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THE TEMPEST
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Prospero.

Of excellent dumb discourse. [Aside.]Praise in departing.

Francisco.

They vanish’d strangely.

Sebastian.

They vanish’d strangely. No matter, since
They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs.
Will ’t please you taste of what is here?

Alonso.

Will ’t please you taste of what is here? Not I.

Gonzalo.

Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we were boys,
Who would believe that there were mountaineers
Dew-lapp’d like bulls, whose throats had hanging at ’em
Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men
Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find
Each putter-out of five for one will bring us
Good warrant of.

Alonso.

Good warrant of. I will stand to and feed,
Although my last: no matter, since I feel
The best is past. Brother, my lord the duke,
Stand to and do as we.


Thunder and lightning. Enter Ariel, like a harpy; claps his wings upon the table; and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes.

Ariel.

You are three men of sin, whom Destiny,