Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	best_a	dead_a	great_a	25	3	2.0923	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06975	The dumbe knight A historicall comedy, acted sundry times by the children of his Maiesties Reuels.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.; Machin, Lewis, fl. 1608. aut	1608 (1608)	STC 17398; ESTC S112116	39,891	73

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