Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	despise_v	godly_a	great_a	36	3	2.0931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06898	The iewel of ioye	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1550 (1550)	STC 1733; ESTC S116427	101,881	346

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