The Tempest
2. Lines 1–8: What lines might be stated this way in modern English?: “You airy spirits leave no footprints on the sand as you chase the waves that come ashore.”
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He says someting like:
I’ve darkened the noontime sun with the help of you elves who live in the hills and brooks and groves, and you who chase the sea on the beach without leaving footprints in the sand.