It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath
It is twice bless'd; it blesses him that gives and him that takes
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest
It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown: his scepter 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 scepter'd sway - it is enthroned in the heart of kings, it is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
when mercy seasons justice.
- The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare, believed to have been born on this date, in 1564
But I'm drawn to Dolly and Henry lying next to each other.
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