 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 : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better...  SHAKESPEARE - Seite 578von BIBLIOTHEQUE ANGLO-FRANCAISE - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 Seiten
...passing the Red Sea, when miracles had been denied by Pharaoh. § Rom. iii. 10—23. 8 John iii. 16. Upon the place beneath :* it is twice bless'd ; It...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 the... | |
 | Abraham Smith - 1839 - 144 Seiten
...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;... | |
 | 1840 - 610 Seiten
...theology shall we find a more exquisite picture of mercy than that put into the mouth of Portia? " The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 Seiten
...Scene 2. Portia. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It dmppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd; It blesseth...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... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...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...throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre shews the force of temporal power, Th' attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and... | |
 | Frederick Coombs - 1841 - 178 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 Seiten
...Ant. Ay, so he says. Por. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por....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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1843 - 350 Seiten
...are ? O think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made. Shakspeare. THE quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 376 Seiten
...Ay, so he says. Par. Do you confess the bond ? Ant. I do. Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Hhy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The...is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and hfrn that takes : 'T is mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his... | |
| |
