cretion so weakly. Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? Ant. Go sleep, and hear us. 180 [All sleep except Alon., Seb., and Ant. Alon. What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts: I find They are inclined to do so. Seb. Please you, sir, Do not omit the heavy offer of it: It seldom visits sorrow; when it doth, Will guard your person while you take your rest, Alon. Thank you.-Wondrous heavy. 185 [Alonso sleeps. Exit Ariel. 190 Seb. What a strange drowsiness possesses them! Why Seb. Myself disposed to sleep. Ant. Nor I; my spirits are nimble. They fell together all, as by consent; They dropp'd, as by a thunder-stroke. What might, 195 Worthy Sebastian?—O, what might ?—No more : And yet methinks I see it in thy face, 181 us] us not Keightley. [All sleep...Ant.] Stage direction to the same effect, first inserted by Capell. [They sleepe. Collier MS. 183-189 Text as in Pope. In Ff the lines begin Would...I finde...Do 186 It] Sleep Grey conj. 189 Wondrous] I'm wondrous Grey conj. [Alonso sleeps.] Capell. All sleep but Seb. and Ant. Rowe. Sleepes. Collier MS. [Exit Ariel.] Malone. 191-193 Elze would end the lines Why What thou shouldst be: the occasion speaks thee; and My strong imagination sees a crown Dropping upon thy head. Seb. What, art thou waking? 200 I do; and surely Ant. Do you not hear me speak? It is a sleepy language, and thou speak'st With eyes wide open; standing, speaking, moving, Ant. Noble Sebastian, Thou let'st thy fortune sleep-die, rather; wink'st Seb. Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. 205 Ant. I am more serious than my custom: you 210 Must be so too, if heed me; which to do Trebles thee o'er. Seb. Well, I am standing water. Ant. I'll teach you how to flow. Hereditary sloth instructs me. Ant. Do so to ebb If you but knew how you the purpose cherish Seb. 211 so too, if heed] so too, if you heed Prithee, say on: 215 The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim Ant. Thus, sir: Although this lord of weak remembrance, this, When he is earth'd, hath here almost persuaded,— Professes to persuade,—the king his son's alive, As he that sleeps here swims. Seb. That he's undrown'd. Ant. I have no hope O, out of that no hope' What great hope have you! no hope that way is Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond, That Ferdinand is drown'd? Seb. 220 225 230 Will you grant with me Who's the next heir of Naples ? Seb. Ant. She that is queen of Tunis; she that dwells Ten leagues beyond man's life; she that from Naples 220 proclaim] proclaims Keightley conj. 222 throes] Pope. throwes F, F2 F3. throws F4 FF2F3. Thus, sir] Why then thus Sir Han- 226 he's] he 'as Hanmer. he Johnson persuasion, only] persuasion only, 227 Professes to persuade] om. Steevens (1793), reading For... only as a parenthesis. 227-229 the king...swims] As two lines, the first ending impossible, Steevens (1793). 234 But doubt discovery] Nor aught dis- doubt] drops Hanmer. doubts Can have no note, unless the sun were post, The man i' the moon's too slow,-till new-born chins 240 Be rough and razorable; she that from whom We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again, Whereof what's past is prologue; what to come, 246 Seb. What stuff is this! How say you? 'Tis true, my brother's daughter's queen of Tunis ; So is she heir of Naples; 'twixt which regions There is some space. Ant. A space whose every cubit Seems to cry out, 'How shall that Claribel Measure us back to Naples? Keep in Tunis, And let Sebastian wake.' Say, this were death 250 That now hath seized them; why, they were no worse 239, 240 note, unless...slow,-] note— unless...slow,- Brae conj. (Epit. of 241, 242 she that from whom We all] Ff. she from whom We all Rowe. she 242 all were] were all Keightley conj. cast] cast up Keightley conj. 243 And...to perform] May...perform Pope. And, by that, destin'd to perform Steevens, 1793 (Musgrave conj.). (And that by destiny) to perform Staunton conj. And, by that, destiny to perform Boswell (a misprint). 244 is] F. in FF3F4 what] what's Collier MS. 245 In] Is Pope. 'S in Daniel conj. 249 shall that] shalt thou Hanmer. 249-251 'How...wake.'] 'How measure us back to Naples?' That Claribel shall keep in Tunis, and-Let Sebastian wake! Brae conj. (Epit. of Lit. Feb. 1879). 250 us] it Hanmer. back to Naples?] back? b'w'y', Naples; Tyrwhitt conj. to] F by FF3F4 1. Keep] Sleep Johnson conj. Keep her Herr conj. 251 See note (x). As amply and unnecessarily As this Gonzalo; I myself could make A chough of as deep chat. O, that you bore And how does your content Tender your own good fortune? Seb. I remember True: You did supplant your brother Prospero. Ant. Ay, sir; where lies that? if 'twere a kibe, If he were that which now he's like, that's dead; 257 of] give D. Wilson conj. 260, 261 how...Tender] how? do you consent T endeav'r Daniel conj. 266 conscience.] Ff. conscience- Warburton. conscience? Globe ed. 267 where] and where Dyce (ed. 2). 'twere] it were Singer. 267-271. Pope ends the lines with that?...slipper... bosom... Milan... molest...brother. 267 See note (XI). 269 twenty] Ten Pope. 270 That] Might Jervis conj. stand] stood Hanmer. 255 260 265 270 275 candied] Discandy'd Upton conj. bandied So quoted in Theobald's Letters. 270, 271 candied...molest!] Candy'd were they, wou'd melt...molested. Hanmer. 271 And melt] Would melt Johnson conj. Or melt Id. conj. 273, 274. like, that's dead; Whom I, with] like, whom I With Steevens, 1793 (Farmer conj.). 275 whiles] whilst Rowe. om. Pope. |