cell: In the same fashion as you gave in charge; Him you term'd, sir, 'The good old lord, Gonzalo ;' That if you now beheld them, your affections Would become tender. Pro. Dost thou think so, spirit? Ari. Mine would, sir, were I human. Pro. And mine shall. Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling Of their afflictions? and shall not myself, One of their kind, that relish all as sharply, Passion as they, be kindlier moved than thou art? Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the quick, Yet, with my nobler reason, 'gainst my fury Do I take part: the rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend Not a frown further. Go, release them, Ariel; 1 Defends from bad weather. 2 Thatches. And they shall be themselves. Ari. I'll fetch them, sir. [Exit. Pro. Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves; And ye, that on the sands with printless foot : By my so potent art. But this rough magic And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, [solemn music. Re-enter ARIEL: after him, ALONSO, with a frantic gesture, attended by GONZALO; SEBASTIAN and AnTONIO in like manner, attended by ADRIAN and FRANCISCO. They all enter the circle which PROSPERO had made, and there stand charmed; which PROSPERO observing, speaks. A solemn air, and the best comforter To an unsettled fancy, cure thy brains, Now useless, boil'd within thy skull! There stand, For you are spell-stopp'd. Holy Gonzalo, honorable man, Mine eyes, even sociable to the show of thine, To him thou follow'st; I will pay thy graces Thou'rt pinch'd for't now, Sebastian. Flesh and blood, You brother mine, that entertain'd ambition, Expell'd remorse and nature; 1 who, with Sebastian, 1 Tenderness of heart, and natural affection. (Whose inward pinches therefore are most strong) Would here have kill'd your king; I do forgive thee, Unnatural though thou art! Their understanding Ariel, That now lie foul and muddy. Not one of them, [Exit Ariel. I will discase me,1 and myself present, ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire PROS PERO. Ari. Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie : There I couch. When owls do cry, On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily. Merrily, merrily, shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Pro. Why, that's my dainty Ariel: I shall miss thee; But yet thou shalt have freedom: so, so, so. To the king's ship, invisible as thou art : There shalt thou find the mariners asleep Under the hatches; the master, and the boatswain, 1 Strip off my magic garments. Being awake, enforce them to this place; Ari. I drink the air before me, and return [Exit Ariel. Gon. All torment, trouble, wonder, and amaze ment Inhabits here. Some heavenly power guide us Pro. Behold, sir king, The wronged duke of Milan, Prospero : For more assurance that a living prince A hearty welcome. Alon. Whe'r 3 thou beest he, or no, Or some enchanted trifle to abuse me, As late I have been, I not know thy pulse : Beats, as of flesh and blood; and, since I saw thee, The affliction of my mind amends, with which, I fear, a madness held me: this must crave (An if this be at all) a most strange story. Thy dukedom I resign; and do entreat Thou pardon me my wrongs. But how should Prospero Be living and be here ? Pro. First, noble friend, Let me embrace thine age; whose honor cannot Be measured or confined. 1 Before. 2 Frightful. 3 Whether. |