 | 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
...danger,5 do you not ? [To ANTONIO. Ant. Ay, so he says. Par. Do you confess the bond i Ant. I do. Pot . Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion...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 - 1803 - 556 pages
...his danger, do you not ? [To Antonio. Amt. Ay, so he says. Per. Do you confess the bond? Ant. I da Por. Then must the Jew be merciful Shy. On what compulsion...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;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 576 pages
...Cannot impugn you,7 as you do proceed. — You stand within his danger,8 do you not ? [To ANTONIO. Ant. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond...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
...common language of the time, Anth. Ay, so he says. For. Do you confess the bond ? Anth. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion...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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 452 pages
...he 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:... | |
 | 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 as the gentle rain from heaven " Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed— " It blesseth him that gives, and him that... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pages
...law Cannot impugn you, as you do proceed. — You stand within his danger, do you not? [To Antonio. Ant. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond?...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 - 1807 - 348 pages
...Ant. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. For. 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... | |
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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... 
