Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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A01057
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'Tis pitty shee's a whore Acted by the Queenes Maiesties Seruants, at the Phænix in Drury-Lane.
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Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.
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1633
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STC 11165; ESTC S102426
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a_o minute_n anna._n so_o i_o have_v read_v too_o gio._n but_o it_o be_v somewhat_o strange_a to_o see_v the_o water_n burn_v can_v i_o believe_v this_o may_v be_v true_a i_o can_v believe_v as_o well_o there_o may_v be_v hell_n or_o heaven_n anna._n that_o be_v most_o certain_a gio_n a_o dream_n a_o dream_n else_o in_o this_o other_o world_n we_o shall_v know_v one_o another_o anna._n so_o we_o shall_v gio._n have_v you_o hear_v so_o anna._n for_o certain_a gio._n but_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v you_o there_o you_o look_v on_o i_o may_v we_o kiss_v one_o another_o prate_n or_o laugh_v or_o do_v as_o we_o do_v here_o anna._n i_o know_v not_o that_o but_o good_a for_o the_o present_a what_o do_v thou_o mean_v to_o free_v yourself_o from_o danger_n some_o way_n think_v how_o to_o escape_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o guest_n be_v come_v gio._n look_v up_o look_v here_o what_o see_v you_o in_o my_o face_n anna._n distraction_n and_o a_o trouble_a countenance_n gio._n death_n 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