 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...  The Art of Elocution ... - Page 391by George Vandenhoff - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Charles Walton Sanders, Joshua Chase Sanders - 1848 - 468 pages
...SHAKSPEARE. THE quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon this 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 than his crown... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 432 pages
...do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. SHAKSPERE. THE quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. SHAKSPERE. IT ia an attribute of God himself, And earthly power doth then show liker God's,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 pages
...significancy. Shakspere indicates this in the following beautiful verses : — " The quality of merey is not strain'd ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain...twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'T is mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monareh better than his erown... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1989 - 1286 pages
...Ido. PORTIA. Then must the Jew be merciful. SHYLOCK. On what compulsion must I? tell me that. PORTIA. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, — It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven slaughter, IV. i. 238-285 Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest, — It blesseth him that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2002 - 244 pages
...wrong. Constance — King John III.i Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill. Prince— RJ III.i The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; 67 It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:... | |
 | Kenneth Muir - 2002 - 222 pages
...own limitations to achieve the idealized purpose for which the institution was constructed: Portia. The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 600 pages
...but to mercy. Her words have become some of the most beautiful and familiar in the English language: The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes: Tis... | |
 | Jay Vickers - 2002 - 492 pages
...and relationships between people. heals the people you have forgiven. heals the person who forgives. The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath; it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Merchant... | |
 | Albert Joseph Mary Shamon - 2003 - 106 pages
...you all that I had? "The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you" (Mt. 7:2). "... The quality of mercy is not strain'd: It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes" (Merchant... | |
 | Jack Gieck - 2003 - 372 pages
...denied Richard's motion for a mistrial. There were audible sighs of relief in the courtroom. TWENTY-ONE 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.... | |
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