 | William Shakespeare - 1882 - 376 pages
...; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre...render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much in. F To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Jews - 1919 - 200 pages
...seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this, 200 That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation. We do pray...spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; 205 Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 pages
...bless'd; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes; Tis mightest in the mightest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre...teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoken thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice... | |
 | Lars Engle - Drama - 1993 - 284 pages
...takes, Tis mightiest in the mightiest, it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. I Iis sceptre shows the force of temporal power. The attribute...Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. SHYLOCK: My deeds upon my head! 1 crave the law. (4.1.177) Portia enjoins mercy precisely on the ground... | |
 | Takashi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Mukai - Literary Collections - 1993 - 302 pages
...Portia as the judge asks him to 'season' or 'mitigate' justice: Portia. . . . earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore,...Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. Shylock. My deeds upon my head! I crave the law, The penalty and forfeit of my bond. (IV. i. 1 92-203)... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1996 - 1290 pages
...blest,— It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes: Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The r fear their colours should SHYLOCK. My deeds upon my head! I crave the law, The penalty and forfeit of my bond. PORTIA. Is he... | |
 | Lenora Ledwon - Law and literature - 1996 - 524 pages
...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 seasons justice. Therefore,...Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. SHYLOCK: My deeds upon my head! I crave the law, The penalty and forfeit of my bond. PORTIA: Is he... | |
 | Mike Royston - Education - 1998 - 246 pages
...It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons4 justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea,...render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate5 the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give... | |
 | Natalio Fernández Marcos - Religion - 1993 - 1008 pages
...is enthroned in the heart of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore,...Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Hermeneutics, Literary Criticism, and Semantic* Alter. R., Tlie Art of Biblical Narrative... | |
 | Hazel Simmons-McDonald, Rod Ellis - English language - 2002 - 358 pages
...himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, 15 Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That in...render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much 20 To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs... | |
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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 seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this— That... 
