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| <H3>SCENE I. Another part of the island.</h3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>Beseech you, sir, be merry; you have cause,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>So have we all, of joy; for our escape</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Is much beyond our loss. Our hint of woe</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>Is common; every day some sailor's wife,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>The masters of some merchant and the merchant</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>Have just our theme of woe; but for the miracle,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>I mean our preservation, few in millions</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>Our sorrow with our comfort.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=10>Prithee, peace.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech3><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=11>He receives comfort like cold porridge.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech4><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=12>The visitor will not give him o'er so.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=13>Look he's winding up the watch of his wit;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>by and by it will strike.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=15>Sir,--</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=16>One: tell.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=17>When every grief is entertain'd that's offer'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>Comes to the entertainer--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=19>A dollar.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=20>Dolour comes to him, indeed: you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>have spoken truer than you purposed.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=22>You have taken it wiselier than I meant you should.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=23>Therefore, my lord,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=24>Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=25>I prithee, spare.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=26>Well, I have done: but yet,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=27>He will be talking.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=28>Which, of he or Adrian, for a good</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>wager, first begins to crow?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=30>The old cock.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=31>The cockerel.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=32>Done. The wager?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=33>A laughter.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=34>A match!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=35>Though this island seem to be desert,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36>Ha, ha, ha! So, you're paid.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=37>Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=38>Yet,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39>Yet,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=40>He could not miss't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=41>It must needs be of subtle, tender and delicate</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=42>temperance.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=43>Temperance was a delicate wench.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=44>Ay, and a subtle; as he most learnedly delivered.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=45>The air breathes upon us here most sweetly.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46>As if it had lungs and rotten ones.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=47>Or as 'twere perfumed by a fen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=48>Here is everything advantageous to life.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=49>True; save means to live.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=50>Of that there's none, or little.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=51>How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=52>The ground indeed is tawny.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=53>With an eye of green in't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=54>He misses not much.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=55>No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=56>But the rarity of it is,--which is indeed almost</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>beyond credit,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=58>As many vouched rarities are.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=59>That our garments, being, as they were, drenched in</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>the sea, hold notwithstanding their freshness and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>glosses, being rather new-dyed than stained with</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>salt water.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=63>If but one of his pockets could speak, would it not</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>say he lies?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=65>Ay, or very falsely pocket up his report</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=66>Methinks our garments are now as fresh as when we</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>put them on first in Afric, at the marriage of</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>the king's fair daughter Claribel to the King of Tunis.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=69>'Twas a sweet marriage, and we prosper well in our return.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=70>Tunis was never graced before with such a paragon to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>their queen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=72>Not since widow Dido's time.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=73>Widow! a pox o' that! How came that widow in?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=74>widow Dido!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=75>What if he had said 'widower AEneas' too? Good Lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=76>how you take it!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=77>'Widow Dido' said you? you make me study of that:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>she was of Carthage, not of Tunis.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=79>This Tunis, sir, was Carthage.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>ADRIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=80>Carthage?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=81>I assure you, Carthage.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=82>His word is more than the miraculous harp; he hath</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>raised the wall and houses too.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=84>What impossible matter will he make easy next?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=85>I think he will carry this island home in his pocket</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>and give it his son for an apple.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=87>And, sowing the kernels of it in the sea, bring</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=88>forth more islands.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>Ay.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=90>Why, in good time.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=91>Sir, we were talking that our garments seem now</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=92>as fresh as when we were at Tunis at the marriage</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=93>of your daughter, who is now queen.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=94>And the rarest that e'er came there.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=95>Bate, I beseech you, widow Dido.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=96>O, widow Dido! ay, widow Dido.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=97>Is not, sir, my doublet as fresh as the first day I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=98>wore it? I mean, in a sort.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99>That sort was well fished for.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>When I wore it at your daughter's marriage?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=101>You cram these words into mine ears against</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>The stomach of my sense. Would I had never</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>Married my daughter there! for, coming thence,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=104>My son is lost and, in my rate, she too,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=105>Who is so far from Italy removed</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>I ne'er again shall see her. O thou mine heir</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>Of Naples and of Milan, what strange fish</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=108>Hath made his meal on thee?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>FRANCISCO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=109>Sir, he may live:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>I saw him beat the surges under him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=111>And ride upon their backs; he trod the water,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>Whose enmity he flung aside, and breasted</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=113>The surge most swoln that met him; his bold head</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and oar'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=115>Himself with his good arms in lusty stroke</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=116>To the shore, that o'er his wave-worn basis bow'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=117>As stooping to relieve him: I not doubt</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=118>He came alive to land.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=119>No, no, he's gone.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=120>Sir, you may thank yourself for this great loss,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>That would not bless our Europe with your daughter,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>But rather lose her to an African;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=123>Where she at least is banish'd from your eye,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=124>Who hath cause to wet the grief on't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech75><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=125>Prithee, peace.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech76><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=126>You were kneel'd to and importuned otherwise</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>By all of us, and the fair soul herself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=128>Weigh'd between loathness and obedience, at</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=129>Which end o' the beam should bow. We have lost your</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=130>son,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>I fear, for ever: Milan and Naples have</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>More widows in them of this business' making</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=133>Than we bring men to comfort them:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=134>The fault's your own.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech77><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=135>So is the dear'st o' the loss.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech78><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=136>My lord Sebastian,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>The truth you speak doth lack some gentleness</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=138>And time to speak it in: you rub the sore,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=139>When you should bring the plaster.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech79><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=140>Very well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech80><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=141>And most chirurgeonly.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech81><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=142>It is foul weather in us all, good sir,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=143>When you are cloudy.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech82><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=144>Foul weather?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech83><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=145>Very foul.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech84><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=146>Had I plantation of this isle, my lord,--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech85><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=147>He'ld sow't with nettle-seed.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech86><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=148>Or docks, or mallows.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech87><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=149>And were the king on't, what would I do?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech88><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=150>'Scape being drunk for want of wine.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech89><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=151>I' the commonwealth I would by contraries</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=152>Execute all things; for no kind of traffic</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=153>Would I admit; no name of magistrate;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=154>Letters should not be known; riches, poverty,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=155>And use of service, none; contract, succession,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=156>Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=157>No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=158>No occupation; all men idle, all;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=159>And women too, but innocent and pure;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=160>No sovereignty;--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech90><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=161> Yet he would be king on't.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech91><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=162>The latter end of his commonwealth forgets the</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=163>beginning.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech92><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=164>All things in common nature should produce</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=165>Without sweat or endeavour: treason, felony,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=166>Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=167>Would I not have; but nature should bring forth,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=168>Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=169>To feed my innocent people.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech93><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=170>No marrying 'mong his subjects?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech94><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=171>None, man; all idle: whores and knaves.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech95><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=172>I would with such perfection govern, sir,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=173>To excel the golden age.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech96><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=174>God save his majesty!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech97><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=175>Long live Gonzalo!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech98><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=176> And,--do you mark me, sir?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech99><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=177>Prithee, no more: thou dost talk nothing to me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech100><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=178>I do well believe your highness; and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=179>did it to minister occasion to these gentlemen,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=180>who are of such sensible and nimble lungs that</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=181>they always use to laugh at nothing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech101><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=182>'Twas you we laughed at.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech102><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=183>Who in this kind of merry fooling am nothing</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=184>to you: so you may continue and laugh at</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=185>nothing still.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech103><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=186>What a blow was there given!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech104><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=187>An it had not fallen flat-long.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech105><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=188>You are gentlemen of brave metal; you would lift</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=189>the moon out of her sphere, if she would continue</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=190>in it five weeks without changing.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter ARIEL, invisible, playing solemn music</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech106><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=191>We would so, and then go a bat-fowling.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech107><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=192>Nay, good my lord, be not angry.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech108><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=193>No, I warrant you; I will not adventure</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=194>my discretion so weakly. Will you laugh</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=195>me asleep, for I am very heavy?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech109><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=196>Go sleep, and hear us.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>All sleep except ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, and ANTONIO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech110><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=197>What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=198>Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts: I find</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=199>They are inclined to do so.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech111><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=200>Please you, sir,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=201>Do not omit the heavy offer of it:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=202>It seldom visits sorrow; when it doth,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=203>It is a comforter.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech112><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=204> We two, my lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=205>Will guard your person while you take your rest,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=206>And watch your safety.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech113><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=207>Thank you. Wondrous heavy.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>ALONSO sleeps. Exit ARIEL</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech114><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=208>What a strange drowsiness possesses them!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech115><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=209>It is the quality o' the climate.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech116><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=210>Why</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=211>Doth it not then our eyelids sink? I find not</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=212>Myself disposed to sleep.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech117><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=213>Nor I; my spirits are nimble.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=214>They fell together all, as by consent;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=215>They dropp'd, as by a thunder-stroke. What might,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=216>Worthy Sebastian? O, what might?--No more:--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=217>And yet me thinks I see it in thy face,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=218>What thou shouldst be: the occasion speaks thee, and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=219>My strong imagination sees a crown</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=220>Dropping upon thy head.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech118><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=221>What, art thou waking?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech119><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=222>Do you not hear me speak?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech120><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=223>I do; and surely</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=224>It is a sleepy language and thou speak'st</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=225>Out of thy sleep. What is it thou didst say?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=226>This is a strange repose, to be asleep</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=227>With eyes wide open; standing, speaking, moving,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=228>And yet so fast asleep.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech121><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=229>Noble Sebastian,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=230>Thou let'st thy fortune sleep--die, rather; wink'st</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=231>Whiles thou art waking.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech122><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=232>Thou dost snore distinctly;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=233>There's meaning in thy snores.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech123><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=234>I am more serious than my custom: you</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=235>Must be so too, if heed me; which to do</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=236>Trebles thee o'er.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech124><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=237> Well, I am standing water.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech125><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=238>I'll teach you how to flow.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech126><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=239>Do so: to ebb</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=240>Hereditary sloth instructs me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech127><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=241>O,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=242>If you but knew how you the purpose cherish</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=243>Whiles thus you mock it! how, in stripping it,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=244>You more invest it! Ebbing men, indeed,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=245>Most often do so near the bottom run</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=246>By their own fear or sloth.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech128><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=247>Prithee, say on:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=248>The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=249>A matter from thee, and a birth indeed</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=250>Which throes thee much to yield.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech129><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=251>Thus, sir:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=252>Although this lord of weak remembrance, this,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=253>Who shall be of as little memory</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=254>When he is earth'd, hath here almost persuade,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=255>For he's a spirit of persuasion, only</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=256>Professes to persuade,--the king his son's alive,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=257>'Tis as impossible that he's undrown'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=258>And he that sleeps here swims.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech130><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=259>I have no hope</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=260>That he's undrown'd.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech131><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=261>O, out of that 'no hope'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=262>What great hope have you! no hope that way is</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=263>Another way so high a hope that even</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=264>Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=265>But doubt discovery there. Will you grant with me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=266>That Ferdinand is drown'd?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech132><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=267>He's gone.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech133><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=268>Then, tell me,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=269>Who's the next heir of Naples?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech134><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=270>Claribel.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech135><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=271>She that is queen of Tunis; she that dwells</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=272>Ten leagues beyond man's life; she that from Naples</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=273>Can have no note, unless the sun were post--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=274>The man i' the moon's too slow--till new-born chins</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=275>Be rough and razorable; she that--from whom?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=276>We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=277>And by that destiny to perform an act</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=278>Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=279>In yours and my discharge.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech136><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=280>What stuff is this! how say you?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=281>'Tis true, my brother's daughter's queen of Tunis;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=282>So is she heir of Naples; 'twixt which regions</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=283>There is some space.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech137><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=284>A space whose every cubit</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=285>Seems to cry out, 'How shall that Claribel</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=286>Measure us back to Naples? Keep in Tunis,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=287>And let Sebastian wake.' Say, this were death</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=288>That now hath seized them; why, they were no worse</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=289>Than now they are. There be that can rule Naples</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=290>As well as he that sleeps; lords that can prate</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=291>As amply and unnecessarily</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=292>As this Gonzalo; I myself could make</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=293>A chough of as deep chat. O, that you bore</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=294>The mind that I do! what a sleep were this</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=295>For your advancement! Do you understand me?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech138><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=296>Methinks I do.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech139><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=297> And how does your content</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=298>Tender your own good fortune?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech140><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=299>I remember</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=300>You did supplant your brother Prospero.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech141><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=301>True:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=302>And look how well my garments sit upon me;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=303>Much feater than before: my brother's servants</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=304>Were then my fellows; now they are my men.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech142><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=305>But, for your conscience?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech143><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=306>Ay, sir; where lies that? if 'twere a kibe,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=307>'Twould put me to my slipper: but I feel not</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=308>This deity in my bosom: twenty consciences,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=309>That stand 'twixt me and Milan, candied be they</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=310>And melt ere they molest! Here lies your brother,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=311>No better than the earth he lies upon,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=312>If he were that which now he's like, that's dead;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=313>Whom I, with this obedient steel, three inches of it,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=314>Can lay to bed for ever; whiles you, doing thus,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=315>To the perpetual wink for aye might put</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=316>This ancient morsel, this Sir Prudence, who</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=317>Should not upbraid our course. For all the rest,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=318>They'll take suggestion as a cat laps milk;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=319>They'll tell the clock to any business that</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=320>We say befits the hour.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech144><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=321>Thy case, dear friend,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=322>Shall be my precedent; as thou got'st Milan,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=323>I'll come by Naples. Draw thy sword: one stroke</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=324>Shall free thee from the tribute which thou payest;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=325>And I the king shall love thee.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech145><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=326>Draw together;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=327>And when I rear my hand, do you the like,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=328>To fall it on Gonzalo.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech146><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=329>O, but one word.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>They talk apart</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter ARIEL, invisible</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech147><b>ARIEL</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=330>My master through his art foresees the danger</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=331>That you, his friend, are in; and sends me forth--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=332>For else his project dies--to keep them living.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Sings in GONZALO's ear</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=333>While you here do snoring lie,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=334>Open-eyed conspiracy</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=335>His time doth take.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=336>If of life you keep a care,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=337>Shake off slumber, and beware:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=338>Awake, awake!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech148><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=339>Then let us both be sudden.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech149><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=340>Now, good angels</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=341>Preserve the king.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>They wake</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech150><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=342>Why, how now? ho, awake! Why are you drawn?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=343>Wherefore this ghastly looking?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech151><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=344>What's the matter?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech152><b>SEBASTIAN</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=345>Whiles we stood here securing your repose,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=346>Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bellowing</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=347>Like bulls, or rather lions: did't not wake you?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=348>It struck mine ear most terribly.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech153><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=349>I heard nothing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech154><b>ANTONIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=350>O, 'twas a din to fright a monster's ear,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=351>To make an earthquake! sure, it was the roar</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=352>Of a whole herd of lions.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech155><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=353>Heard you this, Gonzalo?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech156><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=354>Upon mine honour, sir, I heard a humming,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=355>And that a strange one too, which did awake me:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=356>I shaked you, sir, and cried: as mine eyes open'd,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=357>I saw their weapons drawn: there was a noise,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=358>That's verily. 'Tis best we stand upon our guard,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=359>Or that we quit this place; let's draw our weapons.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech157><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=360>Lead off this ground; and let's make further search</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=361>For my poor son.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech158><b>GONZALO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=362>Heavens keep him from these beasts!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=363>For he is, sure, i' the island.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech159><b>ALONSO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=364>Lead away.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech160><b>ARIEL</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=365>Prospero my lord shall know what I have done:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=366>So, king, go safely on to seek thy son.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
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