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,
So perfect, and so peerless, are created
Of every creature's best.

Mira. I do not know

One of

my sex; no woman's face remember,
Save, from my glass, mine own; nor have I seen
More that I may call men, than you, good friend,
And my dear father: how features are abroad,
I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty
(The jewel in my dower), I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you;
Nor can imagination form a shape,
Besides yourself, to like of: But I prattle
Something too wildly, and my father's precepts
I therein do forget.

Fer. I am, in my condition,

A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;

(I would, not so!) and would no more endure

This wooden slavery, than I would suffer

The flesh-fly blow mouth

speak ;

my

The very instant that I saw you, did

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60

70

Hear my soul

My heart fly to your service; there resides,

To make me slave to it; and, for

your sake,

Mira.

Mira. Do

love me?

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you

Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this

sound,

And crown what I profess with kind event,

If I speak true; if hollowly, invert

What best is boded me, to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.

Mira. I am a fool,

To weep at what I am glad of.

Pro. Fair encounter

Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain

On that which breeds between them!

Fer. Wherefore weep you?

grace

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Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer

What I desire to give; and much less take,

What I shall die to want: But this is trifling;
And all the more it seeks to hide itself,

The bigger bulk it shews. Hence, bashful cunning!
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence !
you will marry me ;

I am your wife, if

If not, I'll die your maid: to be
You
may deny me; but I'll be

Whether you will or no.

Fer. My mistress, dearest,

And I thus humble ever.
Mira. My husband then?
Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing
As bondage e'er of freedom.

Mira.

Mira. And mine, with my heart in't and now farewell,

Till half an hour hence.

Fer. A thousand, thousand !

Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are surpris'd with all; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book; For yet, ere supper-time, must I perform Much business appertaining.

SCENE II.

[Exeunt.

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[Exit.

Another part of the island. Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, with a bottle.

Ste. Tell not me ;-when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before: therefore, bear up, and board 'em: Servant-monster, drink to me.

Trin. Servant-monster! the folly of this island! They say, there's but five upon this isle: we are three of them; if the other two be brain'd like us, the

state totters.

Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee: thy eyes are almost set in thy head.

Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail.

Ste. My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in sack for my part the sea cannot drown me: I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five-and-thirty

leagues,

leagues, off and on, by this light.-Thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard.

130 Trin. Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard. Ste. We'll not run, monsieur monster.

Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lie, like dogs : and yet say nothing neither.

Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou be'st a good moon-calf.

Cal. How does thy honour? Let me lick thy shoe: I'll not serve him, he is not valiant.

Trin. Thou ly'st, most ignorant monster; I am in case to justle a constable: why, thou debosh'd fish thou, was there ever a man a coward, that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, heing half a fish, and half a monster ?

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Cal. Lo, how he mocks me; wilt thou let him, my lord?

Trin. Lord, quoth he!- -that a monster should be such a natural!

Cal. Lo, lo, again: bite him to death, I pr'ythee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree -The poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity. Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee?

Ste. Marry will I; kneel, and repeat it; I will stand, and so shall Trinculo.

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Enter

Enter ARIEL invisible.

Cal. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant; a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island.

Ari. Thou ly'st.

Cal. Thou ly'st, thou jesting monkey, thou; I would my valiant master would destroy thee: I do not lie.

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Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in his tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. Trin. Why, I said nothing.

Ste. Mum then, and no more-[To Caliban.] Proceed.

Cal. I say, by sorcery he got
this isle;
From me he got it. If thy greatness will
Revenge it on him (for, I know, thou dar'st,
But this thing dare not-

Ste. That's most certain.

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Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee. Ste. How now shall this be compass'd! Canst thou bring me to the party?

Cal. Yea, yea, my lord; I'll yield him thee asleep, Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou ly'st, thou canst not.

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Cal. What a py'd ninny's this? Thou scurvy patch!— I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not shew him Where the quick freshes are.

Ste.