Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than 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 above this sceptred sway... The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 198by William Shakespeare - 1867 - 1075 pagesFull view - About this book
| Classical philology - 1824 - 456 pages
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| 1840 - 598 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 376 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 88 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 374 pages
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| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
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