 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...until the great judgment day. 1st Murd. — Why, then he'll say we stabb'd him sleeping." " The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd ; It blesses him that gives, and him that takes"... | |
 | Child rearing - 1844 - 332 pages
...seated ready to receive the nobleman and his papers. — Frazer's London Magazine. MEKC Y. THE quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1844 - 542 pages
...the determination of the rebel army? What was the amount of their forces ; SECTION VII. " The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle...Upon the place beneath : it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : "Tis mightiest in the mighty." SHAKSPKARE. 9. Pros'alyte,... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1844 - 474 pages
...virtues. And as Shakspeare says, for he often elbows in between many a holy text :— ' The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle...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... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Conduct of life - 1844 - 206 pages
...reverence, and for his sake conferred many favours upon the Christians. PERCY ANECDOTES. The quality of mercy is not strained ; 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... | |
 | Samuel Sidwell Randall - Education - 1844 - 264 pages
...any soberer condemnation ? The high-minded and magnanimous Protestant will feel that " The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven," on Catholic as well as Protestant ; that it would be intolerant, as it would be unjust and... | |
 | American literature - 1849 - 600 pages
...king is like refreshing dew, gently falling on the summer grass — The Three Monarchs. The quality of mercy is not strained : It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon toe place beneath. Merchant of Venice. He is like a hanging apple. The surface is fair,... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Conduct of life - 1844 - 200 pages
...reverence, and for his sake conferred many favours upon the Christians. PERCY ANECDOTES. The quality of mercy is not strained ; 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... | |
 | John Hall - Elocution - 1845 - 354 pages
...For. Then must the Jew be merciful*. Shy. On what compulsion must I' ? tell me that*. For. The quality of mercy is not strained' ; It droppeth as the gentle...Upon the place beneath' ; it is twice blessed' ; It blesseth him' that gives', and himv that takes' : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest* ; it becomes' The... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...From man, from saint, from — angel is concealed. PORTIA'S SPEECH ON MERCY. SHAKSPEARE. THE quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle...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... | |
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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... 
