Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Ari. Mine would, sir, were I human. And mine shall. Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling One of their kind, that relish all as sharply, Do I take part: the rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, Not a frown further: Go, release them, Ariel; Ari. I'll fetch them, sir. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves; Some heavenly music, (which even now I do,) [Exit. [Solemn music Re-enter ARIEL: after him, ALONZO, with a frantic gesture, attended by Gonzalo; ŠEBASTIAN and ANTONIO in like manner, attended by ADRIAN and FRANCISCO: they all enter the circle which PROSPERO had made, and there stand charmed; which PROSPERO ob serving, speaks. A solemn air, and the best comforter To an unsettled fancy, cure thy brains, Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! There stand, Holy Gonzalo, honorable man, Mine eyes, even sociable to the show of thine, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces That now lie foul and muddy. Not one of them, I will dis-case me, and myself present, As I was sometime Milan :-quickly, spirit; ARI. [Exit ARIEL ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire PROSPERO. Where the bee sucks, there suck I: In a cowslip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Pro. Why, that's my dainty Ariel: I shall miss thee; But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so, so. To the king's ship, invisible as thou art : There shalt thou find the mariners asleep Under the hatches; the master, and the boatswain, Being awake, enforce them to this place; And presently, I pr'ythee. Ari. I drink the air before me, and return Or e'er your pulse twice beat. Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amazement Inhabits here: Some heavenly power guide us Out of this fearful country! [Exit ARIEL Pro. Behold, sir king, The wronged Duke of Milan, Prospero : A hearty welcome. Alon. Whe'r thou beest he, or no, Or some enchanted trifle to abuse me, As late I have been, I not know thy pulse Beats, as of flesh and blood; and, since I saw thee, I fear, a madness held me: this must crave (And if this be at all) a most strange story. Thou pardon me my wrongs:-But how should Prospero Pro. First, noble friend, Let me embrace thine age; whose honor cannot Be measur'd, or confin'd. Gon. Or be not, I'll not swear. Pro. Whether this be, You do yet taste Some subtilties o' the isle, that will not let you [Aside to SEB., and ANT I here could pluck his highness' frown upon you, I'll tell no tales. Seb. The devil speaks in him. No: For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother Alon. If thou beest Prospero, Give us particulars of thy preservation: How thou hast met us here, who three hours since My dear son Ferdinand. Pro. I am woe for't, sir. Alon. Irreparable is the loss; and patience Says it is past her cure. Pro. I rather think, You have not sought her help; of whose soft grace And rest inyself content. [Aside Pro. As great to me, as late; and, supportable Alon. A daughter? O heavens! that they were living both in Naples, Where my son lies. When did you lose your daughter? That they devour their reason; and scarce think Been jostled from your senses, know for certain, That I am Prospero, and that very duke Which was thrust forth of Milan; who most strangery, Not a relation for a breakfast, nor Befitting this first meeting. Welcome, sir; At least bring forth a wonder, to content ye, The entrance of the Cell opens, and discovers FERDINAND and MIRANDA, playing at chess. Mira. Sweet lord, you play me false. Fer. I would not for the world. No, my dearest love, Mira. Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, And I would call it fair play. Alon. If this prove A vision of this island, one dear son Fer. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful : I have curs'd them without cause. Alon. Of a glad father compass thee about! Mira. [FERD. kneels to ALON. Now all the blessings O! wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! Pro. 'Tis new to thee. Alon. What is this maid, with whom thou wast at play? Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Is she the goddess that hath sever❜d us, And brought us thus together? Fer. Alon. I am hers: But O, how oddly will it sound, that I Must ask my child forgiveness! Pro. There, sir, stop; Let us not burden our remembrances Gon. I have inly wept, Or should have spoke ere this. Look down, you gods, For it is you, that have chalk'd forth the way Which brought us hither! Alon. Give me your hands: I say, Amen, Gonzalo ! [To FER. and MIR. Be't so! Amen! Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart, That doth not wish you joy! Gon. Re-enter ARIEL, with the Master and Boatswain amazedly following. O look, sir, look, sir; here are more of us! I prophesied, if a gallows were on land, This fellow could not drown: Now, blasphemy, Hast thou no mouth by land? What is the news? Boats. The best news is, that we have safely found Our king, and company; the next our ship,- Ari. Have I done since I went. Pro. Sir, all this service My tricksy spirit! Alon. These are not natural events; they strengthen, I'd strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep, [Aside |