Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	aaron_n	able_a	endure_v	15	3	8.1020	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56594	Advice to a friend	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing P738; ESTC R10347	111,738	356

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