Works containing his plays and poems Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A rotten careafs of a boat, not rigg'd, Nor tackle, fail, nor maft; the very rats InlHndively had quit it: there they hoift us, To cry to the fea that roar'd to ... more »us; to figh To the winds, whofe pity, fighing back again, Did us but loving wrong. Af/jsx. Alack! what trouble Was I then to you! Pro. 0! a cherubim Thou waft, that did preferve me! Thou didft fmile, Infufed with a fortitude from heaven, When I have deck'd the fea with drops full fait; Under my burden groan'd; which rais'd in me An undergoing ftomach, to bear up Againft what fhould enfue. Mira. How came we afhore ? Pro. By Providence divine. Some food we had, and fome frefh water, that A noble Neapolitan, tfonzalo, Out of his charity, (who being then appointed Matter of this defign,) did give us; with Rich garments, linens, fluffs, and neceflaries, Which fince have fteaded much : fo, of his gentlenefs. Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnifh'd me, From my own library, with volumes that I prize above my dukedom. Mira. 'Would I might But ever fee that man! Pro. Now I arife :— Sit ftill, and hear the laft of our fea-forrow. Here in this ifland we arriv'd; and here Have I, thy fchoolmafler, made thee more profi Than other princes can, that have more time chapter{Section 4For vainer hours, and tutors not fo careful. Mira. Heavens thank you for't! And now, I pray you, fir, (For ftill 'tis beating in my mind) your reafon For raifing this fea-ftorm ? Pro. Know thus far forth. — 1 By accident moft ftrange, bountiful fortune, Now my dear lady, hath mine enemies Brought to this more : and by my prefcience I fin£ my zenith doth depend upon A moft aufpicious ftar; whofe influence If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop.— Here ceafe more queftions; Thou art inclin'd to ...« less