 | Mrs. Monkland - 1842 - 144 pages
...bangy-vvallahs.t CHAPTER X. 14 The quality of mercy is not sti-ained : It droppelh as the gentle rain from heavon Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed : It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes." SHAKSPEA&B. THE bearers had been regularly laid, and our friends arrived at Madras without... | |
 | 1842 - 844 pages
...have the best and most improving eflect on the mind of the donor. The quality of charity, like that of mercy, is not strained : It droppeth as the gentle rain, from heaven Upon the earth beneath. " The immense sums distributed to the poor in this country, by the parochial... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shg. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle...twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'T is mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pages
...And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. WORDSWORTH. MERCY. THE quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle...twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
 | Cazneau Palfrey - 1839 - 448 pages
...beautifully the great poet strikes his harp in behalf of this Christian sentiment — " The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle...heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed, It blcsseth him that gives, and him that takes ; 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1843 - 236 pages
...Muse ! — MILTON. The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed, It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes ; "Tis mightiest of the mighty, it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His... | |
 | William B. English - 1843 - 98 pages
...of Shakspeare, " The quality of mercy is not strained ; ]t droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." Its rules are applicable to those who have sunk deep in moral turpitude — who have despised... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1843 - 360 pages
...poet sings : — " The quality of mercy is not strained : It droppelh as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed : It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes ; 'T is mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 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"... | |
 | 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...twice blessed; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes; 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.'... | |
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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... 
