justle a constable: Why, thou deboshed fish thou, was there ever man a coward, that hath drunk so much sack as I to-day? Wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being but half a fish, and half a monster? CAL. Lo, how he mocks me! wilt thou let him, my lord? TRIN. Lord, quoth he!-that a monster should be such a natural! CAL. Lo, lo, again! bite him to death, I pr'y thee. STE. Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head; if you prove a mutineer, the next tree-The poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity. CAL. I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd to hearken once again to the suit I made to thee? STE. Marry will I so shall Trinculo. kneel, and repeat it; I will stand, and Enter ARIEL, invisible. CAL. As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant; a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the island. ARI. Thou liest. CAL. Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou! I would, my valiant master would destroy thee: I do not lie. STE. Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in his tale, by this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. TRIN. Why, I said nothing. STE. Mum then, and no more.— Proceed. [To CALIBAN.] CAL. I say, by sorcery he got this isle; From me he got it. If thy greatness will Revenge it on him-for, I know, thou dar'st; But this thing dare not. STE. That's most certain. CAL. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll serve thee. STE. How now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the party? CAL. Yea, yea, my lord; I'll yield him thee asleep, Where thou may'st knock a nail into his head. ARI. Thou liest, thou canst not. CAL. What a pied ninny's this? Thou seurvy patch! I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows, And take his bottle from him: when that's gone, He shall drink nought but brine; for I'll not shew him STE. Trinculo, run into no further danger: interrupt the monster one word further, and, by this hand, I'll turn my mercy out of doors, and make a stock-fish of thee. TRIN. Why, what did I? I did nothing; I'll go further off. ARI. Thou liest. STE. Do I so? take thou that. [Strikes him.] As you like this, give me the lie another time. TRIN. I did not give the lie.-Out o' your wits, and hearing too? This can sack, and drinking do.-A murrain on your monster, and the devil take your fingers! CAL. Ha, ha, ha! STE. Now, forward with your tale. Pr'y thee stand further off. I'll beat him too. SIE. Stand further.-Come, proceed. CAL. Why, as I told thee, 't is a custom with him The beauty of his daughter; he himself Calls her a non-pareil: I never saw a woman, But she as far surpasseth Sycorax, As great'st does least. CAL. Ay, my lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood. STE. Monster, I will kill this man; his daughter and I will be king and queen: (save our graces!) and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys :-Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? TRIN. Excellent. STE. Give me thy hand; I am sorry I beat thee: but, while thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. CAL. Within this half hour will he be asleep; Wilt thou destroy him then? STE. Ay, on mine honour. ARI. This will I tell my master. CAL. Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure ; Let us be jocund: Will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? STE. At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason: Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. Flout'm, and skout'm; and skout'm, and flout'm, Thought is free. CAL. That's not the tune. [Sings. [ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. STE. What is this same? TRIN. This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of Nobody. STE. If thou beest a man, shew thyself in thy likeness: if thou beest a devil, take't as thou list. us! TRIN. O, forgive me my sins! STE. He that dies, pays all debts: I defy thee :-Mercy upon CAL. Art thou afeard? STE. No, monster, not I. CAL. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds, methought, would open, and shew riches I cry'd to dream again. STE. This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing. CAL. When Prospero is destroyed. STE. That shall be by and by: I remember the story. TRIN. The sound is going away: let's follow it, and after, do our work. STE. Lead, monster: we'll follow.-I would, I could see this taborer: he lays it on. TRIN. Wilt come? I'll follow, Stephano. [Exeunt. SCENE III.-Another part of the Island. Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIA, GONZALO, ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and Others. GONZALO. Y'R lakin, I can go no further, sir: My old bones ache; here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forth-rights, and meanders! by your patience, I needs must rest me. ALON. Old lord, I cannot blame thee, Who am myself attach'd with weariness, To the dulling of my spirits: sit down, and rest. ANT. I am right glad that he's so out of hope. Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose That you resolv'd to effect. SEB. Will we take thoroughly. ANT. The next advantage Let it be to-night: For, now they are oppress'd with travel, they Will not, nor cannot, use such vigilance, As when they are fresh. SEB. I say, to-night: no more. Solemn and strange music; and PROSPERO above, invisible. Enter several ALON. What harmony is this? my good friends, hark! ALON. Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? That there are unicorns; that, in Arabia There is one tree, the phoenix' throne; one phoenix At this hour reigning there. ANT. I'll believe both; And what does else want credit, come to me, And I'll be sworn 'tis true: Travellers ne'er did lie, Though fools at home condemn them. GON. If in Naples I should report this now, would they believe me? If I should say I saw such islanders, (For, certes, these are people of the island,) Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet note, |