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fack; for my part the fea cannot drown me. I fwam, ere I could 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 say nothing neither.

Ste. Moon-calf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest 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 most ignorant monster, I am in cafe to justle a conftable; why, thou debosh'd fish thou, was there ever man a coward that hath drunk fo much fack as I to-day? wilt thou tell me a monstrous 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 should be fuch a natural!

Cal. Lo, lo, again; bite him to death, I pr'ythee. Ste. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree - the poor monster's my subject, and he shall not fuffer indignity.

Cal. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the fuit I made to thee? Ste. Marry will I; kneel and repeat it; I will stand and so shall Trinculo.

Enter Ariel invisible.

Cal. As I told thee before, I am fubject to a ty rant, a forcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the Island.

Ari. Thou lieft.

Cal. Thou lieft, thou jesting monkey thou;
I would my valiant master would destroy thee;
I do not lie.

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Ste. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in's this hand 1 will fupplant some of your teeth,

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Trin. Why, I faid nothing.

nt Ste. Mum then, and no more, proceed.
Cal. I fay, by forcery he got this Ifle,
From me he got it. If thy greatness will
Revenge it on him, for I know thou dar'st,
But this thing dare not.

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Ste. That's most certain.

10 Cal. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee. Ste. How shall this be compast? canft thou bring

mme to the party?

Cal. Yea, yea, my lord, I'll yield him thee afleep, Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. Ari. Thou liest, thou canst not.

Cal. What a py'd ninny's this? thou scurvy patch!

I do befeech thy greatness give him blows,

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Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger: interrupt the monfter one word further, and by this hand I'll turn my mercy out o' doors, and make a stock-fifh of thee.

Trin. Why, what did I I did nothing; I'll go no further off.

Ste. Didst thou not say 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.

Trin. I did not give thee the lie; out o'your wits

and hearing too? A pox o' your bottle! this can fack

and drinking do, a murrain on your monster, and the devil take your fingers.

Cal. Ha, ha, ha.

Ste. Now forward with your tale; pr'ythee stand further off.

Cal. Bear him enough; after a little time

I'll beat him too.

Sie. Stand further. Come, proceed.

Cal.

Cal. Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him I'th' afternoon to fleep; there thou may'st brain him, Having first seiz'd his books: or with a log Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake, Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember First to possess his books; for without them He's but a fot, as I am; and hath not One spirit to command. They all do hate him As rootedly as I. Burn but his books; He has brave utenfils, for fo he calls them, Which when he has an house, he'll deck withal. And that moft deeply to confider, is The beauty of his daughter; be himself Calls her a non-pareil: I ne'er faw woman But only Sycorax my dam, and she :

But she as far furpasses Sycorax

As greatest does the leaft.

Ste. Is it so brave a lass ?

Cal. Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant,

And bring thee forth brave brood.

Ste. Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and I will be King and Queen, save our Graces: and Trinculo and thy felf shall be Vice-Roys. Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo?

Trin. Excellent.

Ste. Give me thy hand; I am forry I beat thee: but while thou liv'st keep a good tongue in thy head. Cal. Within this half hour will he be afleep';

Will thou destroy him then?

Ste. Ay, on my honour.

Ari. This will I tell my master.

Cal. Thou mak'ft me merry; I am full of pleasure ;

Let us be jocund. Will you troul the catch

You taught me but while-ere ?

Ste. At thy request, monster, I will do reafon, and

reason: come on, Trinculo let us fing.

[Sings.

Flout 'em, and skout 'em; and skout 'em, and flout'em;

thought is free.

Cal. That's not the tune.

[Ariel plays the Tune on a Tabor and Pipe.

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Ste. What is this same?

Trin. This is the tune of our catch, plaid by the

picture of no-body.

Ste. If thou be'st a man, shew thy self in thy likeness; if thou be'st a devil, take't as thou lift,

Trin. O forgive me my fins!

Ste. He that dies pays all debts: I defie thee. Mer

cy upon us!

Cal, Art thou afraid?

Ste. No, monster, not I.

Cal. Be not afraid, the ifle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not, Sometimes a thousand twanging instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices, That if I then had wak'd after long fleep,

Will make me fleep again; and then in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and shew riches Ready to drop upon me; when I wak'd

I cry'd to dream again.

Ste. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my musick for nothing. Cal. When Profpero is destroy'd.

Ste. That shall be by and by: I remember the story.

Trin. The found 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.

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SCENE III.

Changes again.

Enter Alonfo, Sebastian, Anthonio, Gonzalo, Adrian,

Gon.

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Francisco, C.

Y'R lakin, I can

go no further, Sir,

My old bones ake: here's a maze trod in

Through forth-rights and meanders: by your patience,
I needs must reft me.

Alon. Old lord, I cannot blame thee,
Who am my felf attach'd with weariness
To th' dulling of my spirits: fit down and rest.
Ev'n here I will put off my hope, and keep it
No longer for my flatt'rer: he is drown'd,
Whom thus we stray to find, and the fea mocks
Our fruftrate search on land. Well, let him go.

Ant. I am right glad that's he so out of hope.
Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose
That you refolv'd t'effect.

Seb. The next advantage

Will we take throughly.

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're fresh.

Seb. I fay to-night: no more.

Solemn and strange Mufick, and Profpero on the top invisible. Enter several strange shapes, bringing in a banquet; and dance about it with gentle actions of falutation, and inviting the King, &c. to eat, they depart.

Alon. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark!

Gon.

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