Even in a dream, were we divided from them,

And were brought moping hither.

Ari. Was't well done?

Pro. Bravely, my diligence. Thou shalt be free. [Afide.

Alon. This is as ftrange a maze as e'er men trod;

And there is in this business more than nature

Was ever "conduct of: fome oracle

Muft rectify our knowledge.

Pro. Sir, my liege,

Do not infeft your mind with * beating on
The strangeness of this business; at pick'd leifure,
Which shall be shortly, ' fingle I'll resolve you,
(Which to you shall seem probable) of every
These happen'd accidents: till when, be cheerful,
And think of each thing well. Come hither,

Set Caliban and his companions free: [To Ariel.gide.

Untie the spell. How fares my gracious fir?
There are yet miffing of your company
Some few odd lads, that you remember not.

Re-enter Ariel, driving in Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, in their stolen apparel.

Ste. Every man fhift for all the reft, and let no man take care for himself; for all is but fortune:- Coragio, bully-monster, Coragio!

Trin. If these be true fpies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly fight.

Cal. O Setebos, these be brave fpirits, indeed! How fine my mafter is! I am afraid

condual-conductor.

x beating on]-puzzling about.

* fingle I'll refolve you,]-in private I'll inform you by what means I have accomplished thefe ends; and then, what may now feem improbable will appear far otherwise.

He

He will chaftife me.

Seb. Ha, ha;

What things are these, my lord Anthonio!
Will money buy them?

Ant. Very like; one of them

Is a plain fish, and, no doubt, marketable.

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Pro. Mark but the badges of these men, my lords,
Then fay, if they be true :-This mif-fhapen knave,-
His mother was a witch; and one so strong

That could controul the moon, make flows and ebbs,
And deal in her command without her power:
These three have robb'd me; and this demi-devil
(For he's a bastard one) had plotted with them
To take my life: two of these fellows, you
Must know, and own; this thing of darkness, I
Acknowledge mine.

Cal. I fhall be pinch'd to death.

Alon. Is not this Stephano, my drunken butler?
Seb. He's drunk now: Where had he wine?

Alon. And Trinculo is reeling ripe: Where should they Find this grand liquor that hath gilded them?

How cam'ft thou in this pickle?

Trin. I have been in fuch a pickle, fince I faw you laft, that, I fear me, will never out of my bones: I fhall not fear fly-blowing.

d

Seb. Why, how now, Stephano?

true:]-honeft.

b controul the moon, &c.]—overrule her influence, and, without her aid, invert the natural courfe of thofe elements, over which fhe is thought to prefide.

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grand liquor that hath gilded them?]-'lixer, that hath intoxicated

them.

." that great med'cin hath

"With his tinct gilded thee."

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, A&I, S. 5. Cleo.

fly-blowing.]-being preserved in pickle.

Alon.

Ste. O, touch me not; I am not Stephano, but a cramp, Pro. You'd be king of the ifle, firrah?

Ste. I fhould have been a 'fore one then,

Alon. This is a ftrange thing as e'er I look'd on.

[Pointing to Caliban.

Pro. He is as difproportion'd in his manners,
As in his fhape:-Go, firrah, to my cell;
Take with you your companions; as you look
To have my pardon, trim it handfomely.

Cal. Ay, that I will; and I'll be wife hereafter,
And feek for grace: What a thrice-double afs
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god,
And worship this dull fool!

Pro. Go to; away!

Alon. Hence, and beftow your luggage where you found it.

Seb. Or ftole it, rather.

Pro. Sir, I invite your highness, and your train,

To my poor cell: where you fhall take you reft
For this one night; which (part of it) I'll wafte
With fuch discourse, as, I not doubt, shall make it
Go quick away the story of my life,
And the particular accidents, gone by,

Since I came to this ifle: And in the morn,
I'll bring you to your ship, and fo to Naples,
Where I have hope to see the nuptials
Of these our dear beloved folemniz'd;
And thence retire me to my Milan, where
Every third thought shall be my grave.
Alon. I long

To hear the story of your life, which must
Take the ear strangely.

Pro. I'll deliver all;

And promise you calm feas, aufpicious gales,
And fail fo expeditious, that fhall catch
Your royal fleet far off.-My Ariel; chick,-
That is thy charge: then to the elements
Be free, and fare thou well!-Please you,

draw near.]come along with me.

} [Afide. draw near. [Exeunt omnes.

EPI

SPOKEN BY PROSPERO.

Now my charms are all o'erthrown,

And what ftrength I have's mine own, Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,

h

I must be bere confin'd by you,
Or fent to Naples: Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got,
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare ifland, by your spell;
But releafe me from my bands,
'With the help of your good hands.
Gentle breath of yours, my fails
Muft fill, or elfe my project fails,
Which was to please: Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant:
And my ending is defpair,
Unless I be reliev'd by prayer,
Which pierces fo, that it affaults

Mercy itself, and frees all faults.

As you from crimes would pardon'd be,

Let your indulgence fet me free!

by you,]-by your cenfure.

i With the help, &c.]-By your applause.

reliev'd by prayer,]-which was alone deemed capable of relieving Necromancers.