What's deareft to the World; full many a Lady With fo full Soul, but fome Defect in her But you, O you, Mira. I do not know One of my Sex; no Woman's Face remember, The Jewel in my Dower, I would not wish Fer. I am, in my Condition, A Prince, Miranda, I do think a King; This wooden Slavery, than to fuffer The Flesh-flie blow my Mouth. Hear my Soul fpeak The very inftant that I faw you, did My Heart fly to your Service, there refides To make me Slave to it, and for your fake Am I this patient Log-man. Mira. Do you love me! Fer. O Heav'n, O Earth, bear Witness to this Sound, And crown what I profefs with kind Event, If I fpeak true; if hollowly, invert What beft is boaded me, to Mischief; I, Mira. I am a Fool To weep at what I am glad of. Of two moft rare Affections! Heav'ns rain Grace On that which breeds between 'em. Fer. Wherefore weep you? Mira. At mine Unworthinefs, that dare not offer The bigger Bulk it fhews. Hence bafhful Cunning, I am your Wife, if you will marry me; Fer. My Miftrefs, deareft, And I thus humble ever. Mira. My Husband then? 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 thoufand, thousand. Pro. So glad of this as they I cannot be, Who are furpriz'd with all; but my rejoycing. Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo. [Exeunt. [Exit. Ste. Tell not me, when the Butt is out we will drink Water, not a Drop before; therefore bear up, and board 'em, Servant Monster; drink to me. Trin. Servant Monster! the Folly of this Ifland! they fay there's but five upon this Ifle; we are three of them, if the other two be brain'd like us, the State totters. Ste. Drink, Servant Monster, when I bid thee; thy Eyes are almost set in thy Head. Trin. Where fhould they be fet elfe? he were a brave Monster indeed if they were fet in his Tail. Ste. My Man-monfter hath drown'd his Tongue in Sack; for my Part the Sea cannot drown me. I fwam, e'er I could recover recover the Shore, 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 Shooe I'll not ferve him, he is not valiant. ; Trin. Thou lieft, moft ignorant Monster, I am in cafe to juftle a Constable; why, thou debofh'd Fish, thou, was there ever Man a Coward, that hath drunk fo much Sack as I to Day? wilt thou tell me a monftrous Lie, being but half a Fish and half a Monster? Cal. Lo, how he mocks me: Wilt thou let him, my Lord? Trin. Lord, quoth he? that a Monster fhould be fuch a Natural! Cal. Lo, lo, again; bite him to Death, I prethee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good Tongue in your Head; if you prove a Mutineer, the next Tree-the poor Monfter's my Subject, and he shall not fuffer Indignity. Cal. I thank my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd once again to hearken to the Suit, I made to thee? Ste. Marry will I; kneel and repeat it, I will ftand, and so shall Trinculo. Enter Ariel invisible. Cal. As I told thee before, I am Subject to a Tyrant, A Sorcerer, that by his Cunning hath cheated me Of the Island. Ari. Thou lieft. Cal. Thou lieft, thou jefting Monkey thou; I would my valiant Mafter would destroy thee; I do not lie. Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's Tale, By this Hand, I will fupplant fome of your Teeth. Trin. Why, I faid nothing. Ste. Mum then, and no more; proceed. Cal. I fay by Sorcery, he got this Ifle, D 3 From From me he got it. If thy Greatness will Ste. That's most certain. Cal. Thou shalt be Lord of it, and I'll ferve thee. Cal. Yea, yea, my Lord, I'll yield him thee asleep, Cal. What a pyde Ninny's this? Thou scurvy Patch! I do befeech thy Greatness give him Blows, And take his Bottle from him; when that's gone, He fhall drink nought but Brine, for I'll not fhew him Ste. Trinculo, run into no further Danger: Interrupt the Monster one Word further, and by this Hand I'll turn my Mercy out o' Doors, and make a Stock-fish of thee. Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing; I'll go no further off. Ste. Didft thou not fay he ly'd: Ari. Thou lieft. Ste. Do I fo? Take you that. [Beats him. As you like this, give me the Lie another time. Wits and A pox o' your Bottle, this can Sack and Drinking do: Cal. Ha, ha, ha. Ste. Now forward with your Tale; prethee ftand further off. Cal. Beat him enough; after a little time I'll beat him too. Ste. Stand further; come proceed. Cal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a Custom with him First to poffefs his Books; for without them He's but One Spirit to command: They all do hate him He has brave Utenfils, for fo he calls them, But fhe as far furpaffeth Sycorax As greateft does the leaft. Ste. Is it fo brave a Lafs? Cal. Ay, Lord; fhe will become thy Bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave Brood. Ste. Monfter, I will kill this Man: His Daughter and I will be King and Queen, fave our Graces; and Trinculo and thy felf fhall be Vice-Roys. Doft thou like the Plot, Trinculo? Trin. Excellent. Ste. Give me thy Hand; I am forry I beat thee: But while thou liv'ft keep a good Tongue in thy Head. Cal. Within this half Hour will he be afleep; Wilt thou destroy him then? Ste. Ay, on mine Honour. Ari. This will I tell my Mafter. Cal. Thou mak❜ft me merry; I am full of Pleafure: Let us be jocund. Will you troul the Catch You taught me but whileare? Ste. At thy Request, Monster, I will do Reason, And Reafon: Come on, Trinculo, let us fing. [Sings. Flout 'em, and cant 'em; and skont 'em, and flout 'em ; Thought is free. Cal. That's not the Tune. [Ariel plays the Tune on a Tabor and Pipe. Ste. What is this fame? Trin. This is the Tune of our Catch, plaid by the Pi&ture of Na-body. Ste. If thou be'ft a Man, fhew thy felf in thy Likeness: If thou be'ft a Devil, take't as thou lift. Trin. Q forgive me my Sin. D 4 Ste |