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ARIEL To every article. I boarded the king’s ship; now on the beak, Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin, I flam’d amazement; sometime I’ld divide, 230 And burn in many places; on the topmast, The yards, and bowspirit, would I flame distinctly, Then meet and join: Jove’s lightning, the precursors O’ the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary And sight-outrunning were not: the fire and cracks 235 Of sulphurous roaring the most mighty Neptune Seem to besiege, and make his bold waves tremble, Yea, his dread trident shake.
“Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.”
ARIEL Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: 465 Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
While you here do snoring lie, Open-eyed conspiracy His time doth take. 325 If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber, and beware. Awake, awake!
What’s dearest to the world! Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time 50 The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear:
The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides, To make me slave to it; and for your sake Am I this patient log-man.
FERDINAND 80 O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound, And crown what I profess with kind event, If I speak true! if hollowly, invert What best is boded me to mischief! I, Beyond all limit of what else i’ the world, 85 Do love, prize, honour you.
I am your wife, if you will marry me; If not, I’ll die your maid: to be your fellow 100 You may deny me; but I’ll be your servant, Whether you will or no.
CALIBAN I say, by sorcery he got this isle; 50 From me he got it: if thy greatness will Revenge it on him,—for I know, thou darest; But this thing dare not,—
Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.
Worthily purchas’d, take my daughter: but If thou dost break her virgin knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may With full and holy rite be minister’d, No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall 20 To make this contract grow; but barren hate, Sour-eyed 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.
We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost; And as with age his body uglier grows, 210 So his mind cankers. I will plague them all, Even to roaring.
MIRANDA O, wonder! 205 How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in’t!
FERDINAND Sir, she is mortal; But by immortal Providence she’s mine. 215 I chose her when I could not ask my father For his advice, nor thought I had one. She Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown, But never saw before; of whom I have 220 Received a second life; and second father This lady makes him to me.
And my ending is despair, Unless I be relieved by prayer, Which pierces so, that it assaults Mercy itself, and frees all faults. As you from crimes would pardon’d be, 20 Let your indulgence set me free.
