Saphanothe

King
Tninculo- cup bearer

Calitan, norskipper

all duck
lands.

مه

ACT THIRD

Scene One

[Before Prospero's Cell]

Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log.

Fer. There be some sports are painful, and their labour

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Delight in them gets off: some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters
Point to rich ends. This my mean task
Would be as heavy to me as odious; but
The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead
And makes my labours pleasures: O! she is
Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed,
And he's compos'd of harshness. I must remove
Some thousands of these logs and pile them up,
Upon a sore injunction: my sweet mistress
Weeps when she sees me work, and says such base-

ness

Had never like executor. [I forget: my task

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But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labours, Most busy lest, when I do it.

Enter Miranda; and Prospero [at a distance]. Mira.

Alas! now, pray you,

Work not so hard: I would the lightning had Burnt up those logs that you are enjoin'd to pile! Pray, set it down and rest you: when this burns, "Twill weep for having wearied you. My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself:

He's safe for these three hours.

2 sets off: makes attractive

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15 busy lest, when I do it; cf. n.

Fer.

O most dear mistress,

The sun will set, before I shall discharge

What I must strive to do.

Mira.

I'll bear your logs the while.
I'll carry it to the pile.

Fer.

If you'll sit down,

Pray, give me that; 24

No, precious creature:

I had rather crack my sinews, break my back,
Than you should such dishonour undergo,

While I sit lazy by.

Mira.

It would become me

As well as it does you: and I should do it

With much more ease; for my good will is to it,
And yours it is against.

Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected:

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This visitation shows it.

Mira.

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 set it in my prayers

What is your name?

Mira.

Miranda. O my father! 36

I have broke your hest to say so.
Fer.

Admir'd Miranda!

Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady
I have ey'd with best regard, and many a time
The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues
Have I lik'd several women; never any.
With so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd,
And put it to the foil: but you, O you!

32 visitation: sudden affliction (with pun on the meaning 'visit')
42 several: various

pun on mit

play of wards Miranda

means admired

07. fauler

-to trample indenfoor