...to be mutually felt by the donor and receiver. For M the great poet of nature appositely remarks, " 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 blesses him that gives and him that takes."...

...Ant. I do. Par. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...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...

...who best knew the hiuuau heart, say of charity :— . li It droppeth as the gentle rain from heareff Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd : It blesscth him that gives and him that takes." After some hesitation on the part of Algernon, he became more composed, and briefly stated the cause...

...Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell пи that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...bless'd : It blesscth him that gives, and him that takes : "Tie mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His scepter...

...straying thoughts henceforth for ever rest. SHAKSPEARE. MERCY. — Family Shakspeare, vol. iii. p. 63. THE quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth...heavrn Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless'd ; Itrblesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned...

...gentleness, mildness, and mercy, are the poiuu they contend for; as Shakspeare beautifully observes: The quality of MERCY is not strain'd; It droppeth,...Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives and hnn that takes ; 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest, it becomes The throned...

...Ant. I do. For. Then must the Jew be merciful. Shy. On what compulsion must I ? tell me that. Por. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth,...Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It olesseth him that gives, and him that takes : Tis mightiest in the.mightiest; it becomes The throned...

...Ant. I do. Por. Then must the Jew be merciful. \liii. On what compulsion must I? tell ma that. Por. eceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted...season'd with a gracious t voice, Obscures the show of e blesselh him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned...

...esteemed sufficient; since they are not easily to be paralleled, except in Milton, or Lucretius. " The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath." Merchant of Venice, iv. se. 1. Belarius, speaking of Arviragus and...

...benignant rule of their conduct, had been Shakspeare's divine commendation of 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."...