, if heed me; which to do 0, Hereditary sloth instructs me. If you but knew how you the purpose cherish By their own fear or sloth. Seb. 211 so too, if heed] so too, if you heed Rowe. so, if you heed Pope. so too, if ye heed Hunter conj. Prithee, say on: 212 Trebles thee o'er] 1 210 215 Troubles thee o'er Rowe (ed. 2). Troubles thee not Hanmer. if...do] if heed me which to do't D. Wilson conj. Rebels thee d'er D. Wilson conj. The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim Which throes thee much to yield. Ant. Thus, sir: Although this lord of weak remembrance, this, When he is earth'd, hath here almost persuaded, For he's a spirit of persuasion, only Professes to persuade, -the king his son's alive, 'Tis as impossible that he's undrown'd As he that sleeps here swims. Seb. I have no hope That he's undrown'd. O, out of that 'no hope' What great hope have you! no hope that way is Another way so high a hope that even Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond, But doubt discovery there. Will you grant with me That Ferdinand is drown'd? 220 225 230 Ant. She that is queen of Tunis; she that dwells Ten leagues beyond man's life; she that from Naples 220 proclaim] proclaims Keightley conj. 222 throes] Pope. throwes F1F2F3. throws F4. Thus, sir] Why then thus Sir Hanmer. Thus, sir, I say Keightley conj. 226 he's] he 'as Hanmer. he Johnson conj. persuasion, only] persuasion only, Kenrick conj. 227 Professes to persuade] om. Steevens (1793), reading For... only as a parenthesis. 227-229 the king...swims] As two lines, the first ending impossible, Steevens (1793). 234 But doubt discovery] Nor aught discover Hudson conj. doubt] drops Hanmer. doubts Capell. drowns Herr conj. dout Nicholson conj. with] om. Gould conj. Can have no note, unless the sun were post, The man i' the moon's too slow, -till new-born chins 240 Be rough and razorable; she that from whom We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again, And by that destiny, to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue; what to come, In yours and my discharge. Seb. What stuff is this! How say you? 246 'Tis true, my brother's daughter's queen of Tunis; So is she heir of Naples; 'twixt which regions There is some space. 250 A space whose every cubit Seems to cry out, 'How shall that Claribel Measure us back to Naples? Keep in Tunis, And let Sebastian wake.' Say, this were death That now hath seized them; why, they were no worse Than now they are. There be that can rule Naples As well as he that sleeps; lords that can prate Ant. 239, 240 note, unless...slow,-] noteunless...slow,- Brae conj. (Epit. of Lit. Feb. 1879). 241, 242 she that from whom We all] Ff. 242 all were] were all Keightley conj. perform Steevens, 1793 (Musgrave 244 is] F1. in F2F3F4 what] what's Collier MS. 245 In] Is Pope. 'S in Daniel conj. 249 shall that] shalt thou Hanmer. 249-251 'Ноw...wake.'] 'How measure us back to Naples?' That Claribel shall keep in Tunis, and Let Sebastian wake! Brae conj. (Epit. of Lit. Feb. 1879). 250 us] it Hanmer. back to Naples?] back? Bưỷ, Naples; Tyrwhitt conj. to] F1. by FF3F4 Keep] Sleep Johnson conj. Кеер her Herr conj. 251 See note (x). As amply and unnecessarily As this Gonzalo; I myself could make Seb. Methinks I do. Ant. 255 Tender your own good fortune? Seb. I remember You did supplant your brother Prospero. True: And look how well my garments sit upon me; Ant. Ay, sir; where lies that? if 'twere a kibe, 'Twould put me to my slipper: but I feel not 265 270 275 257 of give D. Wilson conj. 267 where] and where Dyce (ed. 2). 267-271. Pope ends the lines with 267 See note (XI). stand stood Hanmer. candied] Discandy'd Upton conj. bandied So quoted in Theobald's Letters. 270, 271 candied...molest!] Candy'd were they, wou'd melt...molested. Hanmer. 271 And melt] Would melt Johnson conj. Or melt Id. conj. 273, 274. like, that's dead; Whom I, with] like, whom I With Steevens, 1793 (Farmer conj.). 275 whiles] whilst Rowe. om. Pope. |