Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thce, To the dulling of my fpirits: fit down, and rest. Whom thus we stray to find; and the fea mocks Ant. [Afide to Sebaftian.] I am right glad that he's fo out of hope. Do not, for one repulfe, forego the purpose That you refolv'd to effect. Seb. The next advantage Will we take throughly. Ant. Let it be to-night; For, now they are opprefs'd with travel, they Seb. I fay, to-night: no more. Solemn and strange mufic; and Profpero on the top, invifible. Enter feveral strange shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of falutation; and, inviting the king, &c. to eat, they depart. Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! Gon. Marvellous fweet mufick! Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? Seb. A living drollery: Now I will believe, That there are unicorns; that, in Arabia There is one tree, the phoenix' throne; one phoenix Ant. I'll believe both; And what does elfe want credit, come to me, A living drollery :]-A puppet-fhew exhibited by living figures. one tree, the phoenix' throne with which the bird is faid to die, and revive as that springs again. And And I'll be fworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, Gon. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? (For, certes, these are people of the island) Many, nay, almost any. Pro. Honest lord, Thou haft faid well; for fome of you Are worse than devils. Alon. I cannot too much mufe, there present, [Afide. Such fhapes, fuch gefture, and fuch found, expreffing W Pro. Praise in departing. Fran. They vanish'd strangely. Seb. No matter, fince [Afide. They have left their viands behind; for we have ftomachs.Will't please you taste of what is here? Alon. Not I. Gon. Faith, fir, you need not fear: When we were boys, Who would believe that there were * mountaineers, Dew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at 'em Wallets of flesh? or that there were fuch men, Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now, we find, t certes,]-certainly-" certes, fays he, "I have already chofe my officer." mufe,]-admire. OTHELLO, Act I, S. 1. Jago. Praife in departing.]-when the feaft is ended, and you find how you have fared. mountaineers,]-inhabitants of the Alps. * Whofe heads flood in their breafts ?]-the Blemmyes of Pliny, B.v. C.8. Each putter out on five for one, will bring us. Good warrant of. Alon. I will ftand to, and feed; although my last, No matter, fince I feel the best is past Brother, my lord the duke, ftand to, and do as we. Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel like a harpy; claps his wings upon the table, and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes. Ari. You are three men of fin, whom destiny, a That hath to inftrument this lower world, And what is in't) the never-furfeited fea Hath caufed to belch up; and on this island Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad; And even with fuch like valour men hang and drown Ye fools! I and my fellows [Alonfo, Sebaftian, and the reft Are minifters of fate; the elements [draw their fwords. Of whom your fwords are temper'd, may as well b One dowle that's in my plume; my fellow-minifters Your fwords are now too maffy for your strengths, t putter but on five for one,]-voyager that advances money at 500 pe cent, to be received upon his return. bath to inftrument]-employs for the accomplishment of its purposes. dowle]-feather, a fingle particle of my plumage. The The powers (delaying, not forgetting) have Incens'd the feas and fhores, yea, all the creatures, You, and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from He vanishes in thunder: then to foft mufick, enter the shapes Pro. [Afide.] Bravely the figure of this harpy haft thou In what thou hadft to fay: fo with good life, In their distractions: they now are in my power; Young Ferdinand (whom they fuppofe is drown'd) And his and my lov'd darling. [Exit Profpero from above. Alon. O, it is monftrous! monstrous ! Methought, the billows fpoke, and told me of it; whofe wraths to guard you from, &c.]-whofe vengeance can only be averted by contrition and amendment. a mocks and mores,]-wry mouths and antic geftures. good life,]-great liveliness. ffrange,exquifite, The The name of Profper; it did bass my trespass. Seb. But one fiend at a time, I'll fight their legions o'er. Ant. I'll be thy fecond. [Exit. [Exeunt. Gon. All three of them are defperate; their great guilt, Like poison given to work a great time after, Now 'gins to bite their spirits :-I do beseech you May now provoke them to. Adri. Follow, I pray you. h [Exeunt. ACT IV. SCENE I. Profpero's Cell. Enter Profpero, Ferdinand, and Miranda. Pro. If I have too aufterely punish'd you, k Haft strangely stood the test: here, afore Heaven, bass]-found in a deep tone, proclaim loudly. h ecftafy]-delirium, alienation of mind. i a third of mine own life,]—a thrid-thread, or fibre. The three principal objects of Profpero's care were his realm, his daughter, and his own prefervation; and, though he here gives away his daughter, he ftill retains his concern for her; when fafely returned to Milan, he tells us, Every third thought fhall be my grave." * ftrangely]-incomparably. I ratify |