pany elfe being drown'd, we will inherit here. Here, bear my bottle; fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. Cal. [Sings drunkenly.] Farewel, master; farewel, farewel. Trin. A howling monfter; a drunken monfter. Nor fetch in firing at requiring, Nor fcrape trencher, nor wash dish, Has a new mafter, get a new man. Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom, hey-day, freedom! Ste. O brave monster, lead the way. ACT III. [Exeunt. SCENE I. Before Profpero's Cell. Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log. FERDINAND. HERE be some sports are painful, but their TH labour The mistress, which I serve, quickens what's dead, Some thousands of these logs, and pile them up, Weeps when she fees me work, and says, fuch baseHad ne'er like executer; I forget; [nefs But these sweet thoughts do ev'n refresh my labour, Moft bufilefs, when I do it. Enter Enter Miranda; and Profpero, at a distance unseen. Mira. Alas, now, pray you, Work not fo hard; I would the lightning had Fer. O moft dear mistress, The fun will fet before I fhall discharge Mira. If you'll fit down, I'll bear your logs the while. Pray, give me that; I'll carry't to the pile. Fer. No, precious creature, I'ad rather crack my finews, break my back, Mira. It would become me, As well as it does you; and I should do it Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected; This vifitation fhews it. Mira. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble miftrefs; 'tis fresh morning with me, When you are by at night. I do befeech you, (Chiefly that I might fet it in my prayers) What is your name? Mira. Miranda. O my father, I've broke your heft to say so. Fer. Admir'd Miranda! Indeed, the top of admiration; worth Have I lik'd feveral women, never any Mira. I do not know One of my sex; no woman's face remember, (The jewel in my dower) I would not wish Fer. I am, in my condition, A Prince, Miranda; I do think, a King; The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my foul speak; The very inftant that I faw you, did My heart fly to your service, there refides To make me flave to it, and for your fake Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heav'n, O earth, bear witnefs to this found, And crown what I profess with kind event, If I fpeak true; if hollowly, invert What beft is boaded me, to mischief! I, Beyond all limit of what else i' th' world, Mira. I am a fool, To weep at what I'm glad of. Pro. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! heav'ns rain grace, Fer. Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine unworthinefs, that dare not offer, What I defire to give; and much less take, What I fhall die to want: but this is trifling; And all the more it feeks to hide itself, The bigger bulk it fhews. Hence, bashful cunning; If not, I'll die. your maid: You may deny me; but I'll be your fervant Fer. My miftrefs, dearest, Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom; here's my hand. Fer. A thoufand, thousand. Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, Who are furpriz'd withal; but my rejoicing At nothing can be more. I'll to my book; For yet, ere fupper-time, muft I perform Much business appertaining. Ste. [farewel, Exeunt. Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo. [Exit. 'ELL not me; when the butt is out, we will bear up, water, not a drop before, therefore and board 'em, fervant-monfter; drink to me. Trin. Servant-monster! the folly of this Ifland! they fay, there's but five upon this ifle; we are three of them, if the other two be brain'd like us, the state totters.. Ste. Ste. Drink, fervant-monfter, when I bid thee; thy eyes are almoft set in thy head. Trin. Where should they be fet elfe? he were a brave monfter indeed, if they were set in his tail. Ste. My man-monfter hath drown'd his tongue in fack: for my part, the sea cannot drown me. I fwam ere I could recover the fhore, five and thirty leagues, off and on; by this light, thou shalt be my lieute nant, monster, or my ftandard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you lift; he's no standard. Ste. We'll not run, monfieur monster. Trin. Nor go neither: but you'll lie like dogs, and yet fy nothing neither. Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beeft a good moon-calf. Cal. How does thy honour? let me lick thy fhoe; I'll not ferve him, he's not valiant. Trin. Thou lieft, moft ignorant monfter, I am in cafe to juftle a conftable; why, thou debofh'd, fifh thou, was there ever a man a coward that hath drunk fo much fack as I to day? wilt thou tell a monftröus lie, being but half a fifh, and half a monster? Cal, Lo, now he mocks me: wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. Lord, quoth he! that a monfter should be fuch a natural! the 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 poor monster's my fubject, and he fhall not fuffer indignity. Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the fuit I made to thee?, Ste. Marry, will I; kneel and repeat it; I will ftand, and fo fhall Trinculo. Enter Ariel invisible. Cal. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, |