Fer. Let me live here ever; So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, Pro. Sweet now, filence: There's fomething elfe to do hufh, and be mute, Juno and Ceres whisper, and fend Iris on employment. Iris. You nymphs, call'd Nayads, of the winding brooks,, With your fedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Leave your crifp channels, and on this greenland Answer your fummons, June does command: Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate. A contract of true love; be not too late. (131: Enter certain Nymphs. You fun-burn'd ficklemen, of Auguft weary, K. Jobn. A&t 4. This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath, Th' extravagant and erring spirit hyes And in his poem entitled, In Praise of his Love. In whofe confine immured is the store, O moft potential love! vow, bond, nor fpace, d And in thee hath neither fting, knot, nor confine:) def Amorous Epistle of Paris to Helen. Shipping myself from the Sigan fhore,eti And, I believe, in every other paffage throughout his works, where Enter certain reapers, properly habited; they join with the nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end whereof, Profpero ftarts fuddenly, and Speaks; after which, to a frange, hollow and confufed noife, they vanish heavily.. Pro. I had forgot that foul confpiracy Of the beaft Caliban, and his confed'rates, Is almoft come. Well done, avoid; no more. Fer. This is ftranges your father's in some paffion. That works him strongly. Mir. Never 'till this day Saw I him touch'd with anger, fo diftemper'd.. (27) -Sir, I am vext; Bear : Bear with my weakness, my cld brain is troubled:] There is theappearance of fomething very extraordinary, in this great emotion of anger fo difcoverable in the behaviour of Profpero, on the fudden recollection of Caliban's plot : And the admirable reflection, which he makes, upon the infignificancy of human things, fully fhews it for. thinking men are never under greater oppreffion of mind, than when they make fuch kind of reflections. And yet, if we turn to the caufe of this difturbance, there is nothing that one could imagine, at first view, could occafion it: the plot of a contemptible fauage, and two drunken failors, whom he had abfolutely in his power! It could be. no apprehenfion of danger then, that could cause it. But, reflecting. more attentively, we fhall find, (agreeably to our Poet's wonderful.. knowledge of nature,) there was fomething in the cafe, with which, great minds are most deeply affected; and that is, the refentment of ingratitude. The TEMPEST. Bear with my weakness, my old brain is troubled: If thou be pleas'd, retire into my cell, And there repofe; a turn or two I'll walk, To ftill my beating mind. 59 Fer. Mira. We wish your peace. [Exe. Fer. and Mir. Ariel, come. Profpero comes forward from the Cell; enter Ariel to him. Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to; what's thy pleasure? We must prepare to meet with Caliban. Ari. Ay, my commander; when I prefented Ceres, Pro. Say again, where didft thou leave these varlets ? For breathing in their faces; beat the ground ingratitude. He recall'd to his mind the obligations this Caliban lay Pth 1' th' filthy mantled pool beyond your cell, There dancing up to th' chins, that the foul lake Pro. This was well done, my bird ; Thy fhape invifible retain thou ftill; The trumpery in my houfe, go bring it hither, Ari. I go, I go. Pro. A dev 1, a barn devil, on whofe nature [Exita [Profpero remains invisible. Inter Ariel loaden with gliftering apparel, &c. Enter Cal. Pray you, tread foftly, that the blind mole may not Hear a foot fall; we now are near his cell. Ste. Monfter, your Fairy, which you fay is a harmlefs Fairy, has done little better than plaid the Jack with us. Trin. Monfter, I do fmell all horfe-pifs, at which. my nofe is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine: do you hear, monfter? If I fhould take a difpleasure against you; look. Trin. Thou wert but a loft monfter.. you Cal. Good my Lord, give me thy favour fill: Be patient, for the prize, I'll bring thee to Shall hood-winck this mifchance; therefore, speak foftly; All's hufh'd as midnight yet.. Trin. Ay, but to lofe our bottles in the pool, Ste. There is not only difgrace and dishonour in that, monfter, but an infinite lofs. 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: feeft thou here, This is the mouth o' th' cell; no noife, and enter Do that good mifchief, which may make this Inland Thine own for ever; and I, thy Galiban, For ay thy foot-licker. Aleni squidT Ste. Give me thy hand; I do begin to have bloody thoughts. worthy Stephano! Trin. O King Stephano! O Peer ! Look, what a wardrobe here is for thee Cal. Let it alone, thou fool, it is but trafh Trin. Oh, oh, monfter; we know what belongs to a frippery;-O, King Stephana! Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, Pir have that gown. Trin. Thy grace fhall have it. Cal. The dropfy drown this fool! what do you mean, To doat thus on fuch luggage? let's along," And do the murder. first: if he awake, From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ;Make us ftrange 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 lofe your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do; we fteal by line and level; and't like: your grace. Ste. Ithank thee for that jeft, here's a garment for't:: wit fhall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: fteal by line and level, is an excellent pafs of pate; there's another garment forit. Trin. Monster, come, put fome lime upon your fin.. gers, and away with the reft. na duny Cal. I will have none on't; we shall lofe our time,. And all be turn'd to barnacles, or apes With foreheads villanous low, an Ste. Monster, lay to your fingers; help to bear this away, where my hog fhead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom; go to, carry this lima moy ***Trin. And this and ym Po dɔtɔt lliw I n Ste. Ay, and this. 167 A noise |