The Tempest by William Shakespeare (classic romance novels txt) 📕
Mir. Would I might But ever see that man!
Pros. Now I arise: [Resumes his mantle. Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. 170 Here in this island we arrived; and here Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Than other princesses can, that have more time For vainer hours, and tutors not so careful.
Mir. Heavens thank you for't! And now, I pray you, sir, 175 For still 'tis beating in my mind, your reason For raising this sea-storm?
Pros. Know thus far forth. By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune, Now my dear lady, hath mine enemies Brought to this shore; and by my prescience 180 I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star, whose influence If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop. Here cease more questions: Thou art inclined to sleep; 'tis a good dulness, 185 And give it way: I know thou canst not choose
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Keep] Sleep Johnson conj.
251. See note (X).
267. ’twere] it were Singer.
267-271. Pope ends the lines with that? ... slipper ... bosom ... Milan ... molest ... brother.
267. See note (XI).
269. twenty] Ten Pope.
270. stand] stood Hanmer.
candied] Discandy’d Upton conj.
271. And melt] Would melt Johnson conj. Or melt id. conj.
273, 274. like, that’s dead; Whom I, with] like, whom I With Steevens (Farmer conj.).
275. whiles] om. Pope.
277. morsel] Moral Warburton.
280, 281. business ... hour.] hour ... business. Farmer conj.
282. precedent] Pope. president Ff.
287. O] om. Pope.
[They talk apart] Capell.
Re-enter Ariel invisible.] Capell. Enter Ariel with music and song. Ff.
289. you, his friend,] these, his friends Steevens (Johnson conj.).
289, 290. friend ... project dies ... them] friend ... projects dies ... you Hanmer. friend ... projects die ... them Malone conj. friend ... project dies ... thee Dyce.
298. [They wake.] Rowe.
300. this] thus Collier MS.
307. Gonzalo] om. Pope.
312. verily] verity Pope.
upon our guard] on guard Pope.
Act II: Scene 24. nor] F1 F2. not F3 F4.
15. and] now Pope. sent Edd. conj. (so Dryden).
21. foul] full Upton conj.
35. [Thunder] Capell.
38. dregs] drench Collier MS.
40. Scene iii. Pope.
[a bottle in his hand] Capell.
46. and Marian] Mirian Pope.
56. savages] salvages Ff.
60. at’s nostrils] Edd. at ’nostrils F1. at nostrils F2 F3 F4. at his nostrils Pope.
78. you, cat] you Cat Ff. a cat Hanmer. your cat Edd. conj.
84. well] F1 om. F2 F3 F4.
115, 116. Steevens prints as verse, I’ll ... thy True ... earthly.
118. swear, then, how thou escapedst] swear then: how escapedst thou? Pope.
119. Swum] Swom Ff.
131. and thy dog, and thy bush] thy dog and bush Steevens.
133. new] F1. the new F2 F3 F4.
135. weak] F1. shallow F2 F3 F4.
138. island] F1. isle F2 F3 F4.
150-154, 157-162, printed as verse by Pope (after Dryden).
162. scamels] shamois Theobald. seamalls, stannels id. conj.
163. Ste.] F1. Cal. F2 F3 F4.
165. Before here; bear my bottle Capell inserts [To Cal.]. See note (XII).
172. trencher] Pope (after Dryden). trenchering Ff.
175. hey-day] Rowe. high-day Ff.
Act III: Scene 11. and] but Pope.
2. sets] Rowe. set Ff.
4, 5. my ... odious] my mean task would be As heavy to me as ’tis odious Pope.
9. remove] move Pope.
14. labours] labour Hanmer.
15. Most busy lest] F1. Most busy least F2 F3 F4. Least busy Pope. Most busie-less Theobald. Most busiest Holt White conj. Most busy felt Staunton. Most busy still Staunton conj. Most busy-blest Collier MS. Most busiliest Bullock conj.
Most busy lest, when I do (doe F1 F2 F3) it] Most busy when least I do it Brae conj. Most busiest when idlest Spedding conj. Most busy left when idlest Edd. conj. See note (XIII).
at a distance, unseen] Rowe.
17. you are] F1. thou art F2 F3 F4.
31. it is] is it Steevens conj. (ed. 1, 2, and 3). om. Steevens (ed. 4) (Farmer conj.).
34, 35. I do beseech you,—Chiefly] I do beseech you Chiefly Ff.
59. I therein do] I do Pope. Therein Steevens.
62. wooden] wodden F1.
than to] than I would Pope.
72. what else] aught else Malone conj. (withdrawn).
80. seeks] seekd F3 F4.
88. as] F1. so F2 F3 F4.
91. severally] Capell.
93. withal] Theobald. with all Ff.
Act III: Scene 2Scene ii. Another...] Theobald. The other... Pope.
Enter ...] Enter S. and T. reeling, Caliban following with a bottle. Capell. Enter C. S. and T. with a bottle. Johnson.
8. head] F1. heart F2 F3 F4.
13, 14. on. By this light, thou] on, by this light thou Ff. on, by this light.—Thou Capell.
25. debauched] debosh’d Ff.
37. to the suit I made to thee] the suit I made thee Steevens, who prints all Caliban’s speeches as verse.
60. Johnson conjectured that this line was spoken by Stephano.
68. farther] F1 no further F2 F3 F4.
72. [Beats him.] Rowe.
84. there] then Collier MS.
89. nor] and Pope.
93. deck] deck’t Hanmer.
96. I never saw a woman] I ne’er saw woman Pope.
99. great’st does least] greatest does the least Rowe.
115, 116] Printed as verse in Ff.
115. any] F1. and F2 F3 F4.
117. scout ’em, and scout ’em] Pope. cout ’em and skowt ’em Ff.
125. sins] sin F4.
132. twangling] twanging Pope.
133. sometime] F1. sometimes F2 F3 F4.
137. that] om. Pope.
147. Trin. Will come? I’ll follow, Stephano] Trin. Wilt come? Ste. I’ll follow. Capell. Ste. ... Wilt come? Trin. I’ll follow, Stephano. Ritson conj.
Act III: Scene 32. ache] ake F2 F3 F4. akes F1.
3. forth-rights] F2 F3 F4. fourth rights F1.
8. flatterer] F1. flatterers F2 F3 F4.
17. Prospero above] Malone. Prosper on the top Ff. See note (XIV).
20. were] F1 F2 F3. are F4.
26. ’tis true] to ’t Steevens conj.
did lie] lied Hanmer.
29. islanders] F2 F3 F4. islands F1.
32. gentle-kind] Theobald. gentle, kind Ff. gentle kind Rowe.
36. muse] F1 F2 F3. muse, F4. muse; Capell.
48. of five for one] Ff. on five for one Theobald. of one for five Malone, (Thirlby conj.) See note (XV).
49-51. I will ... past] Mason conjectured that these lines formed a rhyming couplet.
53. Scene iv. Pope.
54. instrument] instruments F4.
56. belch up you] F1 F2 F3. belch you up F4. belch up Theobald.
60. [... draw their swords] Hanmer.
65. dowle] down Pope.
plume] Rowe. plumbe F1 F2 F3. plumb F4.
67. strengths] strength F4.
79. wraths] wrath Theobald.
81. heart-sorrow] Edd. hearts-sorrow Ff. heart’s-sorrow Rowe. heart’s sorrow Pope.
82. mocks] mopps Theobald.
86. life] list Johnson conj.
90. now] om. Pope.
92. whom] who Hanmer.
93. mine] my Rowe.
[Exit above] Theobald.
94. something holy, sir,] something, holy Sir, F4.
99. bass] Johnson. base Ff.
106. do] om. Pope.
Act IV: Scene 13. a third] a thread Theobald. the thread Williams conj.
4. who] whom Pope.
7. test] F1. rest F2 F3 F4.
9. off] F2 F3 F4. of F1.
11. do] om. Pope.
13. gift] Rowe. guest Ff.
14. but] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.
25. ’tis] is Capell.
30. Phœbus’] Phœbus F1. Phœdus F2 F3. Phœduus F4.
34. Scene ii. Pope.
41. vanity] rarity S. Walker conj.
48. no?] no. Rowe.
53. abstemious] abstenious F1.
60. Scene iii. A Masque. Pope.
thy] F1. the F2 F3 F4.
64. pioned] pionied Warburton. peonied Steevens.
twilled] tulip’d Rowe. tilled Capell (Holt conj.). lilied Steevens.
66. broom-groves] brown groves Hanmer.
68. pole-clipt] pale-clipt Hanmer.
72. After this line Ff. have the stage direction, ‘Juno descends.’
74. her] Rowe. here Ff.
83. short-grass’d] F3 F4. short gras’d F1 F2. short-grass Pope.
96. bed-right] bed-rite Singer.
101. High’st] High Pope.
102. Enter Juno] om. Ff.
110. Cer.] Theobald. om. Ff.
foison] F1 and foison F2 F3 F4.
114. Spring] Rain Collier MS.
119. charmingly] charming lay Hanmer. charming lays Warburton. Harmoniously charming Steevens conj.
121. from their] F1. from all their F2 F3 F4.
123. wife] F1 (var.). Rowe. wise F1 (var.) F2 F3 F4.
124. Makes] make Pope.
sweet, now, silence] now, silence, sweet Hanmer.
124. In Ff. the stage direction [Juno, &c. follows line 127. Capell made the change.
128. windring] winding Rowe. wand’ring Steevens.
129. sedged] sedge Collier MS.
136. holiday] holly day F1 F2 F3. holy-day F4.
139. Scene iv. Pope.
143. This is] This’ (for This ’s) S. Walker conj.
strange] most strange Hanmer.
145. Ff put a comma after anger. Warburton omitted it.
146. do] om. Pope. See note (XVI).
151. this] F1. their F2 F3 F4. th’ air visions Warburton.
156. rack] F3 F4. racke F1 F2. track Hanmer. wreck Dyce (Malone conj.).
163. your] F1 F2 F3. you F4.
164. I thank thee, Ariel: come.] I thank you:—Ariel, come. Theobald.
169. Lest] F4. Least F1 F2 F3.
170. Say again] Well, say again Capell.
180. furzes] Rowe. firzes Ff.
181. shins] skins Warburton conj. (note, V. 1. p. 87).
182. filthy-mantled] filthy mantled Ff. filth-ymantled Steevens conj.
184. feet] fear Spedding conj.
190. all, all] are all Malone conj.
193. them on Rowe. on them Ff. Prospero ... invisible. Theobald, Capell. om. Ff.
194. Scene v. Pope.
230. Let’s alone] Let’s along Theobald. Let it alone Hanmer. Let ’t alone Collier. See note (XVII).
246. to apes] om. to Pope.
255. Stage direction added by Theobald.
256. they] F1 F3 F4. thou F2.
261. Lie] Rowe. lies Ff.
Act V: Scene 17. together] om. Pope.
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