William Shakespeare Quotes about Mercy
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, Charles Symmons (1842). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Text of the Corrected Copies of Steevens and Malone, with a Life of the Poet”, p.84
To kill, I grant, is sin's extremest gust; But, in defence, by mercy, 'tis most just.
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, George Steevens, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson (1809). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.385
William Shakespeare (1857). “The Complete Works of Shakspeare, Revised from the Best Authorities : with a Memoir, and Essay on His Genius”, p.167