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- ACT FOUR THE TEMPEST scene one
[Enter certain Nymphs.]
You sunburn'd sicklemen, of August weary.
Come hither from the furrow, and be merry :
Make holiday: your rye-straw hats put on,
And these fresh nymphs encounter every one
In country footing.
[Enter certain Reapers, properly habited: they Join with
the Nymphs in a graceful dance; towards the end
whereof Prospero starts suddenly, and speaks ; after
which, to a strange, hollow, and confused noise,
they heavily vanish.
Prospero. [Aside] I had forgot that foul conspiracy
Of the beast Caliban and his confederates
Against my life : the minute of their plot
Is almost come. [To the Spirits.] Well done ! avoid ; no
more!
Ferdinand. This is strange: your father's in some passion
That works him strongly.
Miranda. Never till this day
Saw I him touch'd with anger so distemper'd.
Prospero. You do look, my son, in a moved sort,
As if you v/ere dismay'd : be cheerful, sir.
Our revels now are ended. These our actors.
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air :
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision.
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve.
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. Sir, I am vex'd ;
Bear with my weakness ; my old brain is troubled :
Be not disturbed with my infirmity:
If you be pleased, retire into my cell.
And there repose: a turn or two I'll walk,
To still my beating mind.
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