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" The quality of mercy is not strained'; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath* : it is twice blessed* ; It blesseth him that gives', and him that takes*. "
Great and good; or, Alfred the father of his people [by D. Alcock]. - Page 50
by Deborah Alcock - 1864
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The Christian Remembrancer, Volume 6

1843 - 750 pages
...This, we are told, is the original of Shakspere's simile in the Merchant of Venice: — " The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven, Upon the place beneath." If so, Shakspere has almost as much" credit in the improvement as in the origination...
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Perseverance; or, Walter and his little school. By Charlotte Elizabeth

Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1826 - 156 pages
...HIS LITTLE SCHOOL. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH, AUTHOR OF " OSRIC," "fcADOC," " IZKAM,' He. &C. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle...heaven Upon the earth beneath. It is twice blessed ; It blesselh him that gives, and him that takes. "Ti3 mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned...
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The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things : in Two Volumes, Volume 1

William Hazlitt - 1826 - 486 pages
...sentiment alone is infallible, since it centres and reposes on itself. Like mercy, " its quality is not strained : it droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven upon the place beneath !" — R. You have asked me what Reason is : may I ask you what it is that constitutes...
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The First-class Reader: A Selection for Exercises in Reading : from Standard ...

Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pages
...of one energetic master, However harsh and hard in his own bearing. Mercy.—SHAKSPEARE. The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven, Upon the place beneath; it is twice blessed; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes; ' T is mightiest...
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Burford Cottage, and Its Robin-red-breast

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1835 - 496 pages
...daily crumbs, and repay them, morning and evening, with his song ! CHAP. XXVI. The quality of mercv is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath! SHAKSPEAKF,. RICHARD and George were too delighted with their success, and too impatient...
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Burford cottage, and its robin-red-breast, by the author of Keepr's travels

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1835 - 482 pages
...daily crumbs, and repay them, morning and evening, with his song! CHAP. XXVI. The quality of mercv is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath ! SHAKSPEARF.. RICHARD and George were too delighted with their success, and too impatient...
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Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical, and Historical

Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1837 - 400 pages
...by placing the corresponding passages in immediate comparison with each other. PORTIA. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice bless'd : It blesaeth him that gives and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest...
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The Tourist in Europe: Or, A Concise Summary of the Various Routes, Objects ...

George Palmer Putnam, Author of An introduction and index to general history - 1838 - 302 pages
...out the defence, closing by a hint to his worship and the gentlemen of the jury, that " The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath." etc. The judge ' summed up' and ' charged,' the jury retired, and brought in a verdict...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...night*, And his affections', dark as Erebus* : Let no such man be trusted*. , Mercy. — IB. The quality of mercy is not strained'; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath* : it is twice blessed* ; It blesseth him that gives', and him that takes*. 'Tis mightiest...
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An Elementary English Grammar

Robert Gordon LATHAM - 1843 - 236 pages
...one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, Heavenly Muse !—MILTON. The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed, It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes ; 'Tis mightiest...
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