 | Abraham Smith - 1839 - 144 pagina’s
...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;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pagina’s
...stand within his danger,8 do you not ? [To ANTONIO. Ant. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy....I ? Tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strained; 1 To impu/rn is to oppose, to controvert. 2 L e. within his react or control. The phrase... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pagina’s
...danger, do you not? ( To Antonio.) Antonio. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pagina’s
...merciful. For. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; 4 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 : Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pagina’s
...on that, And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.** 5 — ii. 2. 728 Mercy. The quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven * An allusion to Daniel judging the two elders. See also Matt. xi.S5.and 1 Cor. i. 27. t ie... | |
 | Mary Ashdowne - 1839 - 328 pagina’s
...our fellowcreatures. The following beautiful passage from Shakspeare is well worthy of retention. " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; 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.... | |
 | Frederick Coombs - 1841 - 178 pagina’s
...kind and indulgent to an excess. Location — on the top of the head, immediately above the forehead. "The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth....twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'T is mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pagina’s
...Cham, And Elam's haughty pomp, and beauteous Greece, And the great queen of earth, imperial Rome ! THE quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 pagina’s
...stand within his danger5, do you not ? [To ANTONIO. Ant. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy....heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; * You stand WITHIN His DANGER,] " Within his danger" was in Shakespeare's time, and long before,... | |
 | Joshua Wells Downing - 1842 - 346 pagina’s
...sometimes wish that I were rich, that I might experience the happiness of conferring favours : and " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes." I suppose the various circumstances in which you are placed give you full scope to gratify... | |
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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... 
