Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8Sylvester, Charles Herbert
General
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Children's literature; Literature -- Collections
_Trin._ O, ho, monster! we know what belongs to a frippery.[447-54]--O
King Stephano!
_Steph._ Put off that gown, Trinculo; by this hand, I'll have that gown.
_Trin._ Thy Grace shall have it.
_Cal._ The dropsy drown this fool!--what do you mean,
To dote thus on such luggage? Let's along,
And do the murder first: if he awake,
From toe to crown he'll fill our skins with pinches;
Make us strange stuff.
_Steph._ Be you quiet, monster.--Mistress line, is not this my jerkin?
Now is the jerkin under the line:[447-55] now, jerkin, you are like to
lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin.
_Trin._ Do, do; we steal by line and level,[447-56] an't like your
Grace.
_Steph._ I thank thee for that jest; here's a garment for't: wit shall
not go unrewarded while I am king of this country. _Steal by line and
level_ is an excellent pass of pate;[448-57] there's another garment
for't.
_Trin._ Monster, come, put some lime[448-58] upon your fingers, and away
with the rest.
[Illustration: STEPHANO AND TRINCULO QUARREL]
_Cal._ I will have none on't: we shall lose our time,
And all be turn'd to barnacles,[448-59] or to apes
With foreheads villainous low.
_Steph._ Monster, lay-to your fingers: help to bear this away, where my
hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom: go to, carry
this.
_Trin._ And this.
_Steph._ Ay, and this.
_A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers _Spirits_ in shape of hounds,
and hunt them about; PROSPERO and ARIEL setting them on._
_Pros._ Hey, Mountain, hey!
_Ari._ Silver! there it goes, Silver!
_Pros._ Fury, Fury! there, Tyrant, there! hark! hark!--
[_CAL., STEPH. and TRIN. are driven out._
Go charge my goblins that they grind their joints
With dry convulsions; shorten up their sinews
With aged cramps; and more pinch-spotted make them
Than pard or cat-o'-mountain.[449-60]
_Ari._ Hark, they roar!
_Pros._ Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour
Lie at my mercy all mine enemies:
Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou
Shalt have the air at freedom: for a little
Follow, and do me service. [_Exeunt._
ACT V
SCENE I.--_Before the Cell of PROSPERO._
_Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes, and ARIEL. PROSPERO speaks:_
Now does my project gather to a head:
My charms crack not; my spirits obey; and Time
Goes upright with his carriage.[450-1] How's the day?
_Ari._ On the sixth hour; at which time, my lord,
You said our work should cease.
_Pros._ I did say so,
When first I raised the tempest. Say, my spirit,
How fares the King and's followers?
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account