To cry to the sea that roar'd to us, to sigh Did us but loving wrong. Mir. Was I then to you! Alack, what trouble O, a cherubin Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile, Infused with a fortitude from heaven, When I have deck'd the sea with drops full salt, An undergoing stomach, to bear up Against what should ensue. Mir. How came we ashore? Pros. By Providence divine. Out of his charity, who being then appointed Rich garments, linens, stuffs and necessaries, Which since have steaded much; so, of his gentle ness, Knowing I loved my books, he furnish'd me I prize above my dukedom. Mir. But ever see that man! Pros. 150 160 Would I might Now I arise: [Resumes his mantle. 170 Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. Here in this island we arrived; and here Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Than other princesses can that have more time For vainer hours and tutors not so careful. SCENE TWO] THE TEMPEST 11 Mir. Heavens thank you for 't! And now, I pray you, sir, For still 't is beating in my mind, your reason For raising this sea-storm? Pros. Know thus far forth. By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune, Brought to this shore; and by my prescience I find my zenith doth depend upon [Miranda sleeps. Come away, servant, come. I am ready now. Enter ARIEL Ari. All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come To answer thy best pleasure; be 't to fly, To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride On the curl'd clouds, to thy strong bidding task Ariel and all his quality. Pros. Hast thou, spirit, Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee? Ari. To every article. I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak, 180 190 The yards and bowsprit, would I flame distinctly, 200 Then meet and join. Jove's lightnings, the pre cursors O' the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary And sight-outrunning were not; the fire and cracks Of sulphurous roaring the most mighty Neptune Seem to besiege and make his bold waves tremble, Yea, his dread trident shake. Pros. My brave spirit! Who was so firm, so constant, that this coil Would not infect his reason? Ari. Not a soul But felt a fever of the mad and play'd Plunged in the foaming brine and quit the vessel, With hair up-staring, then like reeds, not hair, Was the first man that leap'd; cried, "Hell is On their sustaining garments not a blemish, In troops I have dispersed them 'bout the isle. The king's son have I landed by himself; Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs 210 220 Is the king's ship; in the deep nook, where once 230 Bound sadly home for Naples, Supposing that they saw the king's ship wreck'd Pros. Ariel, thy charge Past the mid season. Pros. At least two glasses. The time 'twixt six and now Must by us both be spent most preciously. Ari. Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains, Let me remember thee what thou hast promised, Which is not yet perform'd me. Pros. How now? moody? My liberty. What is 't thou canst demand? Pros. Before the time be out? no more! Ari. I prithee, Remember I have done thee worthy service; 240 Expontion Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served Without or grudge or grumblings : thou didst promise Pros. Thou dost, and think'st it much to tread the ooze Of the salt deep, To run upon the sharp wind of the north, To do me business in the veins o' the earth When it is baked with frost. Ari. I do not, sir. Pros. Thou liest, malignant thing! Hast thou forgot The foul witch Sycorax, who with age and envy Ari. Thou hast. Where was born? speak; tell me. Sir, in Argier. she Pros. To enter human hearing, from Argier, Thou know'st, was banish'd: for one thing she did Pros. This blue-eyed hag was hither brought with child 250 260 And here was left by the sailors. Thou, my slave, 270 |