Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	continue_v	force_n	great_a	40	3	2.0971	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48265	The history of the reign of Lewis XIII, King of France and Navarre containing the most remarkable occurrences in France and Europe during the minority of that prince / by Mr. Michel LeVassor.; Histoire du règne de Louis XIII. English	Le Vassor, Michel, 1646-1718.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1794; ESTC R19747	329,256	682

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