Or night kept chain'd below. Pro. Fairly fpoke. Sit then, and talk with her, he is thine own. Enter Ariel. Ari. What would my potent mafter? here I am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your laft fervice Did worthily perform; and I must use you 8 In fuch another trick; go, bring the rabble, Pro. Ay, with a twink. Ari. Before you can fay, Come, and go, And breathe twice; and cry, fo, fo; Each one, tripping on his toe, Will be here with mop and mow. Do you love me, mafter? no? Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel; do not approach, 'Till thou dost hear me call. Ari. Well, I conceive. [Exit. Pro. Look, thou be true; do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the ftrongeft oaths are straw Fer. I warrant you, Sir; The white, cold, virgin fnow upon my heart Pro. Well. Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary. The rabble.] The crew of meaner Spirits. No No tongue; all eyes; be filent. [To Ferdinand. [Soft Mufick. SCENE III. A MAS QU E. Enter Iris. Iris. Ceres, moft bounteous lady, thy rich leas Of wheat, rye, barley, fetches, oats, and peafe; Thy turfy mountains, where live nibling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with ftover, them to keep; Thy banks with pinion'd, and tulip'd brims, Which fpungy April at thy heft betrims, To make cold nymphs chafte crowns: and thy broomgroves, Whofe fhadow the difmiffed bachelor loves, Bids thee leave thefe; and with her Sov'reign Grace, Enter Ceres. Cer. Hail, many-colour'd meffenger, that ne'er Who, with thy faffron wings, upon my flowers. Rich fcarf to my proud earth; why hath thy Queen 9 No Tongue.] Those who are prefent at incantations, are obliged to be ftriéily filent, elfe, as we are afterwards told, the Spell is marred. • With thatch'd ftover, Oxford Edit. Stover feems to be hay laid up. The old Edition reads pionied and twilled brims, which I do not underland. Iris. Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate, Cer. Tell me, heav'nly bow, If Venus or her fon, as thou do'st know, Iris. Of her fociety Be not afraid; I met her deity Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her fon Her waspish headed fon has broke his arrows, Cer. High Queen of ftate, Great Juno, comes; I know her by her gait. [Juno defcends, and enters. Jun. How does my bounteous fifter? go with me To bless this twain, that they may profperous be, And honour'd in their iffue, Jun. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, Long continuance and increafing, Cer. Earth's increafe, and foyfon-plenty," 2 Earth's Increafe.] All the Editions, that I have ever feen, concur in placing this whole SonVOL. I. Vines, net to Juno: but very abfurdly, in my opinion. I believe every accurate Reader, who is acquaint F ed Vines, with clufiring bunches growing, Fer. This is a moft majestic vifion, and Pro. Spirits, which by mine art I have from their confines call'd to enact Fer. Let me live here ever; So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife, Pro. Sweet; now filence: There's fomething else to do; hufh, and be mute, Juno and Ceres whisper, and fend Iris on employment. Iris. You nymphs, call'd Nayads, of the winding brooks, With your fedg'd crowns, and ever-harmless looks, Enter certain Nymphs. You fun-burn'd ficklemen, of August weary, e with poetical Hiftory, and the diftinct Offices of thefe two God. defles, and who then seriously reads over our Author's Lines, will agree with Me, that Ceres's Name ought to have been placed where I have now prefix'd it. THEOBAID. Make holy-day; your rye-straw hats put on, Enter certain reapers, properly babited; they join with the nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end whereof, Profpero ftarts fuddenly, and Speaks; after which, to a strange, bollow, and confufed noife, they vanish heavily. Pro. [afide] I had forgot that foul confpiracy Of the beaft Caliban, and his'confed'rates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come.-[To the fpirits.] Well done-avoid no more. Fer. This is moft ftrange; your father's in fome paffion That works him strongly. Mira. Never 'till this day Saw I him touch'd with anger fo diftemper❜d. Bear emotion of anger on his fudden recollection of Caliban's plot. This appears from the admirable reflection he makes on the infignificancy |