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Who hadft deferu'd more then a prison.

Cal. You taught me Language; and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curfe! The red-plague rid you,
For learning me your language!

Prof.
Hag-feed, hence!
Fetch vs in Fewell! and be quicke (thou'rt beft !)

To answer other bufineffe! Shrug'ft thou (Malice) ?
If thou neglectft, or doft vnwillingly

What I command, Ile racke thee with old Crampes,
Fill all thy bones with Achës, make thee rore,

That beafts fhall tremble at thy dyn!

Cal.
[Aside] I must obey! His Art is of fuch pow'r,
It would controll my Dams god, Setebos,
And make a vaffaile of him!

Pro.

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No, 'pray thee!

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So, flaue! hence! [Exit CAL.

Enter FERDINAND; & ARIEL, inuifible, playing & finging. Ariel. [Song.] Come vnto thefe yellow fands,

and then take hands;

Curtfied when you haue, and kift

the wilde waues whift!

Foote it featly heere and there,

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and, fweete Sprights, beare the burthen! 1

[Burthen, dispersedly.] Harke, harke! bowgh wawgh!

The watch-Dogges barke, bowgh-wawgh!

Ar. Hark, hark, I heare,

the flraine of ftrutting Chanticlere

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cry, Cockadidle-dowe!'

Fer. Where fhold this Mufick be?

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I'th aire, or th'earth >

It founds no more: and, fure, it waytes vpon
Some God 'oth'Iland! Sitting on a banke,
(Weeping againe the King my Fathers wracke,)
This Muficke crept by me vpon the waters,
Allaying, both their fury, and my paffion,
With it's sweet ayre: thence I haue follow'd it,

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(Or it hath drawne me rather ;) but 'tis gone! [Musick. 393 No! it begins againe !

1 The rhythm shows that the order of the words is not to be alterd for ryme's sake.

Ariell. [Song.] Full fadom fiue thy Father lies:

Of his bones are Corrall made :
Thofe are pearles that were his eies,
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth fuffer a Sea-change
Into fomething rich & ftrange:

Sea-Nimphs hourly ring his knell :

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[Burthen :] ding dong! Harke! now I heare them: ding-dong, bell! 402

Fer. The Ditty do's remember my drown'd Father! This is no mortall bufines, nor no found

That the earth owes 1: I heare it now aboue me.

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[It dies.

Pro. [to MIR.] The fringed Curtaines of thine eye aduance, And fay what thou fee'ft yond!

Mira.
What is't? a Spirit?
Lord, how it lookes about! Beleeue me, fir,
It carries a braue forme. But 'tis a spirit.

Pro. No, wench! it eats, and fleeps, & hath such senses

As we haue: such! This Gallant which thou seest,

Was in the wracke: and, but hee's fomething ftain'd

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With greefe, (that's beauties canker,) thou might'ft call him A goodly perfon: he hath loft his fellowes,

And strayes about to finde 'em.

Mir.

A thing diuine; for nothing naturall,

I euer faw fo Noble.

Pro. [aside]

I might call him

It goes on, I fee,

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Moft fure, the Goddeffe

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As my foule prompts it! Spirit, fine fpirit! Ile free thee Within two dayes for this!

Fer. [aside]

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On whom these ayres attend! [To MIR.] Vouchsafe, my pray'r
May know if you remaine vpon this Ifland;
And that you will fome good instruction giue,
How I may beare me heere! my prime request
(Which I do last pronounce) is, (O you wonder!)
If you be Mayd, or no?

Mir.

No 'wonder', Sir!

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But certainly a ' Mayd'.

Fer.

My Language! Heauens!

I am the best of them that speake this speech,
Were I but where 'tis fpoken.

How? the best?

Pro.
What wer't thou, if the King of Naples heard thee?
Fer. A fingle thing, as I am now, that wonders
To heare thee speake of Naples. He do's heare me;
And that he do's, I weepe! My felfe am Naples,
Who, with mine eyes, (neuer fince at ebbe,) beheld
The King my Father wrack't!

Alacke, for mercy!

Mir.
Fer. Yes, faith, & all his Lords; the Duke of Millaine
And his braue fonne, being twaine.

Pro. [aside]

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The Duke of Millaine, 436

And his more brauer daughter, could controll thee,

If now 'twere fit to do't.

They haue chang'd eyes!

Ile fet thee free for this!)

At the first sight

(¶ Delicate Ariel,

[To FER.] A word, good Sir! 440

I feare you haue done your felfe some wrong: A word!

Mir. [aside] Why speakes my father so vngently? This

Is the third man that ere I faw: the first

That ere I figh'd for. Pitty moue my father

To be enclin'd my way!

Fer.

O, if a Virgin,

And your affection not gone forth, Ile make you
The Queene of Naples!

Pro.

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Soft fir, one word more! [bufines,

[Aside] They are both in eythers pow'rs! But this swift

I muft vneafie make, least too light winning

[thee

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Make the prize light. [To FER.] One word more! I charge
That thou attend me! Thou do'ft heere vfurpe
The name thou ow'ft not, and haft put thy felfe
Vpon this Island, as a spy, to win it

From me, the Lord on't.

Fer.

No! as I am a man!

Mir. Ther's nothing ill, can dwell in such a Temple! 455

If the ill-fpirit haue fo fayre a house,

Good things will ftriue to dwell with't.

Pro. [to FER.]

Follow me!

[To MIR.] Speake not you for him! hee's a Traitor! ¶ Come,

Ile manacle thy necke and feete together!

Sea water fhalt thou drinke! thy food shall be

The fresh-brooke Muffels, wither'd roots, and huskes
Wherein the Acorne cradled! Follow !

Fer.

I will refift fuch entertainment, till
Mine enemy ha's more pow'r!

Mira.

No!

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[He drawes, and is charmed from mouing.

O deere Father!

Make not too rafh a triall of him! for

Hee's gentle, and not fearfull.

Prof.

What, I fay!

My foote, my Tutor! ¶ Put thy sword vp, Traitor!

Who mak'ft a fhew, but dar'ft not ftrike: thy conscience
Is fo poffeft with guilt. Come, from thy ward!
For I can heere difarme thee with this fticke,
And make thy weapon drop.

Mira.

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[PROS. touches FER.S sword. It drops. Befeech you, Father! 471

Prof. Hence! hang not on my garments!

Mira.

[seizes his Mantle.

Sir, haue pity!

Ile be his furety!

Prof.

Silence! One word more

Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee!

What!

An aduocate for an Impoftor? Hush!

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Thou think'ft there is no more fuch fhapes as he,

(Hauing feene but him and Caliban :) Foolish wench! To th'moft of men, this is a Caliban,

And they to him are Angels!

Mira.

My affections

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Are then moft humble: I haue no ambition

To see a goodlier man.

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My spirits, as in a dreame, are all bound vp:

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My Fathers loffe, the weaknesse which I feele,
The wracke of all my friends, nor this mans threats,
(To whom I am fubdude,) are but light to me,
Might I but (through my prison) once a day
Behold this Mayd! all corners else o'th' Earth,
Let liberty make vse of! space enough
Haue I in fuch a prison.
Prof. [aside]

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It workes! [To FER.] Come on!

(Thou haft done well, fine Ariell !) [To FER.] Follow me! ([TO ARI.] Harke what thou else shalt do mee!)

Mira.

My Fathers of a better nature, (Sir,)

Be of comfort!

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Thou shalt be as free

Then he appeares by speech: this is vnwonted,
Which now came from him.

(Prof. [to ARI.]

As mountaine windes! but then exactly do

All points of my command.

Ariell.

To th'fyllable!)

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Prof. [to FER.] Come, follow! [To MIR.] Speake not for

him.

Actus Secundus. Scoena Prima.

The Iland.

Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTHONIO, GONZALO, ADRIAN,

FRANCISCO, and others.

Gonz. Beseech you, Sir, be merry! You haue cause I

(So haue we all) of ioy; for our escape

Is much beyond our loffe. Our hint of woe

Is common: euery day, some Saylors wife,

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The Mafters of fome Merchant, and the Merchant,

Haue iuft our Theame of woe: But for the miracle,
(I meane our preferuation,) few in millions
Can fpeake like vs: then wifely (good Sir) weigh
Our forrow, with our comfort!

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Alonf.

Prethee, peace!

Seb. He receiues comfort like cold porredge!

Ant. The Vifitor will not giue him ore fo.

Seb. Looke! hee's winding vp the watch of his wit; by

and by it will strike.

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