No, not so much perdition as an hair Betid to any creature in the vessel 30 Which thou heard'st cry, which thou saw'st sink. Sit down; For thou must now know farther. Mir. You have often Begun to tell me what I am; but stopp'd, Pros. The hour's now come; The very minute bids thee ope thine ear; Obey, and be attentive. Canst thou remember I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Mir. Certainly, sir, I can. Pros. By what? by any other house or person ? Of any thing the image tell me, that Hath kept with thy remembrance. Mir. 'Tis far off, 45 And rather like a dream than an assurance Four or five women once that tended me? Pros. Thou hadst, and more, Miranda. But how is it If thou remember'st aught ere thou camest here, mayst. But that I do not. 38 thou] om. Pope. 15 50 41 Out] Full Pope (after Dryden). 44 with] in Pope (after Dryden). Pros. Twelve year since, Miranda, twelve year since, Thy father was the Duke of Milan, and A prince of power. Mir. Sir, are not you my father? Pros. Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said thou wast my daughter; and thy father Was Duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess, no worse issued. Mir. O the heavens ! What foul play had we, that we came from thence? Pros. Both, both, my girl: By foul play, as thou say'st, were we heaved thence; Mir. O, my heart bleeds To think o' the teen that I have turn'd you to, Which is from my remembrance! Please you, farther. 65 Pros. My brother, and thy uncle, call'd Antonio,— I pray thee, mark me,-that a brother should Be so perfidious!-he whom, next thyself, Without a parallel; those being all my study, 53 Twelve year...year] 'Tis twelve years 58, 59 and his only heir A princess,] Pope. and his onelie heire, And Princesse; Ff. thou his only heir A princess, Hanmer. thou his only heir And princess, Steevens. and thou his only heir A princess, Johnson conj. 63 holp] help'd Pope. 70 75 O, my heart] My heart Pope. 70 as at that time] FF2 as at that time. F3F4. as, at that time, John son. 71 Through] Though F. Though of Hunter conj. 74 those] these So quoted by Hunter. And to my state grew stranger, being transported Mir. Sir, most heedfully. Pros. Being once perfected how to grant suits, The creatures that were mine, I say, or changed 'em, To what tune pleased his ear; that now he was Pros. As my trust was; which had indeed no limit, A confidence sans bound. He being thus lorded, 76 stranger] a stranger Keightley conj. 77 studies. Thy] Rowe. studies, thy Ff. 78 me] om. F3F4. 80 who...who] F1. whom...whom F2F3F4. 81 To trash] To plash Hanmer. To crush Long MS. To thrash Marsh. Too rash D. Wilson conj. 82, 83 'em...'em] them...them Capell. 84 the state] i'th state F1. e'th state F2 o'th state F3F4- om. Pope. 87 my] the Hudson (Harvard ed.). 88 0, good sir...mark me.] Good sir... mark me then. Pope. O yes, good sir...mark me. Capell. Mir. O,...do. Pros. I...me] I...me. Mir. O...do. Steevens (1793). 89 dedicated] dedicate Steevens, 1793 (Ritson conj.). 91 so] F. om. F2F3F4 92 O'er-prized] O'er-peized Nicholson 95 falsehood...as] falsehood, in its con- Not only with what my revenue yielded, But what my power might else exact, like one To credit his own lie, he did believe He was indeed the duke; out o' the substitution, With all prerogative:-hence his ambition growing,— Mir. Your tale, sir, would cure deafness. 100 106 Pros. To have no screen between this part he play'd And him he play'd it for, he needs will be Absolute Milan. Me, poor man, my library 99 exact, like] exact. Like Ff. having into truth...of it] loving an Was dukedom large enough of temporal royalties So dry he was for sway, wi' the King of Naples Mir. O the heavens! 110 115 Pros. Mark his condition, and the event; then tell me If this might be a brother. To think but nobly of my grandmother : Pros. Now the condition. This King of Naples, being an enemy The gates of Milan; and, i̇' the dead of darkness, 110 enough] enough for Keightley. royalties] roalties F1. realties D. Wilson conj. 112 dry] ripe D. Wilson conj. w the] Capell. with Ff. with Rowe. with the Steevens. 116 most] F1 much F2F3F4. 117 his] the Hanmer. 119 but] not Pope. 120 Good...sons] Spoken by Prospero, Hanmer (Theobald conj.). borne] bore Theobald. 121 125 130 condition] conduct Gould conj. 122 hearkens] hears Pope. hearks Theobald. harks Walker conj. 123, 124 premises, Of] promises Of D. Wilson conj. 129 Fated] Mated Dryden's version. purpose] practise Collier, ed. 2 (Collier MS.). 131 ministers] minister Rowe. |