| William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...Anth. I do.. Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ) tell me that. Par. 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 ; 190 It blesseth him that gives, and him that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...Ant. I do. Pot . 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... | |
| mrs. Burke - 1805 - 234 pages
...wrongs of enmity, and generously distinguish them under circumstances of misfortune ! CHAP. III. " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; " It droppeth...twice blessed— " It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. It becomes " The throned Monarch better than his crown." AlTER the departure of Mr. O'... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 320 pages
...almost to a fault; The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heav'n, Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives, and ,him that takes. The internal taxes are raised or reduced at the discretion of the king, which, with the... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 526 pages
...to a fault ; • The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heav'n, Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed : It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. The internal taxes are raised or reduced at the discretion of the king, which with the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 576 pages
...? Ant. I do. Por. 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 - 1805 - 452 pages
...says. Ant. I do. [To ANTONIO. Por. Do you confess the bond ? For. Then must the Jew be merciful. 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 - 1805 - 350 pages
...Anth. 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 5 Upon the place beneath : It is twice bless'd ;4 It that to be in debt and to be in danger,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...participle, biased or blest, [bliîf £ian, Saxon.] I. To make happy ; ty prosper ; to make successful. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth as the gentle rain of heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blcss'd; It blcssetb him that gives, and him that takes.... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...MERCY. (SHAKESPEARE.) THE quality of Mercy is not strain'd; ]t droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon- the place beneath. It is twice blessed; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes j Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
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