Calendar: 1855-1856 Page 362

358 GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE VI -Crandlatc into vttk famlwsi The fringed curtains of thine eye advance And say what thou seest yond What is't spirit Lord how it looks about believe me sir It carries brave form -But 'tis spirit No wench it eats and sleeps and hath such senses As we have such This gallant which thou seest Was in the wreck and but he's something stain'd With grief that's beauty's canker thou might'st call him goodly person "he hath lost his fellows And strays about to find them Μ might call him thing divine for nothing natural ever saw so noble It goes on As my soul prompts it -Spirit fine spirit I'll free thee Within two days for this Most sure the goddess On whom these airs attend -Vouchsafe my prayer May know if you remain upon this island And that you will some good instruction give How may bear me here My prime request Which do last pronounce is Ο you wonder If you be maid or no No wonder sir But certainly maid My language heavens am the best of them that speak this speech Were but where 'tis spoken -Tempest Act Sc