Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	grace_n	let_v	sin_n	6,407	5	4.7020	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64213	Tailors travels from London to the Isle of VVight, vvith his returne, and occasion of his iourney	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1648 (1648)	Wing T520; ESTC R10069	7,303	14

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