 | American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...breathless auditory : 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...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway — It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's,... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...VENICE. L Portia. 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...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptr'd sway, It is enthron'd in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1849 - 952 pages
...tell me that. For. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppcth, as the gentle rain from heaven, r. Bene. I will not desire that Bene. Surely, I do...show such friendship! Beat. A very even way, but no attribute to awe and majesty. Wherein doth «it the dread and tear of kings; But mercy is above his... | |
 | Spring flowers, S. P. - 1849 - 178 pages
...gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch belter than his crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal...the dread aud fear of kings. But mercy is above this sceptre sway: It is enthroned in the heart of kings; It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in literature - 1850 - 398 pages
...comparison with each other. 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...dread and fear of kings : But mercy is above this sceptred sway — It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. ISABELLA. Well, believe this, No ceremony... | |
 | Women's periodicals, English - 1853 - 386 pages
...Venice : — " The quality of mercy is not strained — It droppeth, as the gentle vain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd — It...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptrert sway. It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute of God himself, And earthly... | |
 | Margaretta (pseud.) - 1850 - 176 pages
...the very loftiness of her position ; for truly she is " Mightiest in the mightiest. She becomes The throned monarch, better than his crown ; His sceptre...the dread and fear of kings. But Mercy is above this sceptred sway ; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. It is an attribute to God himself ; And earthly... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 586 pages
...; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 556 pages
...; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre...dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly... | |
| |
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear... 
