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The Tempest (Folio 1, 1623)
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The Tempest.
1383a Naturall?
1384Cal. Loe, loe againe: bite him to death I prethee.
1385Ste. Trinculo, keepe a good tongue in your head: If
1386you proue a mutineere, the next Tree: the poore Mon-
1388Cal. I thanke my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd
1389to hearken once againe to the suite I made to thee?
1390Ste. Marry will I: kneele, and repeate it,
1392Enter Ariell inuisible.
1394A Sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me
1395Of the Island.
1399I do not lye.
1400Ste. Trinculo, if y ou trouble him any more in's tale,
1403Ste. Mum then, and no more: proceed.
1405From me, he got it. If thy Greatnesse will
1406Reuenge it on him, (for I know thou dar'st)
1407But this Thing dare not.
1411Canst thou bring me to the party?
1413Where thou maist knocke a naile into his head.
1417And take his bottle from him: When that's gone,
1419Where the quicke Freshes are.
1420Ste. Trinculo, run into no further danger:
1421Interrupt the Monster one word further, and by this
1422hand, Ile turne my mercie out o'doores, and make a
1424Trin. Why, what did I? I did nothing:
1425Ile go farther off.
1429As you like this, giue me the lye another time.
1430Trin. I did not giue the lie: Out o'your wittes, and
1431hearing too?
1432A pox o'your bottle, this can Sacke and drinking doo:
1433A murren on your Monster, and the diuell take your
1434fingers.
1435Cal. Ha, ha, ha.
1437further off.
1438Cal. Beate him enough: after a little time
1439Ile beate him too.
1440Ste. Stand farther: Come proceede.
1444Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
1445Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember
1447Hee's but a Sot, as I am; nor hath not
1448One Spirit to command: they all do hate him
1449As rootedly as I. Burne but his Bookes,
1451Which when he ha's a house, hee'l decke withall.
1453The beautie of his daughter: he himselfe
1454Cals her a non-pareill: I neuer saw a woman
1455But onely Sycorax my Dam, and she;
1460And bring thee forth braue brood.
1464Dost thou like the plot Trinculo?
1465Trin. Excellent.
1467But while thou liu'st keepe a good tongue in thy head.
1469Wilt thou destroy him then?
1470Ste. I on mine honour.
1473Let vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch
1474You taught me but whileare?
1477Sings.
1478Flout 'em, and cout 'em: and skowt 'em, and flout 'em,
1479Thought is free.
1480Cal. That's not the tune.
1481 Ariell plaies the tune on a Tabor and Pipe.
1484ture of No-body.
1489Mercy vpon vs.
1493Sounds, and sweet aires, that giue delight and hurt not:
1495Will hum about mine eares; and sometime voices,
1496That if I then had wak'd after long sleepe,
1497Will make me sleepe againe, and then in dreaming,
1498The clouds methought would open, and shew riches
1499Ready to drop vpon me, that when I wak'd
1500I cri'de to dreame againe.
1501Ste. This will proue a braue kingdome to me,
1505I remember the storie.
1507Lets follow it, and after do our worke.
1509Wee'l follow: I would I could see this Taborer,
1510He layes it on.
1511Trin. Wilt come?
1512Ile follow Stephano. Exeunt.
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