Convent of Mercy

Convent of Mercy could refer to:

  • The Convent of Mercy (Mobile, Alabama)
  • The Convent of Mercy (Madrid)
  • The Convent of Mercy (Brooklyn)
  • The Convent of Mercy (Pittsburgh)
  • Convent of Mercy, a band.

Famous quotes containing the words convent of, convent and/or mercy:

    “The nightingales are singing near
    The Convent of the Sacred Heart,

    And sang within the bloody wood
    When Agamemnon cried aloud,
    And let their liquid siftings fall
    To stain the stiff dishonored shroud.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “Come, all sad and solemn shows,
    That are quick-eyed Pleasure’s foes!
    We convent nought else but woes,
    We convent nought else but woes.”
    —John Fletcher (1579–1625)

    “Wilt thou draw near the nature of the gods?
    Draw near them then in being merciful.
    Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)