THE TEMPEST
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ACT THE SECOND.
SCENE I.
Another part of the island.
Enter a Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco, and others.
Gonzalo.
Beseech you, sir, be merry; you have cause,
So have we all, of joy; for our escape
Is much beyond our loss. Our hint of woe
Is common; every day some sailor's wife,
The masters of some merchant and the merchant
Have just our theme of woe; but for the miracle,
I mean our preservation, few in millions
Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh
Our sorrow with our comfort.
So have we all, of joy; for our escape
Is much beyond our loss. Our hint of woe
Is common; every day some sailor's wife,
The masters of some merchant and the merchant
Have just our theme of woe; but for the miracle,
I mean our preservation, few in millions
Can speak like us: then wisely, good sir, weigh
Our sorrow with our comfort.
Alonso.
Our sorrow with our comfort. Prithee, peace.
Sebastian.
He receives comfort like cold porridge.
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