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The Tempest - Act 5, Epilogue
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The Tempest - Act 5, EpilogueAct 5, Epilogue
2344 Now my charms are all o’erthrown,
2345 And what strength I have ’s mine own,
2346 Which is most faint. Now ’tis true
2347 I must be here confined by you,
2348 5 Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
2349 Since I have my dukedom got
2350 And pardoned the deceiver, dwell
2351 In this bare island by your spell,
2352 But release me from my bands
2353 10 With the help of your good hands.
2354 Gentle breath of yours my sails
2355 Must fill, or else my project fails,
2356 Which was to please. Now I want
2357 Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
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15 And my ending is despair,2359 Unless I be relieved by prayer,
2360 Which pierces so that it assaults
2361 Mercy itself, and frees all faults.
2362 As you from crimes would pardoned be,
2363 20 Let your indulgence set me free.
He exits.