 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...trusted*. , Mercy. — IB. The quality of mercy is not strained'; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath* : it is twice blessed* ; It blesseth him that gives', and him that takes*. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest* : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown*... | |
 | Abraham Smith - 1839 - 144 pages
...mercy confer upon themselves a present blessing ? Answer.—Yes. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heav'n Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd— It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes. SHAKSPEARE. Prov. xi. 17, The merciful man... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...why should I hurt thee? This world is surely wide enough to hold thee and me.' " MERCY. The quality of mercy is not strained ; 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... | |
 | John N Woodroffe - 1839 - 408 pages
...8. Zech. vii. 9. Luke vi. 36; x'. 37. Rom. xii. 8. Col. iii. 12. James ii. 13; iii. 17. The quality of mercy is not strained; 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:... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1839 - 322 pages
...Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strained ; 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.... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Education - 1840 - 328 pages
...on this subject : " The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle dew of heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice blessed : It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes." The gospel attaches great importance to this virtue. Christ directs us to ask forgiveness of our sins on... | |
 | William Blackwood - 1841 - 646 pages
...four-footed friends ? " The quality of mercy is uot strained, 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." Where is canine madness so frequent as in England '. and where else are dogs so rigidly... | |
 | Vanbrugh Livingston - Justification (Christian theology). - 1841 - 242 pages
...* * " It is an attribute to God himself." * * * * " It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, " Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; " It blesseth him that gives and him that tahes :" And is, in fine, the incomparable work of an allmerciful and Almighty King in the glorious... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Bible - 1841 - 360 pages
...poet sings : — " The quality of mercy is not strained : It droppcth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed : It blesseth him that gives, und htm that takes; 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his... | |
 | 1868 - 414 pages
...such charity would change the face of society, and make good these noble words : — " The quality of mercy is not strained : It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath," &c. We were delayed in Paris by an announcement to the effect that... | |
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The quality of mercy is not strained. 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. 
