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THE TEMPEST
Prospero.
To see a goodlier man. Come on; obey:
Thy nerves are in their infancy again
And have no vigour in them.
Thy nerves are in their infancy again
And have no vigour in them.
Ferdinand.
And have no vigour in them. So they are;
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father’s loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wreck of all my friends, nor this man’s threats,
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid; all corners else o’ the earth
Let liberty make use of; space enough
Have I in such a prison.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father’s loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wreck of all my friends, nor this man’s threats,
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid; all corners else o’ the earth
Let liberty make use of; space enough
Have I in such a prison.
Prospero.
Have I in such a prison. [Aside]. It works. [To Ferdinand] Come on.
Thou hast done well, fine Ariel! [To Ferdinand] Follow me.
[To Ariel] Hark what thou else shalt do me.
Thou hast done well, fine Ariel! [To Ferdinand] Follow me.
[To Ariel] Hark what thou else shalt do me.
Miranda.
[To Ariel] Hark what thou else shalt do me. Be of comfort:
My father ’s of a better nature, sir,
Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted
Which now came from him.
My father ’s of a better nature, sir,
Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted
Which now came from him.
Prospero.
Which now came from him. Thou shalt be as free
As mountain winds: but then exactly do
All points of my command.
As mountain winds: but then exactly do
All points of my command.
Ariel.
All points of my command. To the syllable.
Prospero.
Come, follow. Speak not for him.[Exeunt.
