Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	death_n	great_a	lord_n	4,859	5	3.8144	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00329	[Ye dyaloge called Funus]; Colloquia. Selections	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.	1534 (1534)	STC 10453.5; ESTC S118122	17,787	56

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thing_n empech_v of_o he_o y●_z do_v monysshe_v they_o for_o their_o profit_n here_o in_o i_o suppose_v good_a reder_n the_o intent_n of_o our_o putour_n in_o this_o say_a dyaloge_n be_v to_o show_v rather_o a_o love_n toward_o relygyon_n &_o all_o good_a religious_a man_n whithe_a thing_n cause_v i_o the_o rather_o to_o traduct_n this_o matter_n in_o to_o our_o englysshe_a tongue_n than_o as_o some_o who_o iugemente_n i_o do_v not_o grete_o regard_v say_v that_o he_o write_v against_o they_o far_o dyffer_v from_o the_o opynyon_n &_o mind_n of_o the_o good_a religious_a father_n saint_n hierome_n in_o who_o mouth_n this_o sa_n be_v often_o where_o vice_n be_v but_o general_o rebuke_v there_o no_o ꝑsone_n have_v injury_n or_o wrong_n which_o lesson_n after_o my_o mind_n be_v moche_n more_o meet_a fo●_n every_o christian_a man_n than_o unthankful_o to_o repine_v at_o such_o as_o be_v studyous_a to_o do_v they_o good_a follow_v rather_o the_o example_n of_o the_o unkynd_n greek_n against_o their_o good_a &_o valyaunt_a capytayn_n agamemnon_n than_o as_o we_o shall_v all_o the_z chrysten_v charyte_n but_o i_o will_v no_o long_o hyndre_v you_o from_o our_o dyaloge_n ¶_o mercolphus_fw-la phedrus_n pulcher._n mercolphus_n from_o whence_o come_v hither_o phedrus_n suppose_v you_o not_o from_o trophon●us_fw-fr dene_fw-mi phedrꝰ_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o ask_v that_o question_n merc._n for_o because_o thou_o be_v moche_v sad_a than_o thou_o be_v wont_a more_o deform_a more_o filthy_a more_o fierce_a to_o make_v few_o ●_z nothing_o at_o all_o after_o thy_o name_n phed._n if_o as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n they_o which_o continue_v any_o space_n in_o founder_n shop_n draw_v to_o they_o some_o blaknesse_n what_o great_a cause_n haste_n thou_o to_o merueyle_v if_o i_o be_v contynual_o so_o many_o day_n with_o two_o seek_v man_n die_a and_o bury_v be_v more_o pensyf_v than_o i_o be_o wont_a &_o also_o much_o the_o more_o when_o they_o be_v both_o my_o special_a 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his_o pleasure_n that_o dethe_v shall_v be_v ferefull_a least_o every_o where_o man_n shall_v infere_fw-la their_n own_o dethe_v for_o in_o so_o moche_n that_o when_o we_o may_v see_v daily_o many_o which_o do_v slay_v themselves_o what_o thynke_v thou_o to_o come_v if_o dethe_v have_v nothing_o horryble_n as_o often_o as_o a_o man_n rebuke_v his_o servant_n either_o his_o child_n yea_o as_o often_o as_o the_o wife_n shall_v take_v dyspleasure_n with_o her_o husband_n as_o often_o as_o any_o manner_n of_o thing_n die_v myscary_v or_o any_o thing_n chance_v be_v sorrowful_a to_o the_o mind_n by_o &_o by_o man_n will_v rene_a to_o hang_v themselves_o to_o kill_v they_o with_o sword_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o some_o convenyent_a place_n where_o they_o may_v cast_v themselves_o down_o heedlynge_v either_o to_o poison_v now_o the_o bitterness_n of_o dethe_v make_v we_o that_o we_o love_v better_o our_o life_n in_z especial_a when_o physyciens_fw-fr can_v not_o heal_v a_o man_n one_o deed_n 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honour_n phed._n i_o die_v never_o see_v two_o person_n die_a so_o unlyke_o a_o dethe●_n if_o you_o have_v so_o moche_n leisure_n to_o here_o i_o will_v show_v you_o plain_o y●_z depart_a of_o both_o twain_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v thy_o part_n to_o iuge_v which_o of_o the_o dethe_v be_v moo_v to_o be_v wyssh_v to_o a_o chrysten_v man_n merc._n yea_o marry_o i_o pray_v the_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o think_v it_o grevous_a to_o tell_v for_z i_o wold●_n here_o nothing_o more_o gladly●_n phed._n therefore_o here_o first_o of_o g●orge_n after_o that_o death_n have_v show_v certain_a &_o sure_a token_n of_o himself_o the_o flock_n of_o physician_n which_o of_o long_a time_n have_v take_v cure_n of_o this_o patient_a nothing_o be_v a_o know_v of_o th●_n despair_n of_o life_n begin_v to_o ask_v their_o stypende_v merc._n how_o