Fer. Let me live here ever;

So rare a wonder'd father, and a wife,
Make this place paradife.

Pro. Sweet now, filence:
June and Ceres whisper feriously;

There's fomething elfe to do hufh, and be mute,
Or else our spell is marr'd.

Juno and Ceres whisper, and fend Iris on employment. Iris. You nymphs, call'd Nayads, of the winding brooks,, With your fedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Leave your crifp channels, and on this greenland Answer your fummons, June does command: Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate. A contract of true love; be not too late.

(131: Enter certain Nymphs.

You fun-burn'd ficklemen, of Auguft weary,
Come hither from the furrow, and be merry
Make holy-day; your rye-ftraw hats put on,
And these fresh nymphs encounter every one
In country footinga od van

K. Jobn. A&t 4.

This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath,
And Hamlet. A&t i. 1.

Th' extravagant and erring spirit hyes
To his confine.

And in his poem entitled, In Praise of his Love.

In whofe confine immured is the store,
Which fhould example where your equal grew..
And, again, in his poem call'd, A Lover's Complaint

O moft potential love! vow, bond, nor fpace, d

And in thee hath neither fting, knot, nor confine:) def

Amorous Epistle of Paris to Helen.

Shipping myself from the Sigan fhore,eti
Whence unto thefe confines my course I bore.

And, I believe, in every other paffage throughout his works, where
he has used this word, the accent is conftantly on the last syllable, inqu
aii Soller ved Å 11m: bas

Enter certain reapers, properly habited; they join with the nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end whereof, Profpero ftarts fuddenly, and Speaks; after which, to a frange, hollow and confufed noife, they vanish heavily.. Pro. I had forgot that foul confpiracy

Of the beaft Caliban, and his confed'rates,
Against my life; the minute of their plot

Is almoft come.

Well done, avoid; no more.

Fer. This is ftranges your father's in some paffion. That works him strongly.

Mir. Never 'till this day

Saw I him touch'd with anger, fo diftemper'd..
Pro. You look, my fon, in a mov'd fort,
As if you were difmay'd; be chearful, Sir:
Our revels now are ended: these our actors,
As I foretold you, were all fpirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air;
And, like the baseless fabrick of this vision,
The cloud-c
l-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The folemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all, which it inherit, fhall diffolve;
And, like this infubftantial pageant faded,.
Leave not a rack behind! we are fuch ftuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a fleep.Sir, I am vext; (27)

(27)

-Sir, I am vext;

Bear

:

Bear with my weakness, my cld brain is troubled:] There is theappearance of fomething very extraordinary, in this great emotion of anger fo difcoverable in the behaviour of Profpero, on the fudden recollection of Caliban's plot : And the admirable reflection, which he makes, upon the infignificancy of human things, fully fhews it for. thinking men are never under greater oppreffion of mind, than when they make fuch kind of reflections. And yet, if we turn to the caufe of this difturbance, there is nothing that one could imagine, at first view, could occafion it: the plot of a contemptible fauage, and two drunken failors, whom he had abfolutely in his power! It could be. no apprehenfion of danger then, that could cause it. But, reflecting. more attentively, we fhall find, (agreeably to our Poet's wonderful.. knowledge of nature,) there was fomething in the cafe, with which, great minds are most deeply affected; and that is, the refentment of ingratitude.

The TEMPEST.

Bear with my weakness, my old brain is troubled:
Be not disturbed with my infirmity;

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

And there repofe; a turn or two I'll walk,

To ftill my beating mind.

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Fer. Mira. We wish your peace. [Exe. Fer. and Mir.
Pro. Come with a thought ;-
-I thank you :——.

Ariel, come.

Profpero comes forward from the Cell; enter Ariel to him.

Ari. Thy thoughts I cleave to; what's thy pleasure?
Pro. Spirit,

We must prepare to meet with Caliban.

Ari. Ay, my commander; when I prefented Ceres,
I thought to have told thee of it; but I fear'd,
Left I might anger thee.

Pro. Say again, where didft thou leave these varlets ?
Ari. I told you, Sir, they were red hot with drinking ;
So full of valour, that they fmote the air

For breathing in their faces; beat the ground
For kiffing of their feet; yet always bending
Towards their project. Then I beat my tabor,
At which, like unbackt colts, they prick'd their ears;
Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their nofes,
As they fmelt mufic; fo I charm'd their ears,
That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd through
Tooth'd briars, fharp furzes, pricking gofs and thorns,
Which enter'd their frail fhins at laft I left them

ingratitude. He recall'd to his mind the obligations this Caliban lay
under for the inftructions he had receiv'd from him, and the conve-
niences of life he had taught him to use. But these reflections of Ca~-~
liban's ingratitude would naturally recall to mind his brother's and
then these two, working together, were very capable of producing a!Psvi
the diforder of paffion here reprefented. That thefe two, who had t
receiv'd at his hands the two beft gifts that mortals are capable of,9
when rightly apply'd, regal perver and the use of reafon that there
in return, fhould confpire against the life of the donor, would cerveny
tainly afflict a generous mind to its utmoft bearing. As thefe reflec-
tions do fo much honour to that furprifing knowledge of human na-
ture, which is so apparently our Author's masterpiece, it cannot, fure,
be thought unneceffary to fet them in a proper light. Mr. Warburten.

Pth

1' th' filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,

There dancing up to th' chins, that the foul lake
O'er ftunk their feet.

Pro. This was well done, my bird ;

Thy fhape invifible retain thou ftill;

The trumpery in my houfe, go bring it hither,
For ftale to catch thefe thieves.

Ari. I

go, I go.

Pro. A dev 1, a barn devil, on whofe nature
Nurture can never ftick; on whom my pains,
Humanely taken, all, all loft, quite loft;
And, as with age, his body uglier grows,
So his mind cankers; I will plague them all,
Even to roaring: come, hang them on this line.

[Exita

[Profpero remains invisible.

Inter Ariel loaden with gliftering apparel, &c.
Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, all wet.

Enter

Cal. Pray you, tread foftly, that the blind mole may not Hear a foot fall; we now are near his cell.

Ste. Monfter, your Fairy, which you fay is a harmlefs Fairy, has done little better than plaid the Jack with us.

Trin. Monfter, I do fmell all horfe-pifs, at which. my nofe is in great indignation.

Ste. So is mine: do you hear, monfter? If I fhould take a difpleasure against you; look.

Trin. Thou wert but a loft monfter..

you

Cal. Good my Lord, give me thy favour fill: Be patient, for the prize, I'll bring thee to

Shall hood-winck this mifchance; therefore, speak foftly; All's hufh'd as midnight yet..

Trin. Ay, but to lofe our bottles in the pool,

Ste. There is not only difgrace and dishonour in that, monfter, but an infinite lofs.

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: feeft thou here, This is the mouth o' th' cell; no noife, and enter Do that good mifchief, which may make this Inland Thine own for ever; and I, thy Galiban, For ay thy foot-licker.

Aleni squidT Ste. Give me thy hand; I do begin to have bloody thoughts.

worthy Stephano!

Trin. O King Stephano! O Peer ! Look, what a wardrobe here is for thee

Cal. Let it alone, thou fool, it is but trafh

Trin. Oh, oh, monfter; we know what belongs to a frippery;-O, King Stephana!

Ste. Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, Pir have that gown.

Trin. Thy grace fhall have it.

Cal. The dropfy drown this fool! what do you mean, To doat thus on fuch luggage? let's along,"

And do the murder. first: if he awake,

From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches ;Make us ftrange stuff.

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 lofe your hair, and prove a bald jerkin.

Trin. Do, do; we fteal by line and level; and't like: your grace.

Ste. Ithank thee for that jeft, here's a garment for't:: wit fhall not go unrewarded, while I am king of this country: fteal by line and level, is an excellent pafs of pate; there's another garment forit.

Trin. Monster, come, put fome lime upon your fin.. gers, and away with the reft. na duny

Cal. I will have none on't; we shall lofe our time,. And all be turn'd to barnacles, or apes With foreheads villanous low, an

Ste. Monster, lay to your fingers; help to bear this away, where my hog fhead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom; go to, carry this lima moy ***Trin. And this and ym Po dɔtɔt lliw I n Ste. Ay, and this.

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