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	see_v	9,072	5	3.5745	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12628	Marie Magdalens funeral teares	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.	1591 (1591)	STC 22950; ESTC S111081	49,543	152

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