To the perpetual wink for aye might put
This ancient morsel, this sir Prudence, who
Should not upbraid our course. For all the rest,
They'll take suggestion †, as a cat laps milk;
They'll tell the clock to any business that
We say befits the hour.

stroke

Seb. Thy case, dear friend, Shall be my precedent; as thou got'st Milan, I'll come by Naples. Draw thy sword: one [pay'st; Shall free thee from the tribute which thou And I the king shall love thee. Ant. Draw together: And when I rear my hand, do you the like, To fall it on Gonzalo.

Seb.

O, but one word. [They converse apart.

Music. Re-enter ARIEL, invisible. Ari. My master through his art foresees the danger [forth, That these, his friends, are in; and sends me (For else his project dies,) to keep them living. [Sings in GONZALO's ear.

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?

Wherefore this ghastly looking?
Gon.
What's the matter?
Seb. Whiles we stood here securing your
repose,
[lowing,
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.

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 herd of lions.
Alon.

Heard you this, Gonzalo? Gon. Upon mine honour, sir, I heard a humming, [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: 'Beɛt stand upon our guard; Or that we quit this place: let's draw our weapons. [further search Alon. Lead off this ground; and let's make For my poor son.

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

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 moet 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! lo!
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 brewing; I hear it sing i' the wind: yond' same black cloud, yond' huge one, looks like a foul bumbard § 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 pailfuls.-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.

Ari. Prospero, my lord, shall have done.

. Ever.

Make mouths.
The frock of a peasant.

Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang. This is a scurvy tune too: But here's my [Drinks.

comfort.

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: O!

Ste. This is some monster of the isle, with four legs; who hath got, as I take it, an ague: 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. Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, I know it by thy trembling: Now Prosper works upon thee.

Ste. Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that which will give language to you,cat; open your mouth: this will shake your shaking, 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,

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

Trin. Stephano!-if thou beest Stephano, touch me, and speak to me; for I am 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 Trinculo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trin

* India.

Trin. I took him to be killed with a thun der-stroke:-But art thou not drowned, Stephano? I hope now, thou 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: Thoughthou 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 o'the moon, I do assure thee: I was the man in the moon, when time was. Cal. I have seen thee in her, and I do adore

island;

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!

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

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

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

+ Stool.

Mira.

I am a fool,
To weep at what I am glad of.
Pro.
Fair encounter
Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain
Un that which breeds between them! [grace
Fer.
Wherefore weep you?
Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare uot
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. und 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 Lntt 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-nonster, 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 thou 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;

I am in case to justle a constable: Why, thou deboshed fish thon, was there ever man a coward. that hath drunk so much sack as 1 to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrons lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster?

Cul. 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, thon;
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.ban,]-Proceed.

-[To Cali

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 dar'st; 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. Art. 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 freshes 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.

C

Cal. Ha, ha, ha!

Ste. Now, forward with your tale. Pr'ythee stand further off.

Cal. Beat him enough: after a little time, I'll beat him too.

Ste.
Stand further.-Come, proceed.
Cal. Why,as I told thee,'tis a custom with him
I' the afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st
brain him,

Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log
Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
Or cut his wezand with thy knife: Remember,
First to possess his books; for without them
He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not
One spirit to command: They all do hate him,
As rootedly as I: Burn but his books;
He has brave utensils, (for so he calls them,)
Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal.
And that most deeply to consider, is
The beauty of his daughter; he himself
Calls her a non-pareil: I ne'er saw woman,
But only Sycorax my dam, and she;
But she as far surpasseth Sycorax,
As greatest does least.

Ste.

Is it so brave a lass?

Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I And bring thee forth brave brood. [warrant, Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be king and queen; (save our graces!) and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys:-Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?

Trin. Excellent.

Ste. Give me thy hand; I am sorry I beat thee: but, while thou livest, keep a good

tongue in thy head.

Cal. Within this half hour will he be asleep; Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste.

Ay, on mine honour. Ari. This will I tell my master. [pleasure; Cal. Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of Let us be jocund: Will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere?

Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason: Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Flout 'em, and skout 'em; and skout 'em, and fout 'em ;

Thought is free. Cal. That's not the tune. [ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Ste. What is this same?

Trin. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of No-body.

Ste. If thou beest a man, shew thyself in thy likeness: if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list.

Trin. O, forgive me my sins!

Ste. He that dies, pays all debts: I defy thee:-Mercy upon us!

Cal. Art thou afeard?
Ste. No, monster, not I.

Cal. Be not ateard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and

hurt not.

Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices,

That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then in dreaming, [riches The clouds, methought, would open, and shew Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak’d, I cry'd to dream again.

Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. Cal. When Prospero is destroyed.

Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story.

Trin. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and after, do our work.

Ste. Lead, monster; we'll follow. - I would, I could see this taborer: he lays it on. Trin. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. [Exeunt.

SCENE III.

Another part of the island.

Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,GON-
ZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others.

My old bones ache: here's a maze trol, indeed,
Gon. By'r lakin t, I can go no further, sir;
Through forth-rights, and meanders! by your
I needs must rest me.
[patience,

Alon.

Who am myself attach'd with weariness,
Old lord, I cannot blame thee,
To the dulling of my spirits: sit down, and rest.
No longer for my flatterer: he is drown'd,
Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it
Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks
Our frustrate search on land: Well, let him go.
Ant. I am right glad that he's so out of hope.
[Aside to SEBASTIAN.
Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose
That you resolv'd to effect.

Seb.

The next advantage Let it be to-night; For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they will not, nor cannot, use such vigilance, As when they are fresh. Seb. I say to-night: no more. Solemn and strange music; and PROSPERO above, invisible. Enter several strange Shapes, bringing in a banquet; they dance about it with gentle actions of salutation; and, inviting the king, &c., to eat, they depart.

Will we take thoroughly.
Ant.

Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark!

Gon. Marvellous sweet music!
Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens!

What were these?

Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments

• Throat.