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" 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... "
Aphorisms from Shakespeare - Page 191
by William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 456 pages
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Merchant of Venice. As you like it

William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...190 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 shews the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth .sit the dread and tear, of kings; liij But But mercy is above this...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

1806 - 408 pages
...blessed; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes j Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shews the force of temporal pow'r, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread und fear of kings 5 But mercy is...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...which limits justice. The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle dew from Heav'n Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest ; 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 Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: To which are Added His ...

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 516 pages
...; It blesse th 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 scepter'd sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly...
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The Country constitutional guardian and literary magazine [ed. by J.M. Gutch].

John Mathew Gutch - 1822 - 584 pages
...blessed; 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 shews 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 scepter'd...
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Vindiciae Hibernicae, Or, Ireland Vindicated: An Attempt to Develop and ...

Mathew Carey - 1823 - 534 pages
...heaven-bora mercy : " The quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth as the gentle rain from heav'n Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest — , It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." It is supposed that this act of " general and free pardon'' effaced all crimes and misdemeanors...
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The American First Class Book, Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation

John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...Mercy. — SHAKSPEARE. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth as the gentle dew from Heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest ; 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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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 6

George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826 - 512 pages
...It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : i 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre shews 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 scepter'd...
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Essais littéraires sur Shakspeare; ou, Analyse raisonnée, scène ..., Volume 2

Paul Duport - 1828 - 458 pages
...réclame la loi. Je veux qu'on remplisse les clauses de mon billet. Wherein doth sit thé dread and fear of kings , But mercy is above this sceptred sway. It is enthroned in thé hearts of kings , It is an attribute to God himself ; And earthly power doth then show likcst...
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Proceedings ... from ... 1819, to January, 1829 [ed.] by a member of the club

Shakespeare club Sheffield - 1829 - 190 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 shews 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 sceptered...
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