Ant. Let's all sink with the king. Mira. But that I do not. [Exit. In the dark backward and abysm3 of time? Seb. Let's take leave of him. [Exit.|| If thou remember'st aught, ere thou cam'st here, Gon. Now would I give a thousand furlongs of How thou cam'st here, thou may'st. sea for an acre of barren ground; long heath, brown furze, any thing: the wills above be done! but I would fain die a dry death. [Exit. SCENE II.-The island: before the cell of Prospero. Enter Prospero and Miranda. Mir. If by your art, my dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them: The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch, But that the sea, mounting to the welkin's cheek, Dashes the fire out. O, I have suffer'd With those that I saw suffer! a brave vessel, Who had no doubt some noble creatures in her, Dash'd all to pieces. O, the cry did knock Against my very heart! Poor souls! they perish'd. Had I been any god of power, I would Have sunk the sea within the earth, or e'er1 Pro. Twelve years since, Pro. Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and Mira. Both, both, my girl: Mira. O, my heart bleeds Of all the world I lov'd, and to him put not: I pray thee, mark me. Like a good parent, did beget of him But what my power might else exact,-like one, To credit his own lie,-he did believe Mira. Your tale, sir, would cure deafness Was dukedom large enough; of temporal royalties O the heavens! Now I arise: Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. Pro. Mark his condition, and the event; then Than other princes can, that have more time tell me, If this might be a brother. Pro. Now the condition. Mira. Alack, for pity! I, not rememb'ring how I cried out then, Will cry it o'er again; it is a hint3, That wrings mine eyes. Pro. Hear a little further, And then I'll bring thee to the present business Mira. That hour destroy us? Pro. Wherefore did they not Well demanded, wench; My tale provokes that question. Dear, they durst (So dear the love my people bore me) nor set Mira. Pro. Alack! what trouble O! a cherubim For vainer hours, and tutors not so careful. Mira. Heavens thank you for't! And now, 1 pray you, sir, (For still 'tis beating in my mind,) your reason For raising this sea-storm? Pro. Know thus far forth.- A most auspicious star; whose influence Enter Ariel. Ari. All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, Pro. I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak, cursors O' the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary Ari. Not a soul Pro. By Providence divine. Out of his charity (who being then appointed ness, Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnish'd me, Pro. But was not this nigh shore? Close by, my master. Not a hair perish'd; (1) Thirsty. (2) Consideration. (3) Suggestion. (4) Sprinkled. (5) Stubborn resolution. (6) The minutest article. (7) Bustle, tumult Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs, Of the king's ship, The mariners, say, how thou hast dispos'd, And all the rest o' the fleet? Ari. Safely in harbour Is the king's ship; in the deep nook, where once Thou call'dst me up at midnight to fetch dew From the still-vex'd Bermoothes, there she's hid: The mariners all under hatches stowed; Whom, with a charm join'd to their suffer'd labour, I have left asleep and for the rest o' the fleet, Supposing that they saw the king's ship wreck'd, Pro. Ariel, thy charge Must by us both be spent most preciously. Ari. Is there more toil? Since thou dost give Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd, Pro. How now? moody? My liberty. What is't thou canst demand? Pro. Before the time be out? no more. Ari. The foul witch Sycorax, who, with age, and envy, Thou hast: where was she born? O, was she so? I must, Pro. Dull thing, I say so; he, that Caliban, Whom now I keep in service. Thou best know'st What torment I did find thee in: thy groans ||Did make wolves howl, and penetrate the breasts Of ever angry bears: it was a torment To lay upon the damn'd, which Sycorax Could not again undo; it was mine art, When I arriv'd, and heard thee, that made gape The pine, and let thee out. Ari. I will be correspondent to command, I will discharge thee. Do so; and after two days Ari. That's my noble master! What shall I do? say what: what shall I do? Pro. Go make thyself like to a nymph o' the sea; Be subject to no sight but mine; invisible To every eye-ball else. Go, take this shape, And hither come in't: hence, with diligence. [Exit Ariel. Awake, dear heart, awake! thou hast slept well; Awake! Mira. The strangeness of your story put Heaviness in me. Pro. Shake it off: come on; 'Tis a villain, sir, We'll visit Caliban, my slave, who never Yields us kind answer. Mira. Re-enter Ariel, like a water-nymph. Which thou forget'st. This damn'd witch, Sycorax, Fine appantion! My quaint Ariel, And blister you all o'er! Pro. For this, be sure, to-night thou shalt have cramps, Side-stitches, that shall pen thy breath up; urchins! Cal. Water with berries in't; and teach me how Cursed be I that did so!-All the charms Could not abide to be with; therefore wast thou Cal. You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse: the red plague rid2 you, For learning me your language! Pro. Hag-seed, hence! Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou wert best, To answer other business. Shrug'st thou, malice? If thou neglect'st, or dost unwillingly What I command, I'll rack thee with old cramps; Fill all thy bones with aches: make thee roar, That beasts shall tremble at thy din. Cal. No, 'pray thee! I must obey his art is of such power, It would control my dam's god, Setebos, And make a vassal of him. Pro. [Aside. So, slave; hence! [Exit Caliban. Re-enter Ariel, invisible, playing and singing;|| Ferdinand following him. ARIEL'S SONG. Come unto these yellow sands, And then take hands: Court'sied when you have, and kiss'd, (The wild waves whist3) Foot it featly here and there; And, sweet sprites, the burden bear. Hark, hark! Bur. Bowgh, wowgh. The watch-dogs bark: Bur. Bowgh, wowgh. [dispersebly. [dispersedly. Hark, hark! I hear Fer. Where should this music be? i' the air, or the earth? It sounds no more :-and sure, it waits upon This is no mortal business, nor no sound That the earth owes 4-I hear it now above me. Pro. The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, And say, what thou seest yond'. Mira. What is't? a spirit? Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, It carries a brave form :-But 'tis a spirit. Pro. No, wench; it eats and sleeps, and hath such senses As we have, such: this gallant which thou seest And strays about to find them. Mira. I might call him It goes on, [Aside As my soul prompts it:-Spirit, fine spirit! I'll free thee (1) Fairies. (2) Destroy. (3) Still, silent. (4) Owls [Aside. They have chang'd eyes:-Delicate Ariel, Fer. Pro. Soft, sir; one word more.They are both in either's powers: but this swift business Pro. Thy nerves are in their infancy again, And have no vigour in them. Fer. So they are: My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. Pro. It works:-Come on. Pro. Come, follow: speak not for him. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I-Another part of the island. Enter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco, and others. Gon. 'Beseech you, sir, be merry: you have cause (So have we all) of joy; for our escape Alon. Seb. He receives comfort like cold porridge. Ant. The visitor will not give him o'er so. Seb. Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike. Gon. Sir. Seb. One-Tell. Gon. When every grief is entertain'd, that's offer'd, Comes to the entertainer A dollar. Seb. Gon. Dolour comes to him, indeed; you have spoken truer than you proposed. Seb. You have taken it wiselier than I meant you should. Gon. Therefore, my lord, Ant. Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue! Alon. I pr'ythee, spare. Gon. Well, I have done: but yet Seb. He will be talking. Ant. Which of them, he, or Adrian, for a good wager, first begins to crow? Seb. The old cock. Ant. The cockrel. Seb. Done: the wager? Ant. A laughter. Seb. A match. Adr. Though this island seem to be desert,— |