THE TEMPEST
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Alonso.
This is as strange a maze as e’er men trod;
And there is in this business more than nature
Was ever conduct of: some oracle
Must rectify our knowledge.
And there is in this business more than nature
Was ever conduct of: some oracle
Must rectify our knowledge.
Prospero.
Must rectify our knowledge. Sir, my liege,
Do not infest your mind with beating on
The strangeness of this business; at pick’d leisure
Which shalt be shortly, single I ’ll resolve you,
Which to you shall seem probable, of every
These happen’d accidents; till when, be cheerful
And think of each thing well. [Aside to Ariel.] Come hither, spirit:
Set Caliban and his companions free;
Untie the spell. [Exit Ariel.] How fares my gracious sir?
There are yet missing of your company
Some few odd lads that you remember not.
Do not infest your mind with beating on
The strangeness of this business; at pick’d leisure
Which shalt be shortly, single I ’ll resolve you,
Which to you shall seem probable, of every
These happen’d accidents; till when, be cheerful
And think of each thing well. [Aside to Ariel.] Come hither, spirit:
Set Caliban and his companions free;
Untie the spell. [Exit Ariel.] How fares my gracious sir?
There are yet missing of your company
Some few odd lads that you remember not.
Re-enter Ariel, driving in Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo, in their stolen apparel.
Stephano.
Every man shift for all the rest, and let no man take care for himself; for all is but fortune. Coragio, bully-monster, coragio!
Trinculo.
If these be true spies which I wear in my head, here's a goodly sight.
Caliban.
O Setebos, these be brave spirits indeed!
How fine my master is! I am afraid
He will chastise me.
How fine my master is! I am afraid
He will chastise me.
