And show'd thee all the qualities o' th' isle, The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile: Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you! 340 Which first was mine own king: and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' th' island. Thou most lying slave, 344 Pros. Whom stripes may move, not kindness! I have used thee, Filth as thou art, with human care; and lodged thee In mine own cell, till thou didst seek to violate The honour of my child. Cal. O ho, O ho! would 't had been done! Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else This isle with Calibans. Which any print of goodness wilt not take, 350 355 Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour 360 351 Pros.] Theobald (after Dryden). Mira. (or Mir.) Ff. 352 wilt] F. will F2F3F4. · 355, 356 didst not...Know] couldst not ...Shew Hanmer (Warburton). 356 wouldst] didst Hanmer. 358 vile] Rowe. vild Ff. wild D. Wilson conj. Deservedly confined into this rock, Who hadst deserved more than a prison. Cal. You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you For learning me your language! Pros. Shrug'st thou, malice? If thou neglect'st, or dost unwillingly Cal. And make a vassal of him. Pros. 365 370 So, slave; hence! [Exit Caliban. Re-enter ARIEL, invisible, playing and singing; FERDINAND following. ARIEL'S song. Come unto these yellow sands, And then take hands: Courtsied when you have and kiss'd 375 Re-enter ... following.] Malone. Enter Ferdinand and Ariel, inuisible playing and singing. FF,F3. Enter F. and A. invisible, ... F4. Musick. Re-enter Ariel invisible; Ferdinand following. Capell. 375,376 sands,...hands:] sands;...hands, Nicholson conj. 377, 378 kiss'd The...whist:] kiss'd:Ye...whist! Nicholson conj. (N. and Q. 1866). 378 The wild waves whist] Printed as a parenthesis by Steevens. See note (V). Fer. Cry, Cock-a-diddle-dow. Where should this music be? i' th' air or th' earth? It sounds no more: and, sure, it waits upon No, it begins again. ARIEL sings. Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Burthen: Ding-dong. Ari. Hark! now I hear them,-Ding-dong, bell. 390 395 400 387 th' air or th' earth?] in air or earth? Pope. 390 again] against Rowe (after Dry den). 391 crept] creept F2. Cockadidle 397 coral] corals Keightley conj. Fer. The ditty does remember my drown'd father. 405 This is no mortal business, nor no sound That the earth owes :-I hear it now above me. Mir. What is't? a spirit? Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, It carries a brave form. But 'tis a spirit. 410 Pros. No, wench; it eats and sleeps and hath such senses As we have, such. This gallant which thou seest Was in the wreck; and, but he's something stain'd With grief, that's beauty's canker, thou mightst call him A goodly person: he hath lost his fellows, And strays about to find 'em. Mir. I might call him A thing divine; for nothing natural I ever saw so noble. Pros. [Aside] It goes on, I see, 416 As my soul prompts it. Spirit, fine spirit! I'll free thee Within two days for this. Fer. Most sure, the goddess On whom these airs attend! Vouchsafe my prayer And that you will some good instruction give 406 [Musicke aboue. Collier MS. but leaves ow'st 454. 408 SCENE VI. Pope. eye] eyes Collier MS. 409 What is't? a spirit?] What! is't a spirit? Daniel conj. 419 [Aside] Pope. 421 425 It goes on, I see,] It goes, I see Capell. It goes on Steevens (1793). 'T goes on, I see, Nicholson conj. 420 fine spirit!] om. Hanmer. 421 [seeing her. Collier MS. 423 [Kneeling. Collier (ed. 2). Kneeles. Collier MS. 427 maid] F3. Mayd FF. made F4. Mir But certainly a maid. Fer. No wonder, sir; My language! heavens! I am the best of them that speak this speech, How? the best? Pros. Mir. Alack, for mercy! 430 435 Fer. Yes, faith, and all his lords; the Duke of Milan And his brave son being twain. Pros. [Aside] The Duke of Milan And his more braver daughter could control thee, At the first sight [To Fer.] A word, good sir; If now 'twere fit to do't. Is the third man that e'er I saw; the first That e'er I sigh'd for: pity move my father Fer. O, if a virgin, And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you 428 [Rising. Collier (ed. 2). 429 [rising. Collier MS. 438 [Aside] Dyce (Collier MS.). Capell marks At...this (440-442) only as Aside. 439 control] console Staunton conj. (doubtfully). 442, 452 [To Fer.] To him. Collier. 443 See note (VI). 440 445 444 ungently] F1. urgently FF3F4 |