...Anth. 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, as the gentle rain from heaven 5 Upon the place beneath : It is twice bless'd ;4 It that to be in debt and to be in danger,...

...wrongs of enmity, and generously distinguish them under circumstances of misfortune ! CHAP. III. " 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...

...participle, biased or blest, [bliîf £ian, Saxon.] I. To make happy ; ty prosper ; to make successful. The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth as the gentle rain of heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blcss'd; It blcssetb him that gives, and him that takes....

...XXXIX. urb this crnel curiosity. Be tonch'd with human gentleness and love, Glancing an eye of pity. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless' ri ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that lakes...

...then. delights To pardon erring man ; sweet mercy seems It's darling attribute, 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...

...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."...

...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."...

...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...

...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 ran from heaven Upon the place beneath." Merchant of Venice, iv. se. 1. Belarius, speaking of Arviragus...

...course, and many a league Cheer'd with the grateful smell old Ocean smiles. 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...