 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 new London readers. 6th reader - Page 126by London readers - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Christopher Biden - 1830 - 432 pages
...Mercy is above this scepter'd sway ; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings; It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then shew likest God's, When Mercy seasons Justice."—Shakespeare. " A man of an upright and inflexible temper, in the execution of his country's... | |
 | Mrs. Grey (Elizabeth Caroline) - 1831 - 248 pages
...But mercy is above the sceptered sway. It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then shew likest God's, When mercy seasons justice !" Lord G , on learning what his kind lady had done, much approved her benevolent intentions, and promised... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But Mercy is above the sceptred sway. It is enthroned in the hearts of kings...then shew likest God's, When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Though justice be thy plea, consider this — That, in the course of justice, none of us... | |
 | George Farren (resident director of the Asylum life office.) - 1833 - 68 pages
...force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, • . • i Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; '•.' But mercy is above this sceptre'd sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Readers - 1833 - 288 pages
...better than his crown: His Sceptre shows the force of temporal power, Wherein doth set the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the heart of kings; It is an attribute of God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...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; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy... | |
 | BIBLIOTHEQUE ANGLO-FRANCAISE - 1836 - 648 pages
...The attribute to awe and majesty, POT. Then must the Jew be merciful. Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself ; And earthly power doth then show likest God's, Though... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in art - 1837 - 400 pages
...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 sceptre'd sway — It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. ISABELLA. Well, believe this, No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, Not the king's crown,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre shews the force of temporal power, The...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this scepter'd sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute to God himself;' And earthly... | |
 | John Gay - 1838 - 254 pages
...mercy is above this scepter'd sway, ' It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; ' It is an attribute to God himself ; 'And earthly power doth then shew likest God's ' When mercy seasons justice.'' Merchant of Venice. FABLE II. THE SPANIEL AND THE CHAMELEON.* A SPANIEL, bred with all the care That... | |
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