Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose
That you resolved 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 on the
top, 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.

Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends,
Gon. Marvellous sweet music! [hark!
Alon. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What
were these?

Seb. A living drollery': Now I will believe,
That there are unicorns; that in Arabia
There is one tree, the phoenix' throne; one pho-
At this hour reigning there.

Ant. I'll believe both;

[nix

Alon. I cannot too much muse3 [pressing
Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound ex-
(Although they want the use of tongue) a kind
Of excellent dumb discourse.
Pro. Praise in departing.
Fran. They vanish'd strangely.
Seb. No matter, since

[Aside.

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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 to, and do as we.

5 Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel like a har-
py; claps his wings upon the tabṛe, and, with
a quaint device, ine banquet vanishes.
Ari. You are three men of sin, whom destiny,
(That hath to instrument this lower world,
And what is in't) the never-surfcited 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;
Andevenwithsuch likevalour men hang and drown
Their proper selves [Alonzo, Sebastian, and the
Yefools! Tandmy fellows[rest draw their swords.
Are ministers of fate; the elements

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Of whom your swords are temper'd, may as well
Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs
20 Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish [nisters
One dowle that's in my plume; my fellow-mi-
Are like invulnerable: if you could hurt,
Your swords are now too massy for your strengths,
And will not be uplifted: But remember,
25 (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
30 Incens'd the seas and shores, yea all the creatures,
Against your peace: Thee, of thy son, Alonso,
They have bereft: and do pronounce by me,
Ling'ring perdition (worse than any death
Can be at once) shall step by step attend [from
You, and your ways; whose wraths to guard you
Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls
Upon your heads) is nothing, but heart's sorrow,
And a clear life ensuing.

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[stomachs.-
They have left their viands behind; for we have 45
Will't please you taste of what is here?
Alon. Not I.

[were boys,

He vanishes in thunder: then to soft music, enter the shapes again, and dance with mops and mowes, and carry out the table. [thou Pro. [Aside] Bravely the figure of this harpy hast Pertorin'd, my Ariel; a grace it had devouring; Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated, In what thou hadst to say: so with good lite', And observation strange, my meaner ministers, Their several kinds have done: my high charms And these, mine enemies, are all knit up [work, In their distractions: they now are in my power; And in these fits I leave them, whist I visit Young Ferdinand, (whom they suppose is And his and my lov'd darling. [drown'd) [Exit Prospero from above. Gon. I'the name of something holy, sir, why 155 In this strange stare? [stand you

Gon. Faith, sir, you need not fear: When we
Who would believe that there were mountaineers,
Dew-lapped like buils, whose throats had hanging 50
Wallets of flesh or that therewere such men, [at'em
Whose head stood in their breasts? which now
we und,

Each putter out on five for one', will bring us
Good warrant oi.

5 This pas

'Shows called drolleries, were in Shakspeare's time performed by puppets only. 2 Certainly. 'Admire. Our Author might have had this intelligence from the translation of Pliny, B. V.ch. 8. "The Blemmy, by report, have no heads, but mouth and eies both in their breast.” tage alludes to an ancient forgotten custom, now very obscure, when it was customary for those who engaged in long expeditions, to place out a sum of money on condition of receiving great interest for it at their retura home. 6 Bailey, in his dictionary, says, that dowle is a feather, or rather the single particles of the down. Blameless, innocent. To mop and to mowe seem to have the same meaning, p. e. to make mouths or wry faces. Mocks and mowes in Johnson's last edition. With honest alacrity, or chearfulness.

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Alon.

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 third 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 Heaven,
I ratify this niy rich gift: O Ferdinand,
Do not sinile at me, that I boast her off,
For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise,
And make it halt behind her.

Pro. Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisi-
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 aspersion' shall the Heavens let fall
To make this contract grow; but barren hate,
Sour-eye'd disdain, and discord, shall bestrew
The union of your bed with weeds so loathly,
That you shall hate it both: therefore take heed,
As Hymen's lamps shall light you.

Fer. As I hope

[tion

For quiet days, fair issue, and long life,
With such love as 'tis now; the murkiest den,
The most opportune place, the strong'st sugges
Our worser genius can, shall never melt
Mine honour into lust; to take away
The edge of that day's celebration,
When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are foun-
Or night kept chain'd below.

Pro. Fairly spoke:

Enter Ariel.

Ari. What would my potent master? here I am.
Pro.Thou and thy meaner fellows your last ser-
Did worthily perform, and I must use you [vice
20 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,
25 And they expect it from me.
Ari. Presently?

Pro. Ay, with a twink.

Ari. Before you can say, Come, and go,
And breathe twice; and cry, so, so;

30 Each one tripping on his toe,

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Will be here with mop and moe:

Do you love me, master? no.

[proach,

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

Pro. Look thou be true; do not give dalliance
Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw
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,

45 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 leas
Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease;
[der'd, 50 Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep,
And flat meads thatch'd with stover,them tokeep;
Thy banks with pionied and twilled brims,
Which spungy April at thy hest betrims, [groves,
Tomakecoldnymphschastecrowns:andthy broom
55 Whose shadow the dismissed batchelor loves,

Sit then, and talk with her, she is thine own-
What, Ariel; my industrious servant Ariel!—

That is, told it me in a rough bass sound. Ecstacy here signifies alienation of mind. 'Aspersion is here used in its primitive sense of sprinkling. That is, bring more than are sufficient, rather than fail for want of numbers. Corollary means surplus. Stover from Estovers, a law word, signifies an allowance in food or other necessaries of life. It is here used for provision in general for animals. Disappointed lovers are still said to wear the willow, and in these lines broom groves are assigned to that unfortunate tribe for retreat. This may allude to some old custom. We still say that a husband hangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on such occasions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be considered as a temporary bachelor. Broom groves may signify broom bushes.

Being

Being lass-lorn'; thy pole-clipt vineyard;
And thy sea-marge, steril, and rocky hard,
Where thou thyself do'st air: The queen o' the sky,
Whose watery arch, and messenger, am I,

Bids thee leave these; and with her sovereign grace, 5
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 ne'er
Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter;
Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers
Diffusest honey-drops, refreshing showers;
And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown
My2bosky acres, and my unshrubb'd down,
Rich scarf to my proud earth: Why hath thy queen
Summon'd me hither, to this short-grass'd green?
Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate;
And some donation freely to estate
On the bless'd lovers.

Cer. Tell me, heavenly bow,

If Venus, or her son, as thou do'st 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

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.

Pro. Sweet now, silence:
Juno, and Ceres, whisper seriously;

There's something else to do: hush, and be mute,
Or else our spell is marr'd.

[ment: 10[Juno und Ceres whisper, and send Iris on employIris. Younymphs, call'd Naiads, of the wand'ring

brooks,

4

With your sedg'd crowns, and ever harmless looks, Leave your crisp channels, and on this green land 15 Answer your summons; Juno does command: Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate A contract of true love; be not too late.

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Cutting the clouds towards Paphos; and her son
Dove-drawn with her: here thought they to have 30

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;
Mars's hot minion is return'd again;
Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows,
Swears he will shoot no more, but play with
sparrows

And be a boy right out.

Cer. High queen of state,

Great Juno comes; I know her by her gait.
Enter Juno.

Jun. How does my bounteous sister? Gowithme,
To bless this twain, that they may prosperous be,
And honour'd in their issue.

Jun. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing,
Long continuance, and increasing
Hourly joys be still upon you!
Juno sings her blessings on you.
Cer. Earth's increase, and foison plenty 3;
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
Ceres blessing so is on you.

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

'That is, forsaken of his mistress.

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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; towards
the end whereof Prospero starts suddenly, and
speaks; after which, to a strange, hollow, and
confused noise, they vanish heavily.

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.
[passion
Fer. This is strange: your father's in some
That works him strongly.

Mira. Never till this day

Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd.
40 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:

45 And, like the baseless fabrick of this vision,
The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve;
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
50 Leave not a rack behind: We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, 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:

55 If thou be pleas'd, retire into my cell,
And there repose; a turn or two I'll walk,
To still my beating mind.

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2 Woody.

foison signifying plenty. 4 That is, curling, winding.

Fer. Mira. We wish you peace.

[Exeunt Fer. and Mira. Pro. Come with a thought:-I thank thee:Ariel, come.

That is, plenty to the utmost abundance; "The winds," (says lord Bacon) "which "move the clouds above, which we call the rack, and are not perceived below, pass without noise.” Prospero

C

Advanc'd their eye-lids, lifted up their noses,
As they smelt musick; so I charm'd their ears, 20
That, calf-like, they my lowing follow'd, through|
Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and
thorns,

Which enter'd their frail shins: at last I left them
I' the filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,
There dancing up to the chins, that the foul lake
C'er-stunk their feet.

Pro. This was well done, my bird:
Thy shape invisible retain thou still:
The trumpery in my house, go, bring it hither, 30
For stale to catch these thieves.

Enter Ariel loaden with glistering apparel, &c.40ment for't.
Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, alt wet.

Cal. Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole

Ste. Monster, your fairy, which, you say, is a 45 And all be turn'd to barnacles, or to apes harmless fairy, has done little better than play'd

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 150 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 [softly;
Shall hood-wink this mischance: therefore, speak 55
All's hush'd as midnight yet.

To cleave to is to unite with closely. To meet with is to counteract; to play stratagem against stra tagem. 3 Stale is a word in fowling, and is used to mean a bait or decoy to catch birds. That is, has led us about like an ignis fatuus, by which travellers are decoyed into the mire. A frippery was a shop where old cloaths were sold. Shakspeare seems to design an equivoque between the equinoxial and the girdle of a woman. Skinner says barnacle is anser Scoticus. The barnacle is a kind of shell-fish growing on the bottoms of ships, and which was anciently supposed, when broken off, to become one of these geese; a vulgar error, which requires no serious confutation.

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

To Ariel.] Go, charge my goblins that they grind
their joints

With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews
With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted make
Than pard, or cat o' the mountain.

[them,

Ari. Ilark, they roar.

Pro. Let them be hunted soundly: At this hour
Lie at my mercy ali mine enemies:
Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou

5 Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little,
Follow, and do me service.

[Exeunt.

SCENE I
Before the cell.

ACT V.

Enter Prospero in his magick robes, and Ariel.
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 lord,
You said our work shall cease.

Pro. I did say so,

15 Whereof the ewe not bites; and you, whose

-pastime

Is to make midnight mushrooms; that rejoice
To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid
(Weak masters though ye be) I have be-dimm'd
20 The noon-tide sun, call forth the mutinous winds,
And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault
Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder
Have I given fire, and ritted Jove's stout oak
With his own bolt: the strong-bas'd promontory

When first I rais'd the tempest. Say, my spirit, 25 Have I made shake; and by the spurs pluck'd up

How fares the king and his followers?

Ari. Contin'd together

In the same fashion as you gave in charge;
Just as you left them; ali prisoners, sir,

The pine and cedar: graves, at my command, Have wak'd their sleepers; op'd, and let them forth By my so potent art: But this rough magick There abjure: and, when I have requir'd Some heavenly musick, (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book. [Solemn musick. Re-enter Ariel: after him Alonso with a frantick gesture, attended by Gonzalo. Sebastian and Anthonio in like munner, attended by Adrian and Francisco. They all enter the circle 40 which Prospero had made, and there stund charm'd; which Prospero observing, speaks.

In the line-grove which weather-fends your cell: 30
They cannot budge, till your release. The king.
His brother, and yours, abide all three distracted;
And the remainder mourning over them,
Brim-full of sorrow and dismay; but, chiefly,
Him that you terin'd The good old lord, Gonzalo, 35
His tears run down his beard, like winter drops
From eaves of reeds: your charm so strongly
works 'em,

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

Pro. Do'st thou think so, spirit?

Ari. Mine would, sir, were I human.

Pro. And mine shall.

Hast thou, which art but air, a touch 1, 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
In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent,
The sole drift of my purpose doth extend

Not a frown further: Go, release them, Ariel;
My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore,
And they shall be themselves.

Ari. I'll fetch them, sir.

[Exit.

Pro. Ye Elves, of hills, brooks, standing lakes,

and groves;

And ye, that on the sands with printless foot
Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him,
When he comes back; you demy-puppets, that
By moon-shine do the green sour ringlets make,

A touch is a sensation.

A solemn air, and the best comforter
To an unsettled fancy, cure thy brains,
Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! there stand,
45 For you are spell-stopp'd-

Holy Gonzalo, honourable man,

Mine eyes, even sociable to the shew of thine,
Fall fellowly drops.-The charm dissolves apace;
And as the morning steals upon the night,
50 Melting the darkness, so their rising senses
Begin to chace the ignorant fumes that mantle
Their clearer reason.-O good Gonzalo
My true preserver, and a loyal sir

To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces
55 Home, both in word and deed.-Most cruelly
Didst thou, Alonso, use me and my daughter:
Thy brother was a furtherer in the act ;-
Thou'rt pinch'd for't now, Sebastian.-Flesh and
blood,

60 You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Expell'd remorse, and nature; who, with Sebastian,

(Whose inward pinches therefore are most strong)

?Passion is frequently used as a verb in Shakspeare.

Would