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Show The Tempeft: Or, [Exit Dorinda. 2 60 Bin of whom- fgjT**"1 O! he's a terrible, huge, monftrous Creature, I am but a Woman to him. Dor. I will fee him, Except you'l promife not to fee ^*fter. J$. Yes for your fake: I needs mufl:fceJ«> not Dor. But (he'sa terrible, huge Creature too, Her Sifter file would eat me; therefore take heed. S^nSt^pl'^^-Beard. 'Twou' " vou to look on her, Therefore that Man and fhe may go together, They are fit for no body but one another. »>• looking in. Yonder he comes with glaring Byes, n> y Before he fees you. Dor. Muft we part fo foon? Jfo. Y'are a loft Woman if you fee him. D/r. I would not willingly be loft, tor fear you Should not find me. I'll avoid him. #>/>. She fain would have deceived me, but I know net Sifter muft be fair, for fhe's a Woman; All of a Kind that I have feen are like to one Another: all the Creatures of the Rivers and The Woods are fo. Enter Ferdinand. Ferd. O ! well encounter'd, you are the happy Man ! Y'have got the hearts of both the beauteous Women. Hip. H o w ! Sir ? pray, are you fure on't ? Ferd. One of 'em charg'd me to love you tor her lake. Hip. Then I muft have her. Ferd. No, not till I am dead Hip. H o w dead ? what's that ? but whatfoe'er it be I long to have her. Ferd. Time and my grief may make me dye. Htp. But for a Friend you fhould make hafte ; I ne er ask a Any thing of you before. Ferd. I fee your Ignorance ; • And therefore will inftruct you in my meaning. The Woman, whom I love, faw you and lov'd you. Now, Sir, if you love her you'l caufe my death. Hip. Be fure I'll do't then. Ferd. But I am your Friend; And I requeft you that you would not love her. Hip. When Friends requeft unreafonable things, Sure th' are to be deny'd : you fay fhe's fair, And I muft love all who are fair; for, to tell You a fecret, Sir, which I have lately found Within my felf; they all are made for me. Ferd. That's but a fond conceit: you are made for one, and one for you. Hip, You cannot tell me, Sir. I know I'm made for twenty hundred Women. (I mean if there fo many be i' th' World,) So that if once I fee her I fhall love her. Ferd. Then do not fee her. Hip. Yes, Sir, I muft fee her. For I wou'd fain have m y heart beat again, Juft as it did when I firft faw her Sifter. Ferd. I find I muft not let you fee her then. Hip. How will you hinder me ? •d. By force of Arms ? Hip. By force of Arms ? My Arms perhaps may be as ftrong as yours. Ferd. He's ftill fo ignorant that I pity him, and fain ould avoid force : pray, do not fee her, fhe was \ The Enchanted l/land. 261 Mine firft ; you have no right to her. Hip. I have not yet confider'd what is right, but, Sir, I know my inclinations are to love all W o m e n : •And I have been taught that to diffemble what I Think is bafe. In honour then of truth, I muft Declare that I do love, and I will fee your Woman. Ferd. Wou'd you be willing I fhould fee and Love youv Woman, and endeavour to feduce her from that Affection which She vow'd to you ? Hip. I wou'd not vou fhould do it, but if She fhould Love you beft, I cannot hinder her. But, Sir, for fear She fhou'd, I will provide againft The worft, and try to get your Woman. Ferd. But I pretend no claim at all to yours; Befides you are more beautiful than I, And fitter to allure unpractis'd hearts. Therefore I once more beg you will not fee her. Hip. I'm glad you let me know I have fuch Beauty. If that will get me Women, they fhall have it As far as e'er 'twill go : I'll never want 'em. Ferd. Then fince you have refuted this aft of Friendfhip, Provide your felf a Sword ; for We muft fight. Hip. A Sword, what's that? Ferd. W h y fuch a thing as this. Hip. What fhould I do with it? • Ferd. You muft ftand thus, and pufh againft me, While I pufh at you, till one of us fall dead. Hip. This is brave fport, But we have no Swords growing in our World- Ferd. What fhall we do then to decide our quarrel ? Hip. We'll take the Sword by turns, and fight with it. Ferd. Strange Ignorance! you muft defend your Life, And fo mufti: but fince you have no Sword Take this ; for in a Corner of m y Cave \Gmes hm hu Sword, I found a rufty one, perhaps 'twas his who keeps M e Pris'ner here: that I will fit.: When next we meet prepare your felf to fight. Hip. Make hafte then, this fhall ne'er be yours agen. I mean to fight with all the Men I meet, and When they are dead, their W o m e n fhall be mine. Ferd. I fee you are unskilful; I defire not to take Your Life, but if you pleafe we'll fight on Thefe conditions ; He who firft draws bloud, Or who can take the others Weapon from him, •Shall be acknowledg'd as the Conquerour, And both the W^omen fhall be his. . Htp. Agreed : And ev'ry deiy I'll fight for two more with you. Ferd. But win thefe firft [Exeunt fever ally. Hip. I'll warrant you I'll puth you. v J J Enter Trincalo, Caliban, Sycorax. Calib. M y Lord, I fee 'em coming yonder. Trine. Who ? .noun. Calib. The ftarv'd Prince, and his two thirfty Subjects, That would have our Liquor. Trine. If thou wert a Monfter of parts I would make thee M y Mafter of Ceremonies, tocondua 'em in. The Devil take all Dunces, thou haft loft a brave Hmployment by not being a Linguift, and for want Of behaviour. , _, .. ,tnoll .f^m Syc. M y Lord, fhall I go meet 'em? I'll be kind to all ot em, KrfJ No ^s'againlt the fundamental Laws of my Dukedom : you are in a 1 place,' Sp ufe &and muft give good Example. Here they come we 11 put the gravity of Statefmen, and be very dull, that we may be licit wife. |
