To closeness, and the bettering of my mind A falsehood, in its contrary as great As my trust was, which had, indeed, no limit, But what my power might else exact,-like one, To credit his own lie,- he did believe He was indeed the duke; out of the substitution,2 With all prerogative :-Hence his ambition Mir. Your tale, sir, would cure deafness. Pro. To have no screen between this part he play'd And him he play'd it for, he needs will be I Without. 2 From being the substitute. Mir. O the heavens! Pro. Mark his condition, and the event; then tel! me, If this might be a brother. Mir. I should sin To think but nobly of my grandmother : Good wombs have borne bad sons. Pro. Now the condition. This king of Naples, being an enemy Out of the dukedom; and confer fair Milan, The gates of Milan; and, i̇' the dead of darkness, Mir. Alack, for pity! I, not remembering how I cried out then, 4 That wrings mine eyes to 't. Pro. Hear a little further, And then I'll bring thee to the present business Which now's upon us; without the which, this story 1 Otherwise than. 2 In consideration of the foregoing. 3 Suggestion. * Squeezes the water out of them. (So dear the love my people bore me) nor set Nor tackle, sail, nor mast; the very rats Instinctively had quit it: there they hoist us, Mir. Alack! what trouble O! a cherubim Was I then to you! Pro. Thou wast, that did preserve me! Thou didst smile, Infused with a fortitude from heaven, When I have deck'd the sea with drops full salt; Under my burden groan'd; which raised in me An undergoing stomach,3 to bear up Against what should ensue. Mir. How came we ashore? Pro. By Providence divine. 1 In short. 2 Covered. 3 A stubborn resolution. Some food we had, and some fresh water, that Out of his charity, (who being then appointed Rich garments, linens, stuffs, and necessaries, ness, Knowing I loved my books, he furnish'd me, From my own library, with volumes that I prize above my dukedom. Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. Here in this island we arrived; and here Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Mir. Heavens thank you for 't! And now, I pray you, sir, (For still 'tis beating in my mind) your reason For raising this sea-storm? Pro. Know thus far forth.— By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune, A most auspicious star; whose influence, Will ever after droop.-Here cease more questions; And give it way;-I know thou canst not choose. [Miranda sleeps. Come away, servant, come: I am ready now; Enter ARIEL. Ari. All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come To answer thy best pleasure; be 't to fly, To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride On the curl'd clouds; to thy strong bidding, task Ariel, and all his quality.1 Pro. Hast thou, spirit, Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee? I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak, cursors O' the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary And sight-out-running were not: The fire, and cracks Of sulphurous roaring, the most mighty Neptune Seem'd to besiege, and make his bold waves tremble, Yea, his dread trident shake. 1 All his confederates; all who are of the same profession. The part between the quarter-deck and the forecastle. |