 | William Goodman - 1844 - 378 sider
...depicted that amiable disposition, of which there does not seem to have been a particle in their nature. " 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."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 374 sider
...Ant. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. For. The quality of mercy is not strain'd : It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven 1 Reach or control. Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives,... | |
 | William Goodman - 1845 - 440 sider
...depicted that amiable disposition, of which there does not seem to hare been a particle in their nature. " 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."... | |
 | George Wilson Knight - 1958 - 336 sider
...opposites, as when justice and Christian mercy are balanced in Portia's speech in The Merchant of Venice: 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;... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 366 sider
...merciful will receive mercy. In thought, word, and deed, always show mercy. As Shakespeare reminded us: 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:... | |
 | Jay Vickers - 2002 - 492 sider
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1989 - 1286 sider
...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... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 600 sider
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2002 - 244 sider
...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:... | |
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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... 
