Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	lord_n	pity_n	2,183	5	9.5016	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68937	Sions elegies. Wept by Ieremie the prophet, and periphras'd by Fra. Quarles; Bible. O.T. Lamentations. English. Quarles. Paraphrases.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1625 (1625)	STC 2783; ESTC S102348	18,344	56

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face_n how_o have_v thou_o blear_v those_o sun-bright_a eye_n of_o thou_o those_o beam_n the_o royal_a magazen_n of_o divine_a and_o sacred_a majesty_n from_o who_o pure_a light_n the_o purblind_a worldling_n do_v receive_v their_o sight_n thy_o fearful_a prince_n leave_v their_o fenceless_a tower_n and_o fly_v like_o heart_n before_o their_o swift_a pursuer_n like_o lightfoot_a heart_n they_o fly_v not_o know_v where_o prick_v on_o with_o famine_n and_o distract_a fear_n eleg_n 7._o galled_a with_o her_o grief_n jerusalem_n recall_v to_o mind_n her_o lose_a delight_n her_o festival_n her_o peaceful_a freedom_n and_o full_a joy_n in_o vain_a wish_v what_o earth_n can_v restore_v again_o succour_v she_o seek_v and_o beg_v but_o none_o be_v there_o to_o give_v the_o alm_n of_o one_o poor_a trickle_a tear_n the_o scornful_a lip_n of_o her_o amaze_a foe_n deride_v the_o grief_n of_o her_o disastrous_a woe_n they_o laugh_v and_o lay_v more_o ample_a torment_n on_o she_o disdain_v to_o 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of_o her_o end_n see_v how_o she_o lie_v devoid_a of_o help_n or_o friend_n great_a lord_n of_o lord_n who_o mercy_n far_o transcend_v thy_o sacred_a justice_n who_o full_a hand_n attend_v the_o cry_n of_o emptle_a raven_n bow_v down_o thy_o ear_n to_o wretched_a zion_n zion_n drown_v in_o tear_n thy_o hand_n do_v plant_v she_o lord_n she_o be_v thy_o vine_n confound_v her_o foe_n they_o be_v her_o foe_n and_o thou_o show_v wont_a favour_n to_o thy_o holy_a hill_n rebuild_v her_o wall_n and_o love_v thy_o zion_n still_o eleg_n 10._o knee_n false_o bend_v to_o dagon_n now_o defile_v her_o waste_a temple_n rude_o they_o despoil_v the_o abuse_a altar_n and_o no_o hand_n relieve_v her_o house_n of_o prayer_n be_v turn_v a_o den_n of_o thief_n her_o costly_a robe_n her_o sacred_a treasure_n stand_v a_o willing_a prey_n to_o sacrilegious_a hand_n her_o priest_n be_v slay_v and_o in_o a_o lukewarm_a flood_n through_o every_o channel_n run_v the_o levit_n blood_n the_o hallow_a temple_n of_o the_o high_a god_n who_o pure_a footstep_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tread_v with_o unprepared_a foot_n before_o her_o eye_n be_v turn_v a_o grove_n for_o base_a idolatry_n eleg_n 11_o linger_a with_o death_n and_o famine_n judah_n groan_v and_o to_o the_o air_n breathe_v forth_o her_o airy_a moan_n her_o faint_a eye_n wax_v dim_a her_o cheek_n grow_v pale_a her_o wander_a step_n despair_v to_o speed_n and_o fail_v she_o faint_v and_o through_o her_o tremble_a lip_n half_a dead_a she_o whisper_v oft_o the_o holy_a name_n of_o bread_n great_a god_n let_v thy_o offend_a wrath_n surcease_v behold_v thy_o servant_n send_v thy_o servant_n peace_n behold_v thy_o vassal_n grovel_v on_o the_o dust_n be_v merciful_a dear_a god_n as_o well_o as_o just_a it_o be_v thou_o it_o be_v thou_o alone_o that_o send_v this_o grief_n it_o be_v thou_o it_o be_v thou_o alone_o can_v send_v relief_n eleg_n 12._o my_o tongu_n in_o labour_n with_o her_o painful_a birth_n that_o find_v no_o passage_n lord_n how_o strange_a a_o dearth_n of_o word_n concomitate_v a_o world_n of_o woe_n i_o neither_o can_v conceal_v nor_o yet_o disclose_v you_o weary_a pilgrim_n you_o who_o change_n of_o climb_v have_v teach_v the_o change_n of_o fortune_n and_o of_o time_n stay_v stay_v your_o feeble_a step_n and_o cast_v your_o eye_n on_o i_o the_o abstract_n of_o all_o misery_n say_v pilgrim_n say_v if_o ever_o your_o eye_n behold_v more_o true_a iliad_n more_o unparallelled_a and_o mateless_a evil_n which_o my_o offend_a god_n reulcerate_v with_o his_o enrage_a rod._n eleg_n 13._o no_o humane_a power_n can_v no_o envious_a art_n of_o mortal_a man_n can_v thus_o subject_v my_o heart_n my_o glow_a heart_n to_o these_o imperious_a fire_n no_o earthly_a sorrow_n but_o at_o length_n expire_v but_o these_o my_o tyrant-torment_n do_v extend_v to_o infinite_n nor_o have_v ease_n nor_o end_n lo_o i_o the_o prisoner_n of_o the_o high_a god_n enthral_v to_o the_o vengeance_n of_o his_o rod_n lie_v bind_v in_o fetter_n that_o i_o can_v fly_v nor_o yet_o endure_v his_o deadly_a stroke_n nor_o die_v my_o joy_n be_v turn_v to_o sorrow_n back_v with_o fear_n and_o i_o poor_a i_n lie_v pickle_v up_o in_o tear_n eleg_n 14._o o_o how_o unsufferable_a be_v the_o weight_n of_o sin_n how_o miserable_a be_v their_o state_n the_o silence_n of_o who_o secret_a sin_n conceal_v the_o smart_n till_o justice_n to_o revenge_n appeal_v how_o ponderous_a be_v my_o crime_n who_o ample_a scroll_n weigh_v down_o the_o pillar_n of_o my_o break_a soul_n their_o sower_n mask_v with_o sweetness_n ouersway_v i_o and_o with_o their_o smile_a kiss_n they_o betray_v i_o betray_v i_o to_o my_o foe_n and_o what_o be_v worse_o betray_v i_o to_o myself_o and_o heaven_n curse_n betray_v my_o soul_n to_o a_o eternal_a grief_n devoid_a of_o hope_n for_o ever_o to_o find_v relief_n eleg_n 15._o perplex_a with_o change_n of_o woe_n where_o ever_o i_o turn_v my_o faint_a eye_n they_o find_v fresh_a cause_n to_o mourn_v my_o grief_n move_v like_o the_o planet_n which_o appear_v change_v from_o their_o place_n constant_a to_o their_o sphere_n behold_v the_o earth-confounding_a arm_n of_o heaven_n have_v cow_v my_o valiant_a captain_n and_o have_v drive_v their_o scatter_a force_n up_o and_o down_o the_o street_n like_a worry_v sheep_n afraid_a of_o all_o they_o meet_v my_o young_a man_n the_o seed_n of_o propagation_n exile_n have_v drive_v from_o my_o divide_a nation_n my_o tender_a virgin_n have_v not_o seap_v their_o rage_n which_o neither_o have_v respect_n to_o youth_n nor_o age_n eleg_n 16._o qvick_n change_n of_o torment_n equal_a to_o those_o crime_n which_o past_o unthought-of_a in_o my_o prosperous_a time_n from_o hence_o proceed_v my_o grief_n ah_o i_o from_o hence_o my_o springtide_n sorrow_n have_v their_o influence_n for_o these_o my_o soul_n dissolve_v my_o eye_n lament_v spend_v those_o tear_n who_o store_n will_v never_o be_v spend_v for_o these_o my_o faint_a spirit_n droop_v and_o melt_v in_o anguish_n such_o as_o never_o mortal_a feel_v within_o the_o selfsame_o flame_n i_o freeze_v and_o fry_v i_o roar_v for_o help_v and_o yet_o no_o help_n be_v nigh_o my_o son_n be_v lose_v who_o fortune_n shall_v relieve_v i_o and_o only_o such_o triumph_n that_o hourly_o grieve_v i_o eleg_n 17._o rend_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o her_o lose_a renown_n zion_n lament_v her_o lip_n her_o lip_n o'reflowne_v with_o flood_n of_o tear_n she_o prompt_v how_o to_o break_v new_a language_n instruct_v her_o tongue_n to_o speak_v elegious_a dialect_n she_o low_o bend_v her_o dusty_a knee_n upon_o the_o earth_n extend_v her_o brawnelesse_a arm_n to_o they_o who_o ruthless_a eye_n be_v red_a with_o laugh_v at_o her_o misery_n naked_a she_o lie_v deform_v and_o circumvent_v with_o troop_n of_o

overcome_v thy_o grief_n from_o thou_o not_o he_o proceed_v thy_o punishment_n he_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n and_o speedy_a to_o relent_v thou_o burn_v like_o gold_n consume_v not_o like_a fuel_n o_o wrong_v not_o heaven_n to_o think_v that_o heaven_n be_v cruel_a eleg_n 12._o mountain_n shall_v move_v the_o sun_n his_o circle_a course_n shall_v stop_v tridented_a neptune_n shall_v divorce_v the_o embrace_n flood_n from_o their_o belove_a isle_n ere_o heaven_n forget_v his_o servant_n and_o recoil_v from_o his_o eternal_a vow_n those_o those_o that_o bruise_v his_o break_a reed_n or_o secret_o abuse_v the_o doubtful_a title_n of_o a_o rightful_a cause_n or_o with_o false_a bribe_n adulterate_a the_o law_n that_o shall_v be_v chaste_a these_o these_o the_o almighty_a have_v brand_v for_o subject_n of_o a_o future_a wrath_n oh_o may_v the_o just_a man_n know_v the_o eternal_a hasten_v his_o plague_n for_o trial_n love_v the_o child_n he_o chasten_v eleg_n 13._o no_o mortal_a power_n nor_o supernal_a might_n not_o lucifer_n nor_o no_o infernal_a spirit_n nor_o all_o together_o join_v in_o one_o commission_n can_v think_v or_o act_v without_o divine_a permission_n man_n will_v heaven_n breathe_v success_n or_o not_o upon_o it_o what_o good_a what_o evil_a befall_v but_o heaven_n have_v do_v it_o upon_o his_o right_a hand_n health_n and_o honour_n stand_v and_o flame_a scourge_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n since_o then_o the_o state_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n depend_v upon_o his_o will_n fond_a mortal_a thou_o attend_v upon_o his_o wisdom_n why_o shall_v live_a dust_n complain_v on_o heaven_n because_o that_o heaven_n be_v just_a eleg_n 14._o o_o let_v the_o balance_n of_o our_o euen-poised_a heart_n weigh_v our_o affliction_n with_o our_o just_a desert_n and_o ease_v our_o heavy_a scale_n double_v the_o grain_n we_o take_v from_o sin_n heaven_n take_v from_o our_o pain_n oh_o let_v thy_o lowly-bended_n eye_n not_o fear_v the_o almighty_n frown_n nor_o husband_n one_o poor_a tear_n be_v prodigal_a in_o sigh_n and_o let_v thy_o tongue_n thy_o tongue_n estrange_v to_o heaven_n cry_v all_o night_n long_o my_o soul_n thou_o leave_v what_o thy_o creator_n do_v will_n thou_o to_o do_v have_v do_v what_o he_o forbid_v this_o this_o have_v make_v so_o great_a a_o strangeness_n be_v if_o not_o divorce_n betwixt_o thy_o god_n and_o thou_o eleg_n 15._o prepare_a to_o vengeance_n and_o resolve_v to_o spoil_v thy_o hand_n just_a god_n have_v take_v in_o thy_o toil_n our_o wound_a soul_n that_o arm_n which_o have_v forget_v his_o wont_a mercy_n kill_v and_o spare_v not_o our_o crime_n have_v let_v a_o bar_n betwixt_o thy_o grace_n and_o we_o thou_o have_v eclipse_v thy_o glorious_a face_n have_v stop_v thy_o gracious_a ear_n lest_o prayer_n enforce_v thy_o tender_a heart_n to_o pity_n and_o remorse_n see_v see_v great_a god_n what_o thy_o dear_a hand_n have_v do_v we_o lie_v like_o dross_n when_o all_o the_o gold_n be_v go_v contemn_v despise_v and_o like_a to_o atom_n fly_v before_o the_o sun_n the_o scorn_n of_o every_o eye_n eleg_n 16._o qvotidian_n fever_n of_o reproach_n and_o shame_n have_v chill_v our_o honour_n and_o renown_a name_n we_o be_v become_v the_o byword_n and_o the_o scorn_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n forlorn_a our_o captive_a soul_n be_v compass_v round_o about_o within_o with_o troop_n of_o fear_n of_o foe_n without_o without_o within_o distress_v and_o in_o conclusion_n we_o be_v the_o hapless_a child_n of_o confusion_n oh_o how_o my_o eye_n the_o river_n of_o my_o eye_n overflow_v these_o barren_a lip_n that_o can_v devise_v no_o dialect_n that_o can_v express_v or_o borrow_v sufficient_a metaphor_n to_o show_v my_o sorrow_n eleg_n 17._o river_n of_o marish_a tear_n have_v overflow_v my_o blubber_a cheek_n my_o tongue_n can_v find_v no_o tone_n so_o sharp_a as_o silence_n to_o bewail_v that_o woe_n who_o flow_a tide_n a_o ebb_n can_v never_o know_v weep_v on_o my_o eye_n my_o eye_n shall_v never_o cease_v speak_v on_o my_o tongue_n forget_v to_o hold_v thy_o peace_n cease_v not_o thy_o tear_n close_v not_o thy_o lip_n so_o long_o till_o heaven_n shall_v wipe_v thy_o eye_n &_o hear_v thy_o tongue_n whatheart_n of_o brass_n what_o adamantine_a breast_n can_v know_v the_o torment_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o rest_v what_o stupid_a brain_n ah_o i_o what_o marble_n eye_n can_v see_v these_o these_o my_o ruin_n and_o not_o cry_v eleg_n 22._o yet_o sleep_v thy_o vengeance_n can_v thy_o justice_n be_v so_o slow_a to_o they_o and_o yet_o so_o sharp_a to_o i_o dismount_v just_a judge_n from_o thy_o tribunal_n throne_n and_o pay_v thy_o foeman_n the_o deserve_a lone_n of_o their_o unjust_a design_n make_v fierce_a thy_o hand_n and_o scourge_n thou_o they_o as_o they_o have_v scourge_v my_o land_n break_v thou_o their_o adamantine_a heart_n and_o pound_n they_o to_o dust_n and_o with_o thy_o final_a curse_n confound_v they_o let_v horror_n seize_v their_o soul_n o_o may_v they_o be_v the_o scorn_n of_o nation_n that_o have_v scorn_v thou_o o_o may_v they_o live_v distress_v and_o die_v bereave_v of_o earth_n delight_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n zions_n elegy_n threnodia_fw-la four_o eleg_n 1._o alas_o what_o alteration_n ah_o how_o strange_a amazement_n flow_v from_o such_o a_o uncouth_a change_n ambitious_a ruin_n can_v thy_o raze_n hand_n find_v never_o a_o subject_n but_o the_o holy_a land_n thou_o sacrilegious_a ruin_n to_o attempt_v the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v not_o heaven_n house_n exempt_a from_o thy_o accurse_a rape_n ah_o i_o behold_v zion_n who_o pavement_n of_o refulgent_a gold_n so_o late_o do_v reflect_v so_o bright_a so_o pure_a how_o dim_a how_o droffie_a now_o ah_o how_o obscure_a her_o sacred_a stone_n lie_v scatter_v in_o the_o street_n for_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o levite_n foot_n eleg_n 6._o foul_a sodom_n and_o incestuous_a gomorrow_o have_v my_o destruction_n but_o never_o my_o sorrow_n vengeance_n have_v mercy_n there_o her_o hand_n do_v send_v a_o sharp_a beginning_n but_o a_o sudden_a end_n justice_n be_v mild_a and_o with_o her_o hasty_a flash_n they_o fall_v and_o sweet_o sleep_v in_o peaceful_a ash_n they_o feel_v no_o rage_n of_o a_o insult_a foe_n nor_o famine_n pinch_a fury_n as_o i_o do_v they_o have_v no_o sacred_a temple_n to_o defile_v or_o if_o they_o have_v they_o will_v have_v help_v to_o spoil_v they_o die_v but_o once_o but_o i_o poor_a wretched_a i_o die_v many_o death_n and_o yet_o have_v more_o to_o die_v eleg_n 7._o gold_n from_o the_o mint_n milk_n from_o the_o uberous_a cow_n be_v never_o so_o pure_a in_o substance_n nor_o in_o show_n as_o be_v my_o nazarite_n who_o inward_a grace_n adorn_v the_o outward_a lustre_n of_o their_o face_n their_o face_n rob_v the_o lily_n and_o the_o rose_n of_o red_a and_o white_a more_o fair_a more_o sweet_a than_o those_o their_o body_n be_v the_o magazen_n of_o perfection_n their_o skin_n unblemished_a be_v of_o pure_a complexion_n through_o which_o their_o saphire-coloured_a vein_n descry_v the_o azure_a beauty_n of_o their_o naked_a pride_n the_o flame_a carbuncle_n be_v not_o so_o bright_a nor_o yet_o the_o rare_a discolour_a chrysolit_n eleg_n 8._o how_o be_v my_o sacred_a nazarite_n that_o be_v the_o blaze_a planet_n of_o my_o glorious_a sphere_n obscure_v and_o darken_v in_o affliction_n cloud_n astonish_v at_o their_o own_o disguise_n they_o shroud_v their_o foul_a transform_a shape_n in_o the_o dull_a shade_n of_o sullen_a darkness_n of_o themselves_o afraid_a see_v how_o the_o brother_n gaze_v on_o the_o brother_n and_o both_o affright_v start_v and_o fly_v each_o other_o black_a as_o their_o fate_n they_o cross_v the_o street_n unkend_a the_o sire_n his_o son_n the_o friend_n disclaim_v his_o friend_n they_o they_o that_o be_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o land_n like_o wither_v weed_n and_o blast_a hemlock_n stand_v eleg_n 9_o impetuous_a famine_n sister_n to_o the_o sword_n leave_v hand_n of_o death_n child_n of_o the_o infernal_a lord_n thou_o tort'rer_n of_o mankind_n that_o with_o one_o stroke_n subject_n the_o world_n to_o thy_o imperious_a yoke_n what_o pleasure_n take_v thou_o in_o the_o tedious_a breath_n of_o pine_a mortal_n or_o their_o linger_a death_n the_o sword_n thy_o generous_a brother_n be_v not_o so_o cruel_a he_o kill_v but_o once_o fight_v in_o a_o noble_a duel_n but_o thou_o malicious_a fury_n do_v extend_v thy_o spleen_n to_o all_o who_o death_n can_v find_v no_o end_n alas_o my_o hapless_a wear_n can_v want_v no_o woe_n that_o feel_v the_o rage_n of_o sword_n and_o famine_n too_o eleg_n 10._o kind_a be_v that_o death_n who_o weapon_n do_v but_o kill_v but_o we_o be_v often_o slay_v yet_o die_v still_o our_o torment_n be_v too_o gentle_a yet_o too_o rough_a they_o gripe_v too_o hard_o because_o not_o