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	sin_n	25,125	5	5.0495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05208	The: iiii: leues of the trueloue		1510 (1510)	STC 15345; ESTC S109370	8,102	18

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knee_n and_o for_o our_o werke_n weep_v ¶_o there_o be_v none_o in_o this_o world_n so_o doughty_a nor_o so_o dear_a king_n nor_o queen_n though_o he_o be_v a_o crown_n nor_o no_o fair_a lady_n of_o colour_n so_o clear_o when_o dreadful_a dethe_v come_v it_o draw_v all_o down_o ¶_o yet_o list_v we_o never_o leave_v it_o for_o press_v nor_o for_o friar_n till_o we_o feel_v we_o fall_v with_o swelte_v and_o with_o swoon_n when_o the_o bare_a body_n be_v bring_v on_o bear_v than_o fail_v all_o felawshyp_n in_o field_n and_o in_o town_n ¶_o in_o a_o cloth_n be_v we_o knit_v since_o put_v in_o a_o pyt_n and_o earth_n upon_o we_o do_v of_o all_o the_o world_n be_v we_o quyt_v forgoten_n be_v we_o soon_o ¶_o for_o the_o caytyf_v corpse_n there_o be_v but_o lytell_a care_n &_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o our_o soul_n where_o they_o shall_v dwell_v but_o now_o be_v now_o in_o this_o world_n so_o wise_a his_o of_o lare_fw-la nor_o no_o clerk_n in_o come_n that_o thereof_o can_v tell_v ¶_o how_o far_o 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