Salemn and strange mufic; and Prospero on the top, 10 And what is in 't) the never-furfeited fea (That hath to instrument this lower world, invisible. Enter several strange shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of falutation; and, inviting the king, &c. to eat, they depart Hath caused to belch up; and on this island [draw their fwords. An. What harmony is this? my good friends, 15 Their proper selves. [Alonso, Sebastian, and the raft Goz. Marvellous sweet music! [hark! Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these ? Seb. A living drollery: Now I will believe, That there are unicorns; that in Arabia There is one tree, the phenix' throne; one phenix At this hour reigning there. Ast. I'll believe both; And what does else want credit, come to me, Ye fools! I and my fellows Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well 20 Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish One dowle that's in my plume; my fellow-minifters And will not be uplifted: But remember, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, 25 (For that's my business to you) that you three Though fools at home condemn 'em. Gen. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? (For, certes, these are people of the island) Who though they are of monstrous shape, yet note, From Milan did fupplant good Profpero; 30 Incens'd the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures, 35 You, and your ways; whose wraths to guard you froma Such shapes, such gesture, and fuch found expreffing (Although they want the use of tongue) a kind Of excellent dumb difcourse. 40 Pre. Praise in departing. [Afide. Fran. They vanish'd strangely. Sch. No matter, since [machs. He vanishes in thunder: then to foft music, enter the Pro.[Afide] Bravely the figure of this harpy haft thou Gon. Faith, fir, you need not fear: When we Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men, ['em Young Ferdinand (whom they suppose is drown'd) we find, Each putter out on five for one 5, will bring us [Exit Profpero from above. Gon. I' the name of something holy, fir, why 155 In this strange stare? [stand you Shows, called drolleries, were in Shakspeare's time performed by puppets only. 2 Certainly. 3 Admire. 4 Our author might have had this intelligence from the tranflation of Pliny, b. V. ch.8. "The Blemmyi, by report, have no heads, but mouth and eies both in their breast." 5 This paffage alludes to an ancient forgotten custom, now very obscure, when it was customary for those who engaged in long expeditions, to place out a fum of money on condition of receiving great interest for it at their return home. 6 Bailey, in his dictionary, says, that dowle is a feather, or rather the fingle particles of the down. 7 Blameless, innocent. * To mop and to mowe seem to have the fame meaning, i. e, to make mouths or wry faces. Mocks and mowes in Johnson's last edition.. • With honeft alacrity, or chearfulness. Λίνα. Pro. I SCENE Profpero's cell. Enter Profpero, Ferdinand, and Miranda. For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, IV. Enter Ariel. Ari. What would my potent master! here I am. Did worthily perform, and I must use you 25 And they expect it from me. Ari. Presently? Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go, And breathe twice; and cry, fo, fo; 30 Each one, tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and moe: Do you love me, master? no. Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: Do not approach, Till thou dost hear me call. 35 Ari. Well, I conceive. 40 [Exir. Pro. Look thou be true; do not give dalliance Fer. I warrant you, fir; The white, cold, virgin-snow upon my heart Pro. Well. 2 : 3 Afper * That is, told it me in a rough bass found. Ecstacy here fignifies alienation of mind. fion is here used in its primitive sense of sprinkling. 4 That is, bring more than are sufficient, rather than fail for want of numbers. Corollorary means furplus. 5 Stover, from Eftovers, a law word, fignifies an allowance in food or other necessaries of life. It is here used for provifion in general for animals. 6 Disappointed lovers are still faid to wear the willow, and in these lines broom groves are affigned to that unfortunate tribe for a retreat. This may allude to some old custom. We ftill fay that a husband bangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on fuch occafions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be confidered as a temporary bachelor. Broom groves may fignify brooms bushes. Being lass-lorn; thy pole-clipt vineyard; And thy fea-marge, steril, and rocky hard, I have from their confines call'd to enact My present fancies. Fer. Let me live here ever; Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I, So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, 1 Bids thee leave these; and with her sovereign grace, 5 Make this place paradise. Pro. Sweet now, filence: Enter Ceres. Juno, and Ceres, whisper seriously; Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand'ring brooks, : Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er 10 [Juno and Ceres whisper, and send Iris on employment.] Doft disobey the wife of Jupiter; Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers And fome donation freely to estate Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow, If Venus, or her fon, as thou do'st know, } With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Leave your crisp4 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 fon done Some wanton charm upon this man and maid, Swears he will shoot no more, but play with sparrows Jun. How does my bounteous sister? Go with me, To bless this twain, that they may profperous be, And honour'd in their issue. Jun. Honour, riches, marriage-bleffing, Far. This is a most majestic vifion, and Pre. Spirits, which by mine art 35 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 your peace. [Exeunt Fcr. and Mira. 60 Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank thee:Ariel, come. * That is, forsaken of his mistress. 2 Woody. 3 That is, plenty to the utmost abundance; fujor fignifying plenty. + That is, curling, winding. 5 "The winds," (says lord Bacon) " which anove the clouds above, which we call the rack, and are not perceived below, pass without noise." We must prepare to meet with Caliban. [Ceres, [varlets? Tri. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, monster, but an infinite loss. Trin. That's more to me than my wetting : 5 Yet this is your harmless fairy, monster. Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my labour. Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: See'st thou here, Pro. Say again, where didit thou leave these to This is the mouth o' the cell; no noise, and enter: Ari. I told you, fir, they were red hot with Do that good mischief, which may make this island Trin. O king Stephano! O peer! O worthy Cal. Let it alone, thou fool; it is but trash. 20 to a frippery 6:-O, king Stephano! 25 Ari. I go, I go. [Exit. Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Enter Ariel loaden with glistering apparel, &c. may not Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell. Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll have that gown. Trin. Thy grace shall have it. Cal. The dropfy drown this fool! What do you 40 for't. Trin. Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the reft. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time, Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you fay, 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 5. Trin. Monster, I do fmell all horse-pifs; at which my nofe is in great indignation. Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If 150 should take a displeasure against you; look youTrin. Thou wert but a loft monster. Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to [softly; 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. Trin. And this. Ste. Ay, and this. A noise of bunters beard. Enter divers spirits in foafe of bounds, bunting them about; Profpero and Aril fetting them on. Shall hood-wink this mischance: therefore, speak 55 Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey! All's hush'd as midnight yet. Ari. Silver / there it goes, Silver! A * To cleave to is to unite with clofely. 2 To meet with is to counteralt; to play stratagem against ftratagem. 3 Stale is a word in fowling, and is used to mean a bait or decoy to catch birds. 4 Education. 5 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 fold. 7 Shakspeare seems to design an equivoque between the equinoxial and the girdle of a woman. & Skinner fays barnacle is anfer 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 ferious confutation. Pro (Weak masters though ye be) I have be-dimm'd 20 The noon-tide fun, call forth the mutinous winds, And 'twixt the green fea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt: the strong-bas'd promontory 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? bi. Confin'd together In the fame fashion as you gave in charge; Just as you left them; all prifoners, fir, 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 you release. The king, From eaves of reeds : your charm so strongly works 'em, That if you now beheld them, your affections Pro. Do'st thou think so, fpirit? Ari. Mine would, fir, were I human. Pro. And mine shall. To work mine end upon their fenfes, that And, deeper than did ever plummet found, 35 I'll drown my book. [Solemn mufick. Re-enter Ariel: after bim Alonso with a frantick gefture, attended by Gonzalo. Sebaftian and Anth nie in like manner, attended by Adrian and Francifco. They all enter the circle which Profpero bad made, 40 and there stand charm'd; which Profpero obferving, Speaks. A folemn air, and the best comforter To an unfettled fancy, cure thy brains, Now uselefs, 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, And as the morning steals upon the night, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces And they shall be themfelves. Ari. I'll fetch them, fir. [Exit. Pr. Ye Elves, of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves; and blood, And ye, that on the fands with printless foot 60 You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Expell'd remorfe, and nature; who, with Sebastian, (Whose inward pinches therefore are most strong) * A touch is a fenfation. 2 Paffion is frequently used as a verb in Shakespeare. C2 Would |