| John Gay - 1838 - 254 Seiten
...It blessetb 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 fear of kings; ' But mercy is above... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 Seiten
...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...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power*, The attribute to awe and majesty', Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings*; But mercy is above this... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1839 - 204 Seiten
...and me.' " MERCY. The quality of mercy is not strained ; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice blessed ; It...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 Seiten
...similar one in the monkish Latin of the middle age. / It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven * Upon the place beneath : it is twice blessed ; It...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this... | |
| John N Woodroffe - 1839 - 408 Seiten
...James ii. 13; iii. 17. The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It...His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this... | |
| William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 Seiten
...; 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...the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above the scepter'd sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings ; It is an attribute to God himself;f And earthly... | |
| Francis Wayland - 1839 - 424 Seiten
...subject very beautifully in the following passages : "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 fear of kings; But mercy is atone the... | |
| Thomas Branagan, Julius Rubens Ames - 1839 - 404 Seiten
...; 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 the temporal power. But mercy is above this scepter'd sway. It is an attribute of God himself; And... | |
| 1840 - 610 Seiten
...bless'd: 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 fear of kings; But mercy is above this... | |
| 1876 - 516 Seiten
...yielding has an inexpressible beauty and dignity, and "is mightiest in the mightiest;" " It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute of awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings : But mercy is above this... | |
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