 | 1840 - 610 pages
...theology shall we find a more exquisite picture of mercy than that put into the mouth of Portia? " 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...Scene 2. Portia. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It dmppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd; It blesseth...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... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...earth, imperial Rome ! 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 blesseth...throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre shews the force of temporal power, Th' attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and... | |
 | Frederick Coombs - 1841 - 178 pages
...kind and indulgent to an excess. Location — on the top of the head, immediately above the forehead. "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.... | |
 | Joshua Wells Downing - 1842 - 346 pages
...sometimes wish that I were rich, that I might experience the happiness of conferring favours : and " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes." I suppose the various circumstances in which you are placed give you full scope to gratify... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...are ? O think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made. Shakspeare. 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 376 pages
...Ant. I do. Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Hhy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and hfrn that takes : 'T is mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 374 pages
...quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven 1 Reach or control. 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... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 206 pages
...PERCY ANECDOTES. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain 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... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 200 pages
...PERCY ANECDOTES. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain 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... | |
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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... 
