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The Tempest, I. i

To see a goodlier man.

Pro. [To Fer.] Come on; obey: 480
Thy nerves are in their infancy again,
And have no vigour in them.

Fer. So they are:
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel, 484
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats,
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid: all corners else o' th' earth
Let liberty make use of; space enough 489
Have I in such a prison.

Pro. [Aside.] It works.—[To Fer.] Come on.—
Thou hast done well, fine Ariel!—[To Fer.] Follow me.—
[To Ariel.] Hark, what thou else shalt do me.

Mira. Be of comfort; 492
My father's of a better nature, sir,
Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted,
Which now came from him.

Pro. Thou shalt be as free
As mountain winds; but then exactly do 196
All points of my command.

Ari. To the syllable.

Pro. Come, follow.—Speak not for him. Exeunt.


481 nerves: sinews