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- ACT FOUR THE TEMPEST SCENE ONE
Being lass-lorn ; thy pole-clipt vineyard ;
And thy sea-marge, sterile and rocky-hard,
Where thou thyself dost air;— the queen o' the sky,
Whose watery arch and messenger am I,
Bids thee leave these ; and with her sovereign grace,
Here on this grass-plot, in this very place.
To come and sport :— her peacocks fly amain :
Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.
[Enter Ceres."]
Ceres. Hail, many-colour'd messenger, that ne'er
Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter ;
Who, with thy saffron wings, upon my flowers
Diffusest honey-drops, refreshing showers ;
And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown
My bosky acres and my unshrubb'd down.
Rich scarf to my proud earth ;— why hath thy queen
Summon'd me hither, to this short -grass'd green ?
Iris. A contract of true love to celebrate ;
And some donation freely to estate
On the blest lovers.
Ceres. Tell me, heavenly bow.
If Venus or her son, as thou dost know,
Do now attend the queen ? Since they did plot
The means that dusky Dis my daughter got,
Her and her blind boy's scandal'd companyI have forsworn.
Iris. Of her society
Be not afraid : I met her deity
Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her son
Dove-drawn with her. Here thought they to have done
Some wanton charm upon this man and maid.
Whose vows are, that no bed-right shall be paid
Till Hymen's torch be lighted : but in vain ;
Mar's hot minion is return'd again;
Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows.
Swears he will shoot no more, but play with sparrows,
And be a boy right out.
Ceres. High'st queen of state,
Great Juno, comes ; I know her by her gait.
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