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Fright me with urchin fhews, pitch me i'th' mire, "Nor lead me, like a fire-brand, in the dark "Out of my way, unless he bid 'em; but "For every trifle are they set upon me.

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"Sometimes like apes, that moe and chatter at me, "And after bite me; then like hedge-hogs, which "Lie tumbling in my bare-foot way, and mount "Their pricks at my foot-fall; fometime am I "All wound with adders, who with cloven tongues "Do hifs me into madness. Lo! now! lo!

Enter Trinculo.

Here comes a fpi'rit of his, and to torment me
For bringing wood in flowly. I'll fall flat;
Perchance, he will not mind me.

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Trin. Here's neither bush nor fhrub to bear off any weather at all, and another ftorm brewing; I hear it fing i' th' wind: yond fame black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bumbard that would fhed his liquor. If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head: yond fame cloud cannot chuse but fall by pailfuls- -What have we here, a man or a fish? dead or alive? a fifh; he smells like a fish: a very ancient and fish-like smell. A kind of, not of the newest, Poor John: a strange fish!

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Were I in England now, as once I was, and had "but this fish painted, not an holiday-fool there but "would give a piece of filver. There would this "monster make a man; any ftrange beast there "makes a man; when they will not give a doit to "relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to fee a "dead Indian." Legg'd like a man! and his fins like arms! warm, o'my troth! I do now let loofe my opinion, hold it no longer, this is no fish, but an Islander that hath lately fuffer'd by a thunder-bolt,

Looks like a foul Bumbard.] A large Veffel for containing Drink, as well as the Piece of Ordnance fo call'd,

Alas!

Alas! the ftorm is come again. My best way is to creep under his gaberdine: there is no other shelter hereabout; "mifery acquaints a man with ftrange "bed-fellows:" I will here fhrowd, 'till the dregs of the ftorm be paft.

Enter Stephano, finging.

Ste. I fhall no more to fea, to fea, here fhall I die a-fhore. This is a very scurvy tune to fing at a man's funeral; well, here's my comfort. [Drinks.

Sings. The mafter, the swabber, the boatfwain and I,
The gunner, and his mate,

Lov'd Mall, Meg, and Marrian, and Margery,
But none of us car'd for Kate;

For fhe had a tongue with a tang,
Would cry to a failor, go hang:

She lov'd not the favour of tar nor of pitch,
Yet a taylor might fcratch her, were-e'er fhe did itch.
Than to fea, boys, and let her go hang.
This is a fcurvy tune too; but here's my comfort.
[Drinks &

Cal. Do not torment me, oh!

Ste. What's the matter? have we devils here? do you put tricks upon's with falvages, and men of Inde? ha? I have not fcap'd drowning, to be afraid now of your four legs; for it hath been faid, As proper a man as ever went upon four legs, cannot make him give ground; and it shall be said so again, while Stephano breathes at his noftrils.

Cal. The fpirit torments me: oh!

Ste. This is fome monster of the isle with four legs, who has got, as I take it, an ague: where the devil fhould he learn our language? I will give him fome 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 trod on neatsleather.

Cal. Do not torment me, pr'ythee; I'll bring my wood home fafter.

Ste.

Ste. He's in his fit now; and does not talk after the wifeft: he shall taste of If he never bottle. my 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 fhall pay for him, that hath him, and that foundly.

Cal. Thou doft me yet but little hurt; thou' wilt anon, I know it, by thy trembling: now Profper works upon thee.

Ste. Come on your ways; open your mouth; here is that which will give language, Cat; open your mouth this will fhake your fhaking, I can tell you, and that foundly: you cannot tell who's your friend; open your chaps again.

Trin. I fhould know that voice: it fhould bebut he's drown'd; and these are devils; O! defend

me

Ste. Four legs and two voices; a moft delicate monfter his forward voice now is to speak well "of his friend; his backward voice is to fpatter foul

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fpeeches, and to detract." If all the wine in my bottle will recover him, I will help his ague: come: Amen! I will pour fome in thy other mouth.

Trin. Stephano

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

Trin. Stephano! if thou beeft Stephano, touch me, and speak to me; for I am Trinculo; be not afraid, thy good friend Trineulo.

Ste. If thou beeft Trinculo, come forth, I'll pull thee by the leffer legs: if any be Trinculo's legs, these are they. Thou art very Trinculo, indeed: how cam'ft thou to be the fiege of this* moon-calf? can he vent Trinculo's.

Moon-calf?] It was imagined that the Moon had an ill Influence on the Infant's Understanding. Hence Idiots were called Moon-calves.

Trin. I took him to be kill'd with a thunder-stroke: but art thou not drown'd, Stephano? I hope now, thou art not drown'd: is the ftorm over blown? I hid me under the dead moon-calf's gaberdine, for fear of the ftorm: and art thou living, Stephano? O Stephano, two Neapolitans fcap'd?

Ste. Pr'ythee, do not turn me about, my ftomach is not conftant.

Cal. These be fine things, an if they be not sprights: that's a brave god, and bears celeftial liquor: I will

kneel to him.

Ste. How didft thou fcape? how cam'ft thou hither? fwear, by this bottle, how thou cam'ft hither: I efcap'd upon a butt of fack, which the failors heav'd over-board, by this bottle! which I made of the bark of a tree, with mine own hands, fince I was caft a-fhore.

Cal. I'll fwear upon that bottle, to be thy true fubject; for the liquor is not earthly.

Ste. Hear: fwear then, how escap'dft thou?

Trin. Swom a-fhore, man, like a duck; I can swim like a duck, I'll be fworn.

Ste. Here, kifs the book. Though thou can't fwim like a duck, thou art made like a goofe.

Trin. O Stephano, hast any more of this?

Ste. The whole butt, man; my cellar is in a rock by th'fea-fide, where my wine is hid. How now, moon-calf, how does thine ague?

Cal. Haft thou not dropt from heav'n?
Ste. Out o'th' moon, I do affure thee.

man in th'moon, when time was.

I was the

Cal. I have feen thee in her; and I do adore thee my mistress fhew'd me thee, and thy dog and thy

bufh.

Ste. Come, fwear to that; kifs the book: I will furnifh it anon with new contents: fwear. Trin. By this good light, this is a very fhallow

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monfter: *I afraid of him? a very shallow monfter: the man i'th' moon?- -a moft poor credulous monfter: well drawn, monfter, in good footh.

Cal. I'll fhew thee every fertile inch o'th'Ifle, and I will kifs thy foot: I pr'ythee, be my god.

Trin. By this light, a moft perfidious and drunken monster; when his god's afleep, he'll rob his bottle. Cal. I'll kifs thy foot. I'll fwear myself thy fubject. Ste. Come on then; down, and swear.

Trin. I fhall laugh myfelf to death at this puppyheaded monfter: a moft fcurvy monfter! I could find in my heart to beat himSte. Come, kifs.

Trin.

But that the poor monfter's in drink:

an abominable monster!

Cal. "I'll fhew thee the beft fprings: I'll pluck "thee berries,

"I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. A plague upon the tyrant that I ferve!

"I'll bear him no more flicks, but follow thee, "Thou wond'rous man.”

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Trin. A moft ridiculous monfter, to make a wonder of a poor drunkard.

Cal.

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I pr'ythee, let me bring thee were crabs grow;

"And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts; "Shew thee a jay's nest, and inftruct thee how "To fnare the nibble marmazet; I'll bring thee "To cluft'ring filberds, and fometimes I'll get thee 6 * Young Shamois 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 com

* I afraid of him? a very shallow monster, &c.] It is to be obferved that Trinculo the speaker is not charged with being afraid : But it was his Conscioufness that he was fo that drew this bragg from him.

This is Nature.

Young Shamois.] i. e. young Kids..

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