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Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated |
In what thou hadst to say; so, with good life |
And observation strange, my meaner ministers |
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work, |
And these mine enemies are all knit up |
In their distractions. They now are in my pow'r; |
And in these fits I leave them, while I visit |
Young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drown'd, |
And his and mine lov'd darling. Exit above |
GONZALO. I' th' name of something holy, sir, why stand you |
In this strange stare? |
ALONSO. O, it is monstrous, monstrous! |
Methought the billows spoke, and told me of it; |
The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder, |
That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd |
The name of Prosper; it did bass my trespass. |
Therefore my son i' th' ooze is bedded; and |
I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded, |
And with him there lie mudded. Exit |
SEBASTIAN. But one fiend at a time, |
I'll fight their legions o'er. |
ANTONIO. I'll be thy second. Exeunt SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO |
GONZALO. All three of them are desperate; their great guilt, |
Like poison given to work a great time after, |
Now gins to bite the spirits. I do beseech you, |
That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly, |
And hinder them from what this ecstasy |
May now provoke them to. |
ADRIAN. Follow, I pray you. Exeunt |
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ACT IV. SCENE 1 |
Before PROSPERO'S cell |
Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA |
PROSPERO. If I have too austerely punish'd you, |
Your compensation makes amends; for |
Have given you here a third of mine own life, |
Or that for which I live; who 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 my rich gift. O Ferdinand! |
Do not smile at me that I boast her off, |
For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise, |
And make it halt behind her. |
FERDINAND. I do believe it |
Against an oracle. |
PROSPERO. Then, as my gift, and thine own acquisition |
Wort'hily purchas'd, take my daughter. But |
If thou dost break her virgin-knot before |
All sanctimonious ceremonies may |
With full and holy rite be minist'red, |
No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall |
To make this contract grow; but barren hate, |
Sour-ey'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. |
FERDINAND. As I hope |
For quiet days, fair issue, and long life, |
With such love as 'tis now, the murkiest den, |
The most opportune place, the strong'st suggestion |
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 founder'd |
Or Night kept chain'd below. |
PROSPERO. Fairly spoke. |
Sit, then, and talk with her; she is thine own. |
What, Ariel! my industrious servant, Ariel! |
Enter ARIEL |
ARIEL. What would my potent master? Here I am. |
PROSPERO. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service |
Did worthily perform; and I must use you |
In such another trick. Go bring the rabble, |
O'er whom I give thee pow'r, 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, |
And they expect it from me. |
ARIEL. Presently? |
PROSPERO. Ay, with a twink. |
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