...that every schoolboy knows it by heart ; the other is that which Prospero makes in abjuring his art. " Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves, And ye that on the sands with printless fcot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him When he comrs back ; you derai-puppets, that By moonshine...

...afforded nearly equal amusement to the king and the mendicant, and strange to say, even — " Those demi-puppets that, By moonshine, do the green sour ringlets make Whereof the ewe not hites — " of whom it is more to our purpose here to talk, have shown , hy every account, nearly an...

...characteristic as the quotation from Shakspcare would warrant, - - - - That on the sands with printlcss foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back. They do not seem to be so employed, and are rather solid. There is, however, much pleasing expression,...

...be themselves. Ari. Ill fetch them, sir. р£гй. Pro. Ye el ves of hills, brooks, standing lab«, and groves ; And ye, that on the sands with printless...Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back ; you demy-puppets, that By moon-shine do the green-sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites; and you,...

...feet" the waves when the tide is ebbing, and Hying buck when it approaches. Ye elves of brooks, hills, standing lakes, and groves, And ye that on the sands...ebbing Neptune, and do fly him When he comes back ; you demy-puppet« that By moonshine do the green-sour ringlcU make Whereof the ewe not bites Tempest. But...

...with the sentiments of the ancients on the subject of inchantments." The original lines are these : And ye, that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune ', and do fly him, Whoever will take the trouble of comparing this whole passage with Medea's speech, as translated by...

...lakes and irroves ; And ye, that on the sands with prmtless foot * Defends from bad weather. t Thatch. Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back ; you demy -puppets, that By moon-shine do the green-sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites ; aud...

...with the sentiments of the ancients on the subject of inchantments." The original lines are these : And ye, that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune l, and do fly him, Auraeque, et venti, montesque, amnesque, lacusque, Diique omnes nemorum, diique...

...break, their senses I'll restore, And they shall be themselves. Ari. I'll fetch them, sir. [Exit. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves...that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebhing Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back; you demy-puppets, that By moon-shine do the green-sour...

...the work of fairies, " You demy puppets, that By moonshine do the green sward ringlets make, \Vhereof the ewe not bites ; and you, whose pastime Is to make midnight mushrooms." Tempest. Mrs. Rowden makes the same allusion : " In-wrought with varied hues from Fancy's loom. The...