(For, certes, these are people of the island) Many; nay, almost any. PRO. Honeft lord, Thou haft faid well; for fome of you there present ALON. I cannot too much mufe, Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expreffing PRO. Praife, in departing FRAN. They vanish'd ftrangely. SEB. No matter, fince They've left their viands behind; for we have stomachs. Will't please you taste of what is here? ALON. Not I. GON. Faith, Sir, you need not fear. When we were boys, Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find, ALON. I will ftand to and feed, Although my last; no matter, fince I feel SCENE IV. Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel like a harpy, claps his wings upon the table, feems to feize upon the dishes, and with a quaint device the banquet vanishes. ARI. You are three men of fin, whom destiny, you mad; And ev❜n with fuch like valour men hang and drown Their proper felves. Ye fools! I and my fellows [Alonfo, Sebastian, and the rest Are minifters of fate; the elements, [draw their fwords. Of whom your fwords are temper'd, may as well One down that's in my plume: my fellow-minifters Ling'ring perdition, worse than any death Can be at once, shall step by step attend You and your ways; whofe wrath to guard you from, Upon your head, is nothing but heart's forrow, And a clear life ensuing. He vanishes in thunder: then to foft mufick enter the fhapes again, and dance with mops and mowes, and carrying out the table. PRO. Bravely the figure of this harpy haft thou Perform'd, my Ariel; a grace it had, devouring: Of my inftruction haft thou nothing 'bated, In what thou hadst to fay; fo with good life, And obfervation strange, my meaner ministers Their feveral kinds have done. My high charms work, And these, mine enemies, are all knit up In their distractions: they are in my power; And in these fits I leave them, whilst I vifit Young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drown'd, And his and my lov'd darling. [Exit Profpero from above. GON. I' th' name of fomething holy, Sir, why stand you In this strange stare? ALON. O, it is monftrous! monstrous! Methought, the billows spoke, and told me of it; [Exit. SEB. But one fiend at a time, I'll fight their legions o'er. ANT. I'll be thy fecond. [Exit. GON. All three of them are desperate; their great guil, Like poifon giv'n to work a great time after, Now 'gins to bite the spirits. I do befeech you May now provoke them to. ADRI. Follow, I pray you. ACT IV. [Exeunt. SCENE I Profpero's cell. Enter Profpero, Ferdinand, and Miranda. PROSPERO. F I have too aufterely punish'd you, Do not fimile at me, that I boast her off; For thou shalt find, she will outstrip all praife, And make it halt behind her. FER. I believe it, Against an oracle. Pro. Then as my gift, and thine own acquifition Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter. But FER. As I hope For quiet days, fair iffue, and long life, With fuch love as 'tis now; the murkieft den, The most opportune place, the ftrong'st suggestion Mine honour into luft; to take away The edge of that day's celebration, When I fhall think or Phoebus' steeds are founder'd, Or night kept chain'd below. PRO. Fairly spoke. Sit then, and talk with her, fhe is thine own. What, Ariel; my industrious fervant, Ariel ARI. What would my potent master? here I am. PRO. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service Did worthily perform; and I must use you |