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Pro. Praise in departing.

Fran. They vanish'd strangely.

Seb. 9 "'Tis no matter, fince

They've left their viands behind; for we have ftomachs. Will't please you taste of what is here?

''Ant. Not I.

Gon. Faith, Sir, you need not fear. When we were boys, Who would believe that there were mountaineers, Dew-lapt like bulls, whofe throats had hanging at 'em Wallets of flesh? or that there were fuch men,

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Whofe heads ftood in their breasts? which now we find Each a putter out on five for one will bring us Good warrant of.

Alon. I will ftand to, and feed,
Although my laft; no matter, fince I feel

The best is past. Brother, my lord the Duke,
Stand to, and do as we.

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Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel like a harpy, claps
bis wings upon the table, and with a queint device
the banquet vanifbes.

Ari. You are three men of fin, whom destiny
(That hath to inftrument this lower world,
And what is in't) the never-surfeited sea
Hath caused to 3 'belch up; and on this Island,
Where man doth not inhabit, you 'mongst men

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(a) It was a cuftom heretofore for people upon their going forth to travel to put out fums of money upon contracts to receive the fame back with increase upon their return: which increase bore a proportion to the length and danger of the voyages they undertook; and upon those which were very long and very hazardous it sometimes rofe to 500 per cent.

See Ben. Johnfon. Every man out of his humour. A&.
See alfo Morifon's Itinerary. Part 1. p. 198.

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Being most unfit to live: I have made you mad;
And ev❜n with fuch like valour men hang and drown
Their proper felves.
felves. You fools, I and my fellows

[They draw their fwords.

Are minifters of fate; the elements

Of 'which' your fwords are temper'd, may as well
Wound the loud winds, or with bemockt-at ftabs
Kill the ftill-clofing waters, as diminish

One down that's in my plume: my fellow-minifters
Are like invulnerable. If you could hurt,
Your swords are now too maffie for your ftrengths,
And will not be up-lifted. But remember,
(For that's my business to you) that you three
From Milan did fupplant good Profpero:
Expos'd unto the fea, (which hath requit it)
Him and his innocent child: for which foul deed
The powers delaying, not forgetting, have
Incens'd the feas and fhores, yea, all the creatures,
Against your peace: thee of thy fon, Alonso,
They have bereft; and do pronounce by me,
Ling'ring perdition, worse than any death
Can be at once, fhall step by step attend

You and your ways; whofe wraths to guard you from,
Which here in this moft defolate Ifle elfe fall

Upon your heads, 'there's nothing but heart's forrow,
And a clear life enfuing.

He vanifbes in thunder: then, to foft mufick, Enter the fhapes again, and dance with mocks and mowes, and carrying out the table.

Pro. Bravely the figure of this harpy haft thou
Perform'd, my Ariel; a grace it had devouring:
Of my inftruction haft thou nothing 'bated
In what thou hadft to fay fo with good life,
And obfervation ftrange, my meaner ministers

Their several kinds have done; my high charms work,
And these, mine enemies, are all knit up

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In their distractions: they are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them, whilst I vifit
Young Ferdinand,

who, they fuppofe, is drown'd,

And his and my lov'd darling.

Gon. I' th' name of fomething holy, Sir, why ftand you In this strange stare?

Alon. O, it is monftrous! monstrous!

Methought the billows fpoke, and told me of it;
The winds did fing it to me, and the thunder,
That deep and dreadful organ-pipe pronounc'd
The name of Profper: it did bafe my trefpafs.
Therefore my fon i' th' ooze is bedded; and
I'll feek him deeper than e'er plummet founded,
And with him there lye mudded.

Seb. But one fiend at a time,

I'll fight their legions o'er.

Ant. I'll be thy fecond.

[Exit.

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Gon. All three of them are defp'rate; their great guilt,

Like poifon giv'n to work a great time after,

Now 'gins to bite the fpirits. I beseech you
That are of fuppler joints, follow them swiftly,
And hinder them from what this ecstasie

May now provoke them to.
Adr. Follow, I pray you.

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ACT

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A CT IV. SCENE I.

PROSPERO's CAVE.

Enter Profpero, Ferdinand, and Miranda.

PROSPERO.

F I have too aufterely punish'd you,

Your compenfation makes amends; for I

Have giv'n you here 7 a thread" of mine own.life,
Or that for which I live; whom once again

I tender to thy hand: all thy vexations
Were but my tryals of thy love, and thou
Haft ftrangely stood the telt. Here afore heav'n
I ratifie this my rich gift: 'Ferdinand,

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Do not fmile at me that I boaft her off;

For thou shalt find fhe will outftrip all praise,
And make it halt behind her.

Fer. I believe it

Against an oracle.

Pro. Then as my gift, and thine own acquifition
Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter: but
If thou doft break her virgin-knot before
All fanctimonious ceremonies may
With full and holy rite be minifter'd,
No fweet afperfion fhall the heav'ns let fall
To make this contract grow: but barren hate,
Sour-ey'd difdain, and difcord fhall beftrew
The union of your bed with weeds fo loathly,
That you fhall hate it both: therefore take heed,
As Hymen's lamps fhall light you.

Fer. As I hope

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8Q Ferdinand,

For quiet days, fair iffue, and long life,
With fuch love as 'tis now: the murkiest den,
The moft opportune place, the ftrong'ft fuggeftion
Our worfer Genius can, fhall never melt

Mine honour into luft, to take away!

The edge of that day's celebration,

When I fhall think or Phabus' fteeds are founder'd,
Or night kept chain'd below.

Pro. 'Moft fairly spoke.`

Sit then, and talk with her, fhe is thine own.
What, Ariel; my induftrious fervant, Ariel.

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Ari. What would my potent mafter? here I am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your laft fervice Did worthily perform; and I muft ufe you In fuch another trick, go bring the rabble, O'er whom I give thee power, here to this place; Incite them to quick motion, for I must Bestow upon the the eyes of this young couple Some vanity of mine art; it is my promife, And they expect it from me.

Ari. Presently?

Pro. Ay, with a twink.

Ari. Before you can fay, Come and

And breathe twice; and cry, fo, fo;

Each one, tripping on his toe,

Will be here with mop and mow.

Do you love me, mafter? no?

go,

Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel; do not approach 'Till thou doft hear me call.

Ari. Well, I conceive.

Pro. Look thou be true; do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the ftrongest oaths are ftraw To th' fire i' th' blood; be more abftemious,

9 Fairly spoke.

[Exit.

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