Cal. I pr'ythee let me bring thee where crabs grow, And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; Shew thee a jay's neft, and inftruct thee how To fnare the nimble marmazet; I'll bring thee To cluft'ring filberds, and fometimes I'll get thee Young'fea-malls from the rock. Wilt thou go with me? Ste. I pr'ythee now lead the way without any more talking. Trinculo, the King and all our company 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, mafter 5 farewel, farewel. 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. [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I. TH Profpero's Cave. Enter Ferdinand, bearing a log. FERDINAND. HERE be fome fports are painful, but their labour Are nobly undergone, and moft poor matters I fcamels or fhamois The The mistress which I ferve quickens what's dead, Weeps when the fees me work, and fays, fuch bafenefs 2 'Nay, thefe fweet thoughts do ev'n refresh my labour, Leaft bufie when I do it. Enter Miranda, and Profpero at a distance unfeen. Mira. Alas! now, pray you, Work not fo hard; I would the lightning had Fer. O most 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, Fer. No, precious creature, l'ad rather crack my finews, break my back, Than you fhould fuch difhonour undergo, Mira. It would become me As well as it does you; and I fhould do it, Pro. Poor worm! thou art 4 Infected, and this vifitation' fhews it. Mira. You look wearily. Fer. No, noble miftrefs, 'tis fresh morning with me, When When you are by at night. I do beseech 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 fay fo. Indeed the top of admiration, worth What's dearest to the world;, full many a lady Mira. I do not know One of my fex; no woman's face remember, Fer. I am, in my condition, A Prince, Miranda; I do think, a King; (I would not fo!) and would no more endure This wooden flavery, than I would suffer The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my foul speak; Mira. Mira. Do you love me? Fer. O heav'n, O earth, bear witness to this found, And crown what I profefs with kind event, If I fpeak true; if hollowly, invert What best is boaded me, to mischief! I, 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. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine unworthiness, 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; 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 fervant, Fer. My mistress, dearest, Fer. Ay, with a heart fo willing As bondage e'er of freedom; here's my hand. Mira. And mine, with my heart in't; and now farewel 'Till half an hour hence. Fer. A thousand, thousand. Pro. So glad of this as they, I cannot be, [Exeunt. [Exit. SCENE 5 what S CE NE II. Another part of the Island. Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo. ELL not me; when the butt is out, we will Ste. TE drink water, not a drop before; therefore bear up, and board 'em; fervant monster, drink to me. Trin. Servant monfter! the folly of this Inland! they fay there's but five upon this Ifle; we are three of them, if the other two be brain'd like us, the ftate totters. Ste. Drink, fervant monfter, when I bid thee; thy eyes are almost set in thy head. Trin. Where should they be fet elfe? he were a brave monster indeed if they were fet in his tail. Ste. My man-monster hath drown'd his tongue in fack; for my part, the fea 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 lieutenant, monster, or my standard. Trin. Your lieutenant, if you lift; he's no standard. Ste. We'll not run, monfieur monster. Trin. Nor go neither; but you'll lye like dogs, and yet fay nothing neither. Ste. Moon-calf, fpeak 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 is not valiant. Trin. Thou lieft, most ignorant monfter, I am in case to justle a constable; why, thou debofh'd fish thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk fo much fack as I to-day? wilt thou tell me a monftrous lie, being but half a fish and half a monfter? Cal. Lo, how he mocks me: wilt thou let him, my lord? Trin. |