but he is drown'd 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 pull thee by the lesser legs: if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trinculo, indeed: How cam'st thou to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos? Trin. I took him to be kill'd with a thunderstroke-But art thou not drown'd; Stephano? I hope now thou art not drown'd. 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. Cal. These be fine things, an if they be not sprites. That's a brave god, and bears celestial liquor: Ste. How didst 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 ashore. 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: though thou 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 • Stool. by the sea-side, where my wine is hid. How now, mooncalf? how does thine ague? Cal. Hast thou not dropp'd 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 thee: my mistress shew'd me thee, thy dog, and bush. Ste. Come, swear to that; kiss the book: I will furnish it anon with new contents: swear. Trin. By this good light, this is a very shallow monster:-I afeard of him?-a very weak monster:The man i' the moon?a most poor credulous. Well drawn, monster, in good sooth. monster: Cal. I'll shew thee every fertile inch o' the 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. Cal. I'll kiss thy foot: I'll swear myself thy subject. Ste. Come on then; down, and swear. Trin. I shall laugh myself to death at this puppyheaded 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! [berries; Cal. I'll shew thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee 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, Trin. A most ridiculous monster; to make a wonder of a poor drunkard. Cal. I pr'ythee, let me bring thee where crabs. grow; And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; Ste. I pr'ythee now, lead the way, without any more talking-Trinculo, the king and all our company else being drown'd we will inherit here.-Here; bear my bottle. Fellow Trinculo, we'll fill him by and by again. • Sea gulls. Cal. Farewell master; farewell, farewell. [Sings drunkenly. Trin. A howling monster; a drunken monster. Cal. No more dams I'll make for fish; At requiring, Nor scrape trencher, nor wash dish; Has a new master-Get a new man. Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom, hey-day, freedom! Ste. O brave monster! lead the way! [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I-Before PROSPERO's Cell. Fer. There be some sports are painful; but their labour Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness The mistress, which I serve, quickens what's dead, [bours; Enter MIRANDA; and PROSPERO at a distance. Mira. Alas, now! pray you, Work not so hard: I would, the lightning had Fer. O most dear mistress, The sun will set, before I shall discharge Mira. If you'll sit down, I'll bear your logs the while: pray, give me that; I'll carry it to the pile. Fer. No, precious creature: I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, me Mira. It would become me As well as it does you and I should do it Pro. Poor worm! thou art infected; This visitation shews it. Mira. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble mistress; 'tis fresh morning with When you are by at night. I do beseech you, [me, (Chiefly, that I might set it in my prayers,) What is your name? Mira. Miranda:-O my father, I have broke your hest to say so! Indeed, the top of admiration; worth What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady So perfect, and so peerless, are created Mira. I do not know One of my sex; no woman's face remember, Nor can imagination form a shape, Besides yourself, to like of: but I prattle Fer. I am, in my condition, A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king; (I would, not so!) and would no more endure This wooden slavery, than I would suffer The flesh-fly blow my mouth.-Hear my soul speak;The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides, Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound, And crown what I profess with kind event, If I speak true; if hollowly, invert What best is boded me, to mischief! I, Mira. I am a fool, To weep at what I am glad of. Pro. Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace On that which breeds between them! Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer The bigger bulk it shews. Hence, bashful cunning! If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow Fer. My mistress, dearest, And I thus humble ever. Fer. Ay, with a heart as willing As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand. Who are surprized with all; but my rejoicing [Exit. SCENE II.-Another Part of the Island. Enter STEPHANO and TRINCULO; CALIBAN following with a bottle. Ste. Tell not me ;-when the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before: therefore bear up, and board 'em: servant-monster, drink to me. |