It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd, — It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the... Shakespeare-characters; Chiefly Those Subordinate - Page 400by Charles Cowden Clarke - 1863 - 521 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Tomkins - 1806 - 348 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 400 pages
...that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'dT~Vi-- It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It...his crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and tear of kings ; But mercy is... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...tell me that. For. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It...his crown: His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and tear of kings ; "But mercy... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pages
...his danger do you not? [To An. Anth. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Anth. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy* On what compulsion...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown :... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 pages
...Anth. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. For. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ! It droppeth...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1816 - 312 pages
...Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Anth. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. <S7i^. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. JTis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown... | |
| Mathew Carey - 1823 - 534 pages
...benignant rule of their conduct, had been Shakspeare's divine commendation of heaven-bora mercy : " The quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth...rain from heav'n Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest — , It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." It is supposed that this act of " general... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pages
...answer'd? MERCY. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd; It blesseth...his crown: His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is... | |
| 1824 - 456 pages
...tell me that. POR. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppetli as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It...his crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is... | |
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