Seb. I say, to night; no more. (That hath to instrument this lower world, Solemn and strange music; and Prospero on the 10 And what is in't) the never-surfeited sea top, invisible. Enter several strange shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of salutation; and, inviting the king, &c. to eat, they depart. Hath caused to belch up; and on this island Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, 15 Their proper selves [Alonzo, Sebastian, and the Gon. Marvellous sweet music! [hark! Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? And what does else want credit, come to me, Yefools! Land my fellows[rest draw their swords. And I'll besworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, 25 (For that's my business to you) that you three Though fool, at home condemn 'em. Gon. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? From Milan did supplant good Prospero; If I should say, I saw such islanders, The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have (For certes, these are people of the island) Pro. Honest lord, Thou hast said well; for some of you there present, [Aside. Can be at once) shall step by step attend [from 35 You, and your ways; whose wraths to guard you (Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls Upon your heads) is nothing, but heart's sorrow, And a clear life ensuing. Alon. I cannot too much muse3 [pressing They have left their viands behind, for we have 45 In what thou hadst to say: so with good life", Wil't please you taste of what is here? [were boys, Dew-lapped like buils, whose throats nad hanging 50 And in these fits I leave them, whi st I visit Wadets of fleshror that there were such men, [at'em we nd, Young Ferdinand, (whom they suppose is And his and my lov'd darling. [drown'd) [Exit Prospero from above. Each putter out on five for one', will bring us Gon. I'the name of something holy, sir, why Good warrant of. 155 In this strange stare? [stand you Shows called drolleries, were in Shakspeare's time performed by puppets only. 2 Certainly. Admire. Our Author might have had this intelligence from the translation of Pliny, B. V.ch. 8. "The Blemmy, by report, have no heads, but mouth and eies both in their breast." * This pasage alludes to an ancient forgotten custom, now very obscure, when it was customary for those who engaged in long expeditions, to place out a sum of money on condition of receiving great interest for it at their retura home. • Bailey, in his dictionary, says, that dowle is a feather, or rather the single particles of the down. Blameless, innocent. To mop and to move seem to have the fame meamng, a. e. to make mouths or wry faces. Mocks and mowes in Johnson's last edition. With honest alacrity, or chearfulness. Alon. Alon. O, it is monstrous! monstrous! Methought, the billows spoke, and told me of it; The winds did sing it to me; andthe thunder, That deep and dreadiul organpipe, pronounc'd [Exit. Gon. All three of them are desperate; their great The name of Prosper; it did bass' my trespass. 5 Now 'gins to bite the spirits:-I do beseech you Therefore my son i' the ooze is bedded! and I'll seek him deeper than e'er pluminet sounded, And with him there lie mudded. Seb. But one fiend at a time, Like poison given to work a great time after, [guilt, That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly, [Exeunt. SCENE I. Enter Prospero, Ferdinand, and Miranda. Enter Ariel. Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last serDid worthily perform, and I must use you [vice 20 In such another trick: go, bring the rabble, Your compensation makes amends; for I O'er whom I give thee power, here, to this place: Pro. IF I have too austerely punish'd you, Have given you here a third of mine own life, Pro. Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisiWorthily purchas'd, take my daughter: But If thou dost break her virgin knot, before All sanctimonious ceremonies may With full and holy rite be minister'd, No sweet aspersion shall the Heavens let fall To make this contract grow; but barren hate, Incite them to quick motion; for I must 25 And they expect it from me. Ari. Presently? Pro. a twink. Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go, And breathe twice; and cry, so, so; 30 Each one tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and moe: Do you love me, master? no. [proach, Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: Do not ap Till thou dost hear me call. Sour-eye'd disdain, and discord, shall bestrew 40 Fer. I warrant you, sir; The union of your bed with weeds so loathly, That you shall hate it both: therefore take heed, Pro. Well. When I shall think, or Phœbus' steeds are foun Or night kept chain'd below. Pro. Fairly spoke : Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease; [der'd, 50 Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover', them tokeep; Thy banks with pionied and twilled brims, Whichspungy April at thy hest betrims, [groves, Tomakecoldnymphschastecrowns:andthy broom 55 Whose shadow the dismissed batchelor loves, Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own- 2 That is, told it me in a rough bass sound. Ecstacy here signifies alienation of mind. Aspersion is here used in its primitive sense of sprinkling. That is, bring more than are sufficient, rather than fail for want of numbers. Corollary means surplus. Stover from Estovers, a law word, signities an allowance in food or other necessaries of life. It is here used for provision in general for animals. Disappointed lovers are still said to wear the willow, and in these lines broom groves are assigned to that unfortunate tribe for retreat. This may allude to some old custom. We still say that a husband hangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on such occasions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be considered as a temporary bachelor. Broom groves may signify broom bushes. Being lass-lorn'; thy pole-clipt vineyard; And thy sea-marge, steril, and rocky hard, I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Where thou thyself do'st air: The queen o' the sky, For. Let me live here ever; Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I, So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, Bidsthee leave these; and with her sovereign grace, 5 Make this place paradise. Here on this grass-plot, in this very place, Pro. Sweet now, silence: Juno, and Ceres, whisper seriously; Enter Ceres. There's something else to do: hush, and be mute, Or else our spell is marr'd. [ment: Iris. Younymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand'ring To come and sport: her peacocks fly amain; Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain. Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er 10 [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send Iris on employ Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter; And some donation freely to estate Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her son, as thou do'st know, Iris. Of her society Be not afraid: I met her deity brooks, With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Leave your crisp channels, and on this green land 15 Answer your summons; Juno does command: Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate A contract of true love; be not too late. Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son done Jun. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art 35 Enter certain reapers, properly habited: they they j join with the nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end whereof Prospero starts suddenly, and speaks; after which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise, they vanish heavily. Pro. [Aside.] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come.- [To the spirits] Well done ;[passion avoid; no more. Fer. This is strange: your father's in some That works him strongly. Mira. Never till this day Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd. 45 And, like the baseless fabrick of this vision, 55 If thou be pleas'd, retire into my cell, Fer. Mira. We wish you peace. "move the clouds above, which we call the rack, and are not perceived below, pass without noise." C Advane'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses, Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: See'st thou here, This is the mouth o' the cell; no noise, and enter: For aye thy foot-licker. Ste. Give me thy hand: I do begin to have 15 bloody thoughts. [Stephano! Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Look what a wardrobe here is for thee! Cal. Let it alone, thou fool; it is but trash. As they smelt musick; so I charm'd their ears, 20 longs to a frippery:-O, king Stephano! That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd, through Tooth'd briers, sharp turzes, pricking goss, and thorns, Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left them Pro. This was well done, my bird: Thy shape invisible retain thou still: Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo! by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Cal. The dropsy drown this fool! What do you To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along, The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, 30 Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line, is For stale to catch these thieves. not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin' under the line: Now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, an't 35 like your grace. Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's another gar [Prospero remains invisib e. Enter Ariel loaden with glistering apparel, &c. 40 ment for't. Euter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, all wet. Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may not Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. Trin. Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cul. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you say, is a 45 And all be turn'd to barnacles, or to apes harmless fairy, has done little better than play'd the Jack with us. Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation. With foreheads villainous low. Ste. Monster, lay to your fingers; help to bear this away, where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom: go to, carry this. Ste. So is mine. Do you hea", monster? If I 50 Trin. And this. should take a displeasure against you; look you Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to [softly; Ste. Ay, and this. A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers spirits in shape of hounds, hunting them about; Prospero and Ariel setting them on. Shall hood-wink this mischance: therefore, speak 55 Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey! All's hush'd as midnight yet. 7 Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver! • Education. A To cleave to is to unite with closely. To meet with is to counteract; to play stratagem against stratagem. 3 Stale is a word in fowling, and is used to mean å hait or decoy to catch birds. * That is, has led us about like an ignis fatuus, by which travellers are decoyed into the mire. frippery was a shop where old cloaths were sold. Shakspeare seems to design an equivoque between the equinoxial and the girdle of a woman. • Skinner says barnacle is anser Scoticus. The barnacle is a kind of shell-fish growing on the bottoms of ships, and which was anciently supposed, when broken off, to become one of these geese; a vulgar error, which requires no serious confutation. Pro. Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, Ari. Ilark, they roar hark! To Ariel.] Go, charge my goblins that they grind their joints Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this hour With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews 5 Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little, With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted make Follow, and do me service. Than pard, or cat o' the mountain. [them, [Exeunt. Pro. I did say so, Is to make midnight mushrooms; that rejoice When first I rais'd the tempest. Say, my spirit, 25 Have I made shake; and by the spurs pluck'd up How fares the king and his followers? Just as you left them; all prisoners, sir, The pine and cedar: graves, at my command, In the lime-grove which weather-fends your cell: 30 Some heavenly musick, (which even now I do) They cannot budge, till your release. The king. His brother, and yours, abide all three distracted; And the remainder mourning over them, To work mine end upon their senses, that Brim-full of sorrow and dismay; but, chiefly, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, Him that you term'd The good old tord, Gonzalo, 35 I'll drown my book. His tears run down his beard, like winter drops From eaves of reeds: your charm so strongly [Solemn musick. Re-enter Ariel: after him Alonso with a frantick gesture, attended by Gonzalo. Sebastian and Anthonio in like manner, attended by Adrian and Francisco. They all enter the circle 40 which Prospero had made, and there stand charm'd; which Prospero observing, speaks. A solemn air, and the best comforter To an unsettled fancy, cure thy brains, Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! there stand, 45 For you are spell-stopp'd Holy Gonzalo, honourable man, Mine eyes, even sociable to the shew of thine, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces 60 You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Passion is frequently used as a verb in Shakspeare. C Would |