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<H3>SCENE I. Before PROSPERO'S Cell.</h3>

<p><blockquote>
<i>Enter FERDINAND, bearing a log</i>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech1><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=1>There be some sports are painful, and their labour</A><br>
<A NAME=2>Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness</A><br>
<A NAME=3>Are nobly undergone and most poor matters</A><br>
<A NAME=4>Point to rich ends. This my mean task</A><br>
<A NAME=5>Would be as heavy to me as odious, but</A><br>
<A NAME=6>The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead</A><br>
<A NAME=7>And makes my labours pleasures: O, she is</A><br>
<A NAME=8>Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed,</A><br>
<A NAME=9>And he's composed of harshness. I must remove</A><br>
<A NAME=10>Some thousands of these logs and pile them up,</A><br>
<A NAME=11>Upon a sore injunction: my sweet mistress</A><br>
<A NAME=12>Weeps when she sees me work, and says, such baseness</A><br>
<A NAME=13>Had never like executor. I forget:</A><br>
<A NAME=14>But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labours,</A><br>
<A NAME=15>Most busy lest, when I do it.</A><br>
<p><i>Enter MIRANDA; and PROSPERO at a distance, unseen</i></p>
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<A NAME=speech2><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=16>Alas, now, pray you,</A><br>
<A NAME=17>Work not so hard: I would the lightning had</A><br>
<A NAME=18>Burnt up those logs that you are enjoin'd to pile!</A><br>
<A NAME=19>Pray, set it down and rest you: when this burns,</A><br>
<A NAME=20>'Twill weep for having wearied you. My father</A><br>
<A NAME=21>Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself;</A><br>
<A NAME=22>He's safe for these three hours.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech3><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=23>O most dear mistress,</A><br>
<A NAME=24>The sun will set before I shall discharge</A><br>
<A NAME=25>What I must strive to do.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech4><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=26>If you'll sit down,</A><br>
<A NAME=27>I'll bear your logs the while: pray, give me that;</A><br>
<A NAME=28>I'll carry it to the pile.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech5><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=29>No, precious creature;</A><br>
<A NAME=30>I had rather crack my sinews, break my back,</A><br>
<A NAME=31>Than you should such dishonour undergo,</A><br>
<A NAME=32>While I sit lazy by.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech6><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=33>It would become me</A><br>
<A NAME=34>As well as it does you: and I should do it</A><br>
<A NAME=35>With much more ease; for my good will is to it,</A><br>
<A NAME=36>And yours it is against.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech7><b>PROSPERO</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=37>Poor worm, thou art infected!</A><br>
<A NAME=38>This visitation shows it.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech8><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=39>You look wearily.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech9><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=40>No, noble mistress;'tis fresh morning with me</A><br>
<A NAME=41>When you are by at night. I do beseech you--</A><br>
<A NAME=42>Chiefly that I might set it in my prayers--</A><br>
<A NAME=43>What is your name?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech10><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=44>                  Miranda.--O my father,</A><br>
<A NAME=45>I have broke your hest to say so!</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech11><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=46>Admired Miranda!</A><br>
<A NAME=47>Indeed the top of admiration! worth</A><br>
<A NAME=48>What's dearest to the world! Full many a lady</A><br>
<A NAME=49>I have eyed with best regard and many a time</A><br>
<A NAME=50>The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage</A><br>
<A NAME=51>Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues</A><br>
<A NAME=52>Have I liked several women; never any</A><br>
<A NAME=53>With so fun soul, but some defect in her</A><br>
<A NAME=54>Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed</A><br>
<A NAME=55>And put it to the foil: but you, O you,</A><br>
<A NAME=56>So perfect and so peerless, are created</A><br>
<A NAME=57>Of every creature's best!</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech12><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=58>I do not know</A><br>
<A NAME=59>One of my sex; no woman's face remember,</A><br>
<A NAME=60>Save, from my glass, mine own; nor have I seen</A><br>
<A NAME=61>More that I may call men than you, good friend,</A><br>
<A NAME=62>And my dear father: how features are abroad,</A><br>
<A NAME=63>I am skilless of; but, by my modesty,</A><br>
<A NAME=64>The jewel in my dower, I would not wish</A><br>
<A NAME=65>Any companion in the world but you,</A><br>
<A NAME=66>Nor can imagination form a shape,</A><br>
<A NAME=67>Besides yourself, to like of. But I prattle</A><br>
<A NAME=68>Something too wildly and my father's precepts</A><br>
<A NAME=69>I therein do forget.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech13><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=70>I am in my condition</A><br>
<A NAME=71>A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king;</A><br>
<A NAME=72>I would, not so!--and would no more endure</A><br>
<A NAME=73>This wooden slavery than to suffer</A><br>
<A NAME=74>The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my soul speak:</A><br>
<A NAME=75>The very instant that I saw you, did</A><br>
<A NAME=76>My heart fly to your service; there resides,</A><br>
<A NAME=77>To make me slave to it; and for your sake</A><br>
<A NAME=78>Am I this patient log--man.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech14><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=79>Do you love me?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech15><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=80>O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound</A><br>
<A NAME=81>And crown what I profess with kind event</A><br>
<A NAME=82>If I speak true! if hollowly, invert</A><br>
<A NAME=83>What best is boded me to mischief! I</A><br>
<A NAME=84>Beyond all limit of what else i' the world</A><br>
<A NAME=85>Do love, prize, honour you.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech16><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=86>I am a fool</A><br>
<A NAME=87>To weep at what I am glad of.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech17><b>PROSPERO</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=88>Fair encounter</A><br>
<A NAME=89>Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace</A><br>
<A NAME=90>On that which breeds between 'em!</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech18><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=91>Wherefore weep you?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech19><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=92>At mine unworthiness that dare not offer</A><br>
<A NAME=93>What I desire to give, and much less take</A><br>
<A NAME=94>What I shall die to want. But this is trifling;</A><br>
<A NAME=95>And all the more it seeks to hide itself,</A><br>
<A NAME=96>The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning!</A><br>
<A NAME=97>And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!</A><br>
<A NAME=98>I am your wife, if you will marry me;</A><br>
<A NAME=99>If not, I'll die your maid: to be your fellow</A><br>
<A NAME=100>You may deny me; but I'll be your servant,</A><br>
<A NAME=101>Whether you will or no.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech20><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=102>My mistress, dearest;</A><br>
<A NAME=103>And I thus humble ever.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech21><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=104>My husband, then?</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech22><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=105>Ay, with a heart as willing</A><br>
<A NAME=106>As bondage e'er of freedom: here's my hand.</A><br>
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<A NAME=speech23><b>MIRANDA</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=107>And mine, with my heart in't; and now farewell</A><br>
<A NAME=108>Till half an hour hence.</A><br>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech24><b>FERDINAND</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=109>A thousand thousand!</A><br>
<p><i>Exeunt FERDINAND and MIRANDA severally</i></p>
</blockquote>

<A NAME=speech25><b>PROSPERO</b></a>
<blockquote>
<A NAME=110>So glad of this as they I cannot be,</A><br>
<A NAME=111>Who are surprised withal; but my rejoicing</A><br>
<A NAME=112>At nothing can be more. I'll to my book,</A><br>
<A NAME=113>For yet ere supper-time must I perform</A><br>
<A NAME=114>Much business appertaining.</A><br>
<p><i>Exit</i></p>
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