While you here do snoring lie,
Open-eyed conspiracy

His time doth take:

If of life you keep a care,
Shake off slumber, and beware:
Awake! awake!

Ant. Then let us both be sudden.
Gon. Now, good angels, preserve the king!
[They wake.
Alon. Why, how now, ho! awake! Why
are you drawn?

repose,

Wherefore this ghastly looking?
Gon
What's the matter?
Seb. Whiles we stood here securing your
flowing,
Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bel
Like bulls, or rather lions; did it not wake you?
It struck mine ear most terribly. redy
Alon.
I heard nothing.
Ant. O,'twas a din to fright a monster's ear;
To make an earthquake! sure it was the roar
Of a whole berd of lions.
Alon.

Heard you this, Gonzalo?
Gon. Upon mine honour, sir, I heard a hum-
ming,
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[me:
And that a strange one too, which did awake
Ishak'd you,sir, and cry'd; as mine eyes open'd,
I saw their weapons drawn: there was a noise,
That's verity: Best stand upon our guard;
Or that we quit this place: let's draw our
[further search
Alon. Lead off this ground; and let's make
For my poor son.‚/

weapons.

Gon. Heavens keep him from these beasts! For he is, sure, i' the island. Alon.

Lead away. Ari. Prospero, my lord, shall know what I have done.

SCENE II. Another part of the island.
Enter CALIBAN, with a burden of wood.
A noise of thunder heard.

Cal. All the infections that the sun sucks up From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall, and

make him

By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me.
And yet I needs must curse. But they'll nor
pinch,
[mire,
Fright me with urchin shows, pitch me i' the
Nor lead me,
like a fire-brand, in the dark
Out of my way, unless he bid them; but
For every trifle are they set upon me: [me,
Sometime like apes, that moe and chatter at
And after bite me; then like hedge-hogs, which
Lie tumbling in my bare-foot way, and mount
Their pricks at my foot-fall; sometime am I
All wound with adders, who, with cloven
Do hiss me into madness:-Lo! now! 10!
tongues,

Enter TRINCULO.

Here comes a spirit of his ; and to torment me, For bringing wood in slowly: I'll fall flat; / Perchance he will not mind me.

Trin. Here's neither bush nor shrub, to bear off any weather at all, and another storm brew. ing; I hear it sing i' the wind: yond' same black cloud, yond' huge one, looks like a foul bumbards that would shed his liquor. If it should thunder, as it did before, I know not where to hide my head: yond' same cloud cannot choose but fall by pallfuls.-What have we here? a man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish: he smells like a fish; a very ancient and fish-like smell; a kind of, not of the newest, Poor-John. A strange fish! Were I in England now, (as once I was,) and had but this fish painted, not a holiday-fool there but would give a piece of silver: there would this monster make a man; any strange beast there makes a man: when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out, ten to see a dead Indian. Legg'd like a man! and his fins like arms! Warm, o' my troth! I do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer; this is no fish, but an islander, that hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt. [Thunder.] Alas! the storm is come again: my best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there is no other shelter here. about: Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows. I will here shroud, till the dregs of the storm be past.

Enter STEPHANO, singing; a bottle in his hand.

Ste. I shall no more to sea, to sea,
Here shall I die a-shore ;—

* Ever.

I Make mouths.

The frock of a peasant.

comfort.

Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang. This is a scurvy tune too: But here's my [Drinks. Cal. Do not torment me: O! Ste. What's the matter? Have we devils here? Do you put tricks upon us with savages, and men of Inde*? Ha! I have not 'scaped drowning, to be afeard now of your four legs; for it hath been said, As proper a man as ever went on four legs, cannot make him give ground: and it shall be said so again, whilst Stephano breathes at nostrils.

Cal. The spirit torments me: 0!!

Ste. This is some monster of the isle, with four legs; who hath got, as I take it, an agne: Where the devil should he learn our language? I will give him some relief, if it be but for that: If I can recover him, and keep him tame, and get to Naples with him, he's a present for any emperor that ever trode on neat's leather.

Cal. Do not torment me, pr'ythee; I'll bring my wood home faster.

Ste. He's in his fit now; and does not talk after the wisest. He shall taste of my bottle: if he have never drunk wine afore, it will go near to remove his fit: if I can recover him,and keep him tame, I will not take too much for him: he shall pay for him that hath him,and that soundly. Cal. Thon dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, I know it by thy trembling: Now Prosper works upon thee. dit po

Ste. Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that which will give language to you,cat; open your mouth: this will shake yourshaking, I can tell you, and that soundly: you cannot tell who's your friend: open your chaps again.

Trin. I should know that voice: It should be-But he is drowned; and these are devils: O! defend me!

Ste. Four legs, and two voices; a most delicate monster! His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend; his backward voice is to utter foul speeches, and to detract. If all the wine in my bottle will recover him, I will help his ague: Come, Amen! I will pour some in thy other mouth.

Trin. Stephano, obes

Ste. Doth thy other mouth call me? Mercy! mercy! This is a devil, and no monster: 1 will leave him; I have no long spoon.

Trin. Stephano!-if thou beest Stephano, touch me, and speak to me; for Tam Trinculo;-be not afeard, "thy good friend Trinculo. Ste. If thou beest Trinculo, come forth; I'll pall thee by the lesser legs: if any be TrincuJo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trin * India O

Trin. I took him to be killed with a thunder-stroke:-But art thon not drowned, Stephano? I hope now, thon art not drowned. Is the storm overblown? I hid me under the dead moon-calf's gaberdine, for fear of the storm: And art thou living, Stephano? O Stephano, two Neapolitans 'scaped!

Ste. Pr'ythee, do not turn me about; my stomach is not constant. [sprites. Cal. These be fine things, an if they be not That's a brave god, and bears celestial liquor: I will kneel to him.

Ste. How did'st thou 'scape? How cam'st thou hither? swear by this bottle, how thou cam'st hither. I escaped upon a butt of sack, which the sailors heaved over-board, by this bottle! which I made of the bark of a tree, with mine own hands, since I was cast a-shore. Cal. I'll swear, upon that bottle, to be thy True subject; for the liquor is not earthly. Ste. Here; swear then how thou escap'dst. Trin. Swam a-shore, man, like a duck; I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn,

Ste. Here,kiss the book: Though thou canst swim like a duck, thou art made like a goose. Trin. O Stephano, hast any more of this?

Ste. The whole butt, man; my cellar is in a rock by the sea-side, where my wine is hid. How now, moon-calf? how does thine ague?

Cal. Hast thou not dropped from heaven? Ste. Out of the moon, I do assure thee: I was the man in the moon, when time was. i Cal. I have seen thee in her, and I do adore

And kiss thy foot: I pr'ythee, be my god. Trin. By this light, a most perfidious and drunken monster; when his god's asleep, he'll rob his bottle. [subject.

Cal. I'll kiss. thy foot: I'll swear myself thy Ste. Come on then; down, and swear. Trin. I shall laugh myself to death at this puppy-headed monster: A most scurvy monster! I could find in my heart to beat him,Ste. Come, kiss.

Trin. but that the poor monster's in drink: An abominable monster!

Cal. I'll shew thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries;

I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough.
Aoplague upon the tyrant that I serve!
I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee,
Thon wond'rous man. 7 909

Trin. A most ridiculous monster; to make a wonder of a poor drunkard. DM

d Stool.

Cal. I pr'ythee, let me bring thee where

crabs grow

And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; Shew thee a jay's nest, and instruct thee how To snare the nimble marmozet; I'll bring thee To clust'ring filberds, and sometimes I'll get thee

Young sea-mells from the rock: Wilt thou) go with me?

Ste. I pr'ythee now, lead the way, without any more talking.-Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drowned, we will inherit here. Here; bear my bottle. Fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again.

SCENE I.

Before Prospero's Cell.
Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log.
Fer. There be some sports are painful; but
their labour

Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone; and most poor matters
Point to rich ends. This my mean task would be
As heavy to me, as 'tis odious; but
The mistress, which I serve, quickens what's
dead,

And makes my labours pleasures: O, she is
Tentimes more gentle than her father's crabbed;
And he's composed of harshness. I must remove
Some thousands of these logs, and pile them up,
Upon a sore injunction: My sweet mistress
Weeps when she sees me work; and says,
such baseness

Had ne'er like éxecutor. I forget:
But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my
Most busy-less, when I do it. [labours;
Enter MIRANDA; and PROSPERO at a
distance.

Mira.
Alas, now! pray you,
Work not so hard: I would the lightning had
Burnt up those logs,that you are enjoin'd to pile!
Pray, set it down,and rest you: when this burns,
Twill weep for having wearied yon: My father
Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself;
He's safe for these three hours.

Fer. O most dear mistress, The sun will set, before I shall discharge What I must strive to do.

Mira. If you'll sit down, I'll bear your logs the while: Pray,give me that; I'll carry it to the pile. Fer. No, precious creature: I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, Than you should such dishonour undergo, While I sit lazy by. Mira. It would become me As well as it does you: and I should do it With much more ease; for my good will is to it, And yours against.

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Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected; This visitation shews it. Mira.

You look wearily.

Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with me,

When you are by at night. I do beseech you,
(Chiefly, that I might set it in my prayers,)
What is your name?
Miranda :-O my father,

Mira.

I have broke your hest to say so!
Fer.

Admired Miranda!
Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady
I have ey'd with best regard; and many a time
The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my to diligentear: for several virtues
Have I lik'd several women; never any
With so full soul, but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed,
And put it to the foil: But you, O you,
So perfect, and so peerless, are created
Of every creature's best.
Mira.
I do not know
One of my sex; no woman's face remember,
Save, from my glass,mine own; nor have I seen
More that I may call men,than you, good friend,
And my dear father: how features are abroad,
I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,
(The jewel in my dower,) I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you;
Nor can imagination form a shape,
Besides yourself, to like of: but I prattle
Something too wildly, and my father's precepts
Therein forget.

Fer.
I am, in my condition,
A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;
(I would not so!) and would no more endure
This wooden slavery, than I would suffer
The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my soul
The very instant that I saw you did [speak;-
My heart fly to your service; there resides,
To make me slave to it; and, for your sake,
Am I this patient log-man.
Mira.
Do you love me?
Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to
this sound,

And crown what I profess with kind event,
If I speak true; if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me, to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.

Mira.

To weep at what I am glad of. Pro.

I am a fool,
Fair encounter
Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain
On that which breeds between them! [grace
Fer.
Wherefore weep you?
Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare not
offer

What I desire to give; and much less take,
What I shall die to want: But this is trifling;
And all the more it seeks to hide itself,
The bigger bulk it shews. Hence, bashful
cunning!

And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!
I am your wife, if you will marry me;
If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow
You may deny me; but I'll be your servant,
Whether you will or no.

Fer.

And I thus humble ever. Mira.

My mistress, dearest,

My husband then? Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. Mira. And mine, with iny heart in't. And Till half an hour hence. [now farewell, Fer. A thousand! thousand! [Exeunt FER. and MIR. Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are surpris'd with all; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book; For yet, ere supper time, must I perform Much business appertaining.

SCENE II.

[Exit.

Another part of the island. Enter STEPHANO and TRINCULO; CALIBAN following with a bottle.

Ste. Tell not me;-when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and board 'em: Servantmonster, drink to me.

Trin. Servant-monster? the folly of this island! They say, there's but five upon this isle we are three of them; if the other two be brained like us, the state totters.

Ste. Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee; thy eyes are almost set in thy head. Trin. Where should they be set else? he were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail.

Ste. My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack: for my part, the sea cannot drown me: I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five-and-thirty leagues, off and on, by this light. Thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard.

Trin. Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.

Ste. We'll not run, monsieur monster. Trin. Nor go neither: but you'll lie, like dogs; and yet say nothing neither.

Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thon beest a good moon-calf.

Cal. How does thy honour? Let me lick thy I'll not serve him, he is not valiant. [shoe: Trin. Thou liest, most ignorant monster;

• Debauch'd.

I am in case to justle a constable: Why, thou deboshed fish thou, was there ever man a coward, that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster?

Cal. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord?

Trin. Lord, quoth he!-that a monster should be such a natural!

Cal. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I pr'ythee.

Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree -The poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity. [pleas'd Wilt thou be made thee? repeat it; I

Cal. I thank my noble lord. To hearken once again the suit I Ste. Marry will I: kneel, and will stand, and so shall Trinculo.

Enter ARIEL, invisible.

Cal. As I told thee

Before, I am subject to a tyrant;
A sorcerer, that by his cunning hath
Cheated me of this island.
Ari.

Thou liest.
Cal. Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou;
I would, my valiant master would destroy thee:
I do not lie.

Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in his tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.

Trin. Why, I said nothing.

Ste. Mum then, and no more.-[To Cali ban, Proceed.

Cal. I say, by sorcery he got this isle; From me he got it. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him-for, I know, thou darʼst; But this thing dare not.

[thee.

Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve Ste. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the party? [asleep, Cal. Yea, yea, my lord; I'll yield him thee Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest, thou canst not [patch Cal. What a pied ninny's this t? Thou scurvy I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not Where the quick freshest are. [shew him

Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger : interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out of doors, and make a stock-fish of thee.

Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing; I'll go further off.

Ste. Didst thou not say, he lied?

Ari. Thon liest.

‡ Springs.

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