 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 him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better...  SHAKESPEARE - Page 578by BIBLIOTHEQUE ANGLO-FRANCAISE - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1850 - 398 pages
...comparison with each other. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd : It...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 above this... | |
 | 1853 - 386 pages
...Venice : — " The quality of mercy is not strained — It droppeth, as the gentle vain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd — It...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 above this... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 132 pages
...Ant. Aye, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I? Tell me that. Por....of mercy is not strain'd: It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 408 pages
...certain loathing I bear Antonio, that I follow thus A losing suit against him. Are you answer'd? MERCY. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...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 above this... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1851 - 634 pages
...Heavenly Muse ! MILTON. The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice bless'd, It blesseth...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute of awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings : But mercy is above this... | |
 | Edward Budge - 1851 - 322 pages
...It was an example to which our great dramatist might well have applied the following lines : — " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'T is mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
 | Ambrose Maclandreth (fict.name.) - 1851 - 180 pages
...be wondered at, when we con' sider the enthusiasm of his mind at the time it occurred. CHAPTER IL " The quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth...twice bless'd : It .blesseth him that gives and him that takes." SHAKESPEARE. "Let not ambition mock their useful toilf Their homely joys and destiny obscure... | |
 | Charles Christopher Keys - 1851 - 236 pages
...and will result in many spiritual blessings. In doing good to others, we benefit ourselves : — " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...place beneath. It is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes." In discharging the duties which devolve upon you, you bring into salutary... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 462 pages
...gods ? Draw near them then in being merciful : Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. Tit. And. i. - . The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It hlesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned... | |
 | 1960 - 262 pages
...fate Were the night too late To undo the work of morn. — Margaret E. Sangster SHAKESPEARE ON MERCY The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth...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 above this... | |
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