The clouds, methought, would open, and show
riches

Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd,
I cried 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.
Gon. By'r lakin,* I can go no further, Sir;
My old bones ache: here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forth-rights, and meanders! by your
I needs must rest me.
[patience,

Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee,
Who am myself attach'd with weariness,
To the dulling of my spirits: sit down and rest.
Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it
No longer for my flatterer: he is drown'd,
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
Will we take thoroughly.

Ant. 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.

Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expressing

(Although they want the use of tongue,) a kind
Öf excellent dumb discourse.
Pro. Praise in departing.
Fran. They vanish'd strangely.
Seb. No matter, since

[Aside.

They have left their viands behind; for we have
stomachs.-

Will't please you taste of what is here?
Alon. Not I.

Gon. Faith, Sir, you need not fear: When
we were boys,

[eers, Who would believe that there were mountainDew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at them

Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now
Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men,
we find,

Each putter-out on five for one, will bring us
Good warrant of.

Alon. I will stand to, and feed,
Although my last: no matter, since I feel
The best is past :-Brother, my lord the duke,
Stand too, and do as we.
Thunder and lightning. Enter ARIEL like a
harpy; claps his wings upon the table, and,
with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes.
(That hath to instrument this lower world,
Ari. You are three men of sin, whom destiny
And what is in't,) the never-surfeited sea
Hath caused to belch up; and on this island
Where man doth not inhabit; you 'mongst men
Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad;

[Seeing ALON. SEB. &c. draw their swords.
And even with such like valour, men hang and
Their proper selves. You fools! I and my
drown
[fellows

Are ministers of fate; the elements
Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as
well

Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at
[stabs
Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish
One dowle that's in my plume; my fellow-
ministers

Are like invulnerable: if you could hurt,

Alon. What harmony is this? my good Your swords are now too massy for your

friends, hark!

strengths,

And will not be uplifted: But, remember,
(For that's my business to you,) that you three
From Milan did supplant good Prospero,
Expos'd unto the sea, which hath requit it,
Him, and his innocent child: for which foul
deed

The powers, delaying, not forgetting, have
Incens'd the seas and shores, yea all the crea-
tures,

Against your peace: Thee, of thy son, Alonso,
They have bereft; and do pronounce by me,
Lingering perdition (worse than any death
Can be at once,) shall step by step attend
You, and your ways; whose wrath to guard
you from

(Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls
Upon your heads,) is nothing, but heart's sor-
And a cleart life ensuing.
[row,

He vanishes in thunder: then, to soft music, en-
ter the Shapes again, and dance with mops
and moves, and carry out the table.
Pro. [Aside.] Bravely the figure of this harpy
hast thou
Perform'd, my Ariel; a grace it had, devouring:
Of my instruction hast thou nothing 'bated,
↑ Pure, blameless.

* Down

In what thou hadst to say: so, with good life,
And observation strange, my meaner ministers
Their several kinds have done: my high charms
work,

And these, mine enemies, are all knit up
In their distractions: they now are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them, whilst I visit
Young Ferdinand, (whom they suppose is
drown'd,)

And his and my loved darling.

[Exit PROSPERO from above. Gon. I' the name of something holy, Sir, why stand you

In this strange stare?

Alon. O, it is monstrous! monstrous ! Methought the billows spoke, and told me of it; The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder, That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd The name of Prosper: it did bass my trespass. Therefore my son i' the ooze is bedded; and I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded,

And with him there lie mudded.

Seb. But one fiend at a time,
I'll fight their legions o'er.
Ant. I'll be thy second.

[Exit.

[Exeunt SEB. and ANT. Gon. All three of them are desperate; their great guilt,

Like poison given to work a great time after,
Now gins to bite the spirits :--I do beseech you
That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly,
And hinder them from what this ecstacy**
May now provoke them to.

Adr. Follow, I pray you.

ACT IV.

[Exeunt.

SCENE I.-Before PROSPERO's cell.
Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA.
Pro. If I have too austerely punish'd you,
Your compensation makes amends; for I
Have given you here a thread of mine own life,
Or that for which I live; whom once again
I tender to thy hand: all thy vexations
Were but my trials of thy love, and thou
Hast strangely stood the test: here, afore Hea-
I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand, [ven,
Do not smile at me, that I boast her off,
For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise,
And make it halt behind her.

Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter: But
If thou dost break her virgin knot before
All sanctimonious ceremonies may
With full and holy rite be minister'd,
No sweet aspersiont shall the heavens let fall
To make this contract grow; but barren hate,
Sour-ey'd disdain, and discord, shall bestrew
The union of your bed with weeds so loathly,
That you shall hate it both: therefore, take
As Hymen's lamps shall light you.

Fer. As I hope

[heed,

For quiet days, fair issue, and long life,
With such love as 'tis now; the murkiest den,
The most opportune place, the strong'st sug-
gestion

Our worser Genius can, shall never melt
Mine honour into lust; to take away

The edge of that day's celebration,

Pro. Fairly spoke:

Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own.→→
What, Ariel; my industrious servant Ariel!
Enter ARIEL.

Ari. What would my potent master? here

am.

Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last
service

Did worthily perform; and I must use you
In such another trick: go, bring the rabble,
O'er whom I give thee power, here, to this
place:

Incite them to quick motion; for I must
Bestow upon the eyes of this young couple
Some vanity of mine art; it is my promise,
And they expect it from me.
Ari. Presently?

Pro. Ay, with a twink.

Ari. Before you can say, Come, and
And breathe twice; and cry, so, so ;
Each one tripping on his toe,
Will be here with mop and mowe:
Do you love me, master? no.

go,

Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel: do not apTill thou dost hear me call.

Ari. Well I conceive.

[proach, [Exil.

Pro. Look, thou be true; do not give dal

liance

[straw

Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are
To the fire i' the blood: be more abstemious,
Or else, good night, your vow!

Fer. I warrant you, Sir;

The white-cold virgin snow upon my heart
Abates the ardour of my liver.

Pro. Well.

Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,*
Rather than want a spirit; appear, and pertly.---
No tongue; all eyes; be silent. [Soft music.
A Masque. Enter IRIS.

Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady,thy rich lees
Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease;
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep,
And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to

keep;

Thy banks with peonied and lillied brims,
Which spungy April at thy hestt betrims,
To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and
broom groves,

Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor love
Being lass-lorn; thy pole-clipt vineyard;
And thy sea-marge, sterile, and rocky-hard,
Where thou thyself dost air: The queen o'

sky,

Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I,
Bids thee leave these; and with her sovereign
grace,

Here on this grass-plot, in this very place,
To come and sport, her peacocks fly amain;
Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.
Enter CERES.

Cer. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that
Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter ; [ne'er
Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers
And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown
Diffusest honey-drops, refreshing showers:
My bosky‡ acres,
and my
unshrubb'd down,
Rich scarf to my proud earth; Why hath thy
queen
[green?
Summon'd me hither, to this short-grass'd
Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate;

When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are And some donation freely to estate

Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow,

If Venus, or her son, as thou dost know,
Do now attend the queen? since they did plot
The means, that dusky Dis* my daughter got,
Her and her blind boy's scandal'd company
I have forsworn.

Iris. Of her society

Be not afraid I met her deity

Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her

son

Dove-drawn with her: here thought they to
have done

Some wanton charm upon this man and maid,
Whose vows are, that no bed-rite shall be paid,
Till Hymen's torch be lighted: but in vain;
Mar's hot minion is return'd again;
Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows,
Swears he will shoot no more, but play with
And be a boy right out.
[sparrows,

Cer. Highest queen of state,
Great Juno comes; I know her by her gait.
Enter JUNO.

Juno. How does my bounteous sister? Go
with me,

To bless this twain, that they may prosperous
And honour'd in their issue.
[be,

SONG.

Juno. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing,
Long continuance, and increasing,
Hourly joys be still upon you!
Juno sings her blessing on you.
Cer. Earth's increase, and foison↑ plenty ;
Barns, and garners never empty;
Vines, with clust'ring bunches growing ;
Plants, with goodly burden bowing;
Spring come to you, at the farthest,
In the very end of harvest!
Scarcity, and want, shall shun you;
Ceres' blessing so is on you.
Fer. This is a most majestic vision, and
Harmonious charmingly: May I be bold
To think these spirits?

Pro. Spirits, which by mine art

I have from their confines call'd to enact

My present fancies.

Fer. Let me live here ever;

So rare a wonder'd‡ father, and a wife,

Make this place Paradise.

wards the end whereof PROSPERO starts suddenly, and speaks; after which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise, they heavily vanish. Pro. Aside.] I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban, and his confederates, Against my life; the minute of their plot Is almost come.-[To the spirits.] Well done ;avoid; no more.

Fer. This is most strange: your father's in some passion

That works him strongly.

Mira. Never till this day,

Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd.
Pro. You do look, my son, in a mov'd sort,
As if you were dismay'd: be cheerful, Sir:
Our revels now are ended: these our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve;
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,*
Leave not a rackt behind: We are such stuff

As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.-Sir, I am vex'd;
Bear with my weakness; my old brain is
troubled.

Be not disturb'd with my infirmity:

If you be pleas'd, retire into my cell,

And there repose; a turn or two I'll walk,
To still my beating mind.

Fer. Mira. We wish you peace. [Exeunt.
Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank you :--
Ariel, come.

I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd
Lest I might anger thee.

Pro. Say again, where didst thou leave these
varlets?

Ari. I told you, Sir, they were red-hot with drinking;

So full of valour, that they smote the air

[Juno and Ceres whisper, and send IRIS on For breathing in their faces; beat the ground

employment.

Pro Sweet now, silence:

Juno and Ceres whisper seriously;

There's something else to do: hush, and be
Or else our spell is marr❜d.
[mute,
Iris. You nymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wan-
d'ring brooks,
[looks,
With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless
Leave your crisp channels, and on this green
land

For kissing of their feet: yet always bending
Towards their project: Then I beat my tabor,
At which, like unback'd colts, 'they prick'd
their ears,

Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses,
As they smelt music; so I charm'd their ears,
That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd,
through

Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss,
and thorns,

[them Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left

Answer your summons; Juno does command:
Come temperate nymphs, and help to cele-I' the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,

brate

A contract of true love; be not too late.
Enter certain Nymphs.

You sun-burn'd sicklemen, of August weary,
Come hither from the furrow, and be merry ;
Make holy-day: your rye-straw hats put on,
And these fresh nymphs encounter every one
In country footing.

Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they
join with the Nymphs in a graceful dance; to-

* Pluto. † Abundance. Able to produce such wonders.

Their dancing up to the chins, that the foul
O'er-stunk their feet.

[lake

Pro. This was well done, my bird:
Thy shape invisible retain thou still :
The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither,
For stalet to catch these thieves.

Ari. I go, I go.

[Exit.

Pro. A devil, a born devil, on whose nature

Nurtures can never stick; on whom my pains,

Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost;
And as, with age, his body uglier grows,
So his mind cankers: I will plague them all,
Re-enter ARIEL loaden with glistering apparel,
&c.

Even to roaring:-Come, hang them on this
line.

PROSPERO, and ARIEL remain invisible. Enter
CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO; all

wet.

Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may not

Hear a foot fall: we now are near his cell.

Ste. Monster, your fairy, which you say, a harmless fairy, has done little better than played the jack* with us.

Trin. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss; at which my nose is in great indignation.

Ste. So is mine. Do you hear, monster? If I should take a displeasure against you; look you,

Trin. Thou wert but a lost monster.

Cal. Good my lord, give me thy favour still: Be patient, for the prize I'll bring thee to Shall hood-wink this mischance therefore, speak softly,

All's hush'd as midnight yet.

Trin. Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool,Ste. There is not only disgrace and dishonour in that, monster, but an infinite loss.

Trin. That's more to me than my wetting yet this is your harmless fairy, monster.

Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my labour.

Cal. Pr'ythee, my king, be quiet: Seest thou here, This is the mouth of the cell: no noise, and [enter : Do that good mischief, which may make this

island

you mean,

;

To doat thus on such luggage? Let's along,
And do the murder first: if he awake,
From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with
Make us strange stuff.
[pinches
Ste. Be you quiet, monster.-Mistress line,
is not this my jerkin? Now is the jerkin under
the line: now, jerkin, you are like to lose your
hair, and prove a bald jerkin.

Trin. Do, do: We steal by line and level, and't like your grace.

Ste. I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: Steal by line and level, is an excellent pass of pate; there's another garment for't.

Trin. Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest. Cal. I will have none on't: we shall lose our time,

*Jack with a lantern.

A shop for the sale of old clothes.

† Ever. Bird-lime.

in shape of hounds, and hunt them about;
PROSPERO and ARIEL setting them on.
Pro. Hey, Mountain, hey!

Ari. Silver! there it goes, Silver!

Pro. Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark, hark!

Go,

[CAL. STE. and TRIN. are driven out. charge my goblins that they grind their joints

With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews
With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted
make them

Than pard. or cat o' mountain.
Ari. Hark they roar.

Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this
Lie at my mercy all mine enemies : [hour
Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou
Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little,
Follow, and do me service.

[Exeunt.

ACT V.
Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes,and ARIEL.
SCENE I-Before the Cell of PROSPERO.
Pro. Now does my project gather to a head:
My charms crack not; my spirits obey; and
time

Goes upright with his carriage. How's the day?
Ari. On the sixth hour; at which time, my
You said our work should cease.

Pro. I did say so,

[lord,

When first I rais'd the tempest. Say, my spirit,
How fares the king and his?

Ari. Confin'd together

In the same fashion as you gave in charge;
Just as you left them, Sir; all prisoners
In the lime-grove which weather-fendst your
cell;

They cannot budge, till you release. The king,
His brother, and yours, abide all three dis-
tracted;

And the remainder mourning over them,
Brim-full of sorrow, and dismay; but chiefly
Him you term'd, Sir, The good old lord Gonzalo;
His tears run down his beard, like winter's
drops

From eavest of reeds: your charm so strongly

works them,

That if you now beheld them, your affections
Would become tender.

Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit?

Tri. Mine would, Sir, were I human.
Pro. And mine shall.

Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling
Of their afflictions? and shall not myself,
One of their kind, that relish all as sharply,
Passion as they, be kindlier mov'd than thou

art?

Though with their high wrongs I am struck to
the quick,

Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury
Do I take part: the rarer action is [tent,

In virtue than in vengeance: they being peni-
The sole drift of my purpose doth extend
Not a frown further: Go release them, Ariel;

*Leopard. †Defends from bad weather. Thatch.