Page 1076 - Shakespeare - Vol. 4

STEPHANO

Here; swear, then, how thou escap’dst.

TRINCULO
Swum ashore, man, like a duck: I can swim like a duck, I’ll be sworn. [130]

STEPHANO
Here, kiss the book. Though thou canst swim like a duck, thou art made like a
goose.

TRINCULO
O Stephano, hast any more of this?

STEPHANO

The whole butt, man: my cellar is in a rock by th’ seaside, where my wine is
hid. How now, [135] moon-calf! how does thine ague?

CALIBAN
Hast thou not dropp’d from heaven?

STEPHANO
Out o’ the moon, I do assure thee: I was the man i’ th’ moon when time was.

CALIBAN
I have seen thee in her, and I do adore thee: [140] My mistress show’d me
thee, and thy dog, and thy bush.

STEPHANO
Come, swear to that; kiss the book: I will furnish it anon with new contents:

swear.

TRINCULO
By this good fight, this is a very shallow [145] monster; I afeard of him? A
very weak monster! The man i’ th’ moon! A most poor credulous monster!
Well drawn, monster, in good sooth!

CALIBAN