 | James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...gives, and him who takes. Portia, in the " Merchant of Venice," has beautifully described it : — " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...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 his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...bond? Ant. I do. Per. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I? tell me that. Par. nour: And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me,...so inhuman, — 'twill not prove so; — And yet that takes: "II- mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown;... | |
 | BIBLIOTHEQUE ANGLO-FRANCAISE - 1836 - 648 pages
...confess the bond ? Ant. Ay, so he says. Ant. I do. Shy. On what compulsion must I? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth,...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, POT. Then must the Jew be merciful. Wherein doth sit the dread and fear... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. kespeare that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest j it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...been denied by Pharaoh 1 Rom. iii. 10—23. m John iii. 16. • Ps. cxxx. 3. Upon the place beneath :p it is twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives, and...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... | |
 | Thomas Branagan, Julius Rubens Ames - Charity organization - 1839 - 404 pages
...argument to a focus, mercy is the offspring of Heaven, but cruelty the most horrible inmate of hell. " The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth...better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of the temporal power. But mercy is above this scepter'd sway. It is an attribute of God himself; And... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...passing the Red Sea, when miracles had been denied by Pharaoh. § Rom. iii. 10—23. 8 John iii. 16. Upon the place beneath :* it is twice bless'd ; It...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 the... | |
 | Abraham Smith - 1839 - 144 pages
...Question.—Do not those who practice mercy confer upon themselves a present blessing ? Answer.—Yes. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth...place beneath. It is twice bless'd— It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes. SHAKSPEARE. Prov. xi. 17, The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;... | |
 | Phrenology - 1840 - 610 pages
...theology shall we find a more exquisite picture of mercy than that put into the mouth of Portia? " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...Scene 2. Portia. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It dmppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd; It blesseth...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... | |
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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 ; it becomes The throned monarch better... 
