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Quotation from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb

“mercy was a double blessing, it blessed him that gave, and him that received it”

Charles and Mary Lamb (spoken by Narrator (reporting Portia))

Tales from Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, the trial (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Charles and Mary Lamb

Portia, disguised as a young lawyer, pleads with Shylock before turning to the law.

Citation: "mercy was a double blessing, it blessed him that gave, and him that received it" — Charles and Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, the trial (Project Gutenberg text). (id tales-from-shakespeare-q4)

Portrait: Tales from Shakspeare (1831) title page, William Harvey, Public domain.

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