 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...then. delights To pardon erring man ; sweet mercy seems It's darling attribute, which limits justice. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle dew from Heav'n Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that... | |
 | 1817 - 548 pages
...to be mutually felt by the donor and receiver. For M the great poet of nature appositely remarks, " The quality of Mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth...Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesses him that gives and him that takes." It is well known that London is composed of all dusses... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - 376 pages
...Ant. I do. Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 560 pages
...Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell пи that. Por. 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 blesscth him that gives, and him that takes... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...straying thoughts henceforth for ever rest. SHAKSPEARE. MERCY. — Family Shakspeare, vol. iii. p. 63. THE quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavrn Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd ; Itrblesseth him that gives, and him that takes.... | |
 | John Mathew Gutch - 1822 - 584 pages
...PHILANTHROPY IN IRELAND. The quality of mercy is not strained : It droppeth like the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : It is twice blessed; It blesseth...throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shews the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and... | |
 | 1822 - 502 pages
...gentleness, mildness, and mercy, are the poiuu they contend for; as Shakspeare beautifully observes: 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 hnn that takes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 436 pages
...Ant. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. 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 olesseth him that gives, and him that takes... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 408 pages
...esteemed sufficient; since they are not easily to be paralleled, except in Milton, or Lucretius. " The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath." Merchant of Venice, iv. se. 1. Belarius, speaking of Arviragus and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. \liii. On what compulsion must I? tell ma that. Por. eceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It blesselh him that gives, and him that takes... | |
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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 blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes... 
