Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	ghost_n	sinner_n	5,654	5	9.3964	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34931	Steps to the temple ; The delights of the Muses ; and, Carmen Deo Nostro by Ric. Crashaw ...	Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649.; Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649. Delight of the Muses.; Crashaw, Richard, 1613?-1649. Carmen Deo Nostro.	1670 (1670)	Wing C6839; ESTC R15482	79,698	224

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