Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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A07326
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The heire an excellent comedie. As it was lately acted by the Company of the Reuels. / Writren [sic] by T.M. Gent..
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May, Thomas, 1595-1650.
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1622
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STC 17713; ESTC S109948
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too_o they_o say_v get_v i_o young_a soldier_n count_v but_o speak_v when_o be_v the_o day_n i_o mean_v to_o be_v your_o guest_n you_o shall_v not_o steal_v a_o marriage_n vir._n i_o thank_v your_o majesty_n but_o the_o marriage_n that_o i_o intend_v be_v steal_v to_o my_o hand_n and_o by_o another_o king_n steal_v how_o man_n vir._n my_o promise_a wife_n be_v late_o steal_v away_o by_o philocles_n lord_n euphues_n son_n against_o her_o father_n will_n who_o follow_v they_o and_o apprehend_v they_o the_o law_n may_v right_v we_o sir_n if_o it_o may_v have_v course_n king_n no_o reason_n but_o the_o law_n shall_v have_v his_o course_n enter_v euphues_n euph._n pardon_n dread_a sovereign_n pardon_v for_o my_o son_n king_n your_o son_n lord_n euphues_n what_o be_v his_o offence_n euph._n no_o heinous_a one_o my_o liege_n no_o plot_n of_o treason_n against_o your_o royal_a person_n or_o your_o state_n these_o age_a cheek_n will_v blush_v to_o beg_v a_o pardon_n for_o such_o a_o foul_a 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pol._n minion_n who_o send_v for_o you_o it_o be_v more_o modesty_n for_o you_o to_o be_v at_o home_n king_n let_v she_o alone_o speak_v lady_n i_o charge_v you_o no_o man_n interrupt_v she_o enter_v leucothoe_n leu._n if_o ever_o pity_n touch_v that_o princely_a breast_n if_o ever_o virgin_n tear_n have_v power_n to_o move_v or_o if_o you_o ever_o love_v and_o feel_v the_o pang_n that_o other_o lover_n do_v pity_v great_a king_n pity_v and_o pardon_v two_o unhappy_a lover_n king_n your_o life_n be_v not_o in_o question_n leu._n yes_o royal_a sir_n if_o law_n condemn_v my_o philocles_n he_o and_o i_o have_v but_o one_o heart_n and_o can_v have_v but_o one_o fate_n eu._n excellent_a virtue_n thou_o have_v not_o this_o from_o thy_o father_n king_n there_o be_v music_n in_o her_o voice_n and_o in_o her_o face_n more_o than_o a_o mortal_a beauty_n oh_o my_o heart_n i_o shall_v be_v lose_v in_o passion_n if_o i_o hear_v she_o i_o will_v here_o no_o more_o convey_v she_o from_o my_o 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king_n i_o will_v further_o here_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o fact_n avoid_v the_o presence_n all_o all_o but_o the_o lady_n and_o come_v not_o till_o i_o send_v pol._n i_o like_v not_o this_o vir._n nor_o i_o hear_v be_v mad_a dance_n eu._n heaven_n bless_v thy_o suit_n thou_o mirror_n of_o thy_o sex_n and_o best_a example_n of_o true_a constant_a love_n that_o in_o the_o sea_n of_o thy_o transcendent_a virtue_n drown_v all_o thy_o father_n malice_n and_o redeem_v more_o in_o my_o thought_n then_o all_o thy_o kin_n can_v lose_v exeunt_fw-la king_n now_o lady_n what_o will_v you_o do_v to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o he_o you_o love_v so_o dear_o leu._n i_o can_v think_v that_o thought_n i_o will_v not_o do_v lay_v it_o in_o my_o power_n and_o beyond_o my_o power_n i_o will_v attempt_v king_n you_o will_v be_v thankful_a then_o to_o i_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v his_o pardon_n leu._n if_o ever_o i_o be_v thankful_a to_o the_o god_n for_o all_o that_o i_o call_v i_o my_o health_n and_o 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infancy_n to_o love_v and_o honour_v you_o my_o sovereign_n king_n but_o in_o a_o near_a bond_n of_o love_n leu._n there_o be_v no_o near_a nor_o no_o true_a love_n than_o that_o a_o loyal_a subject_n bear_v a_o prince_n king_n still_o thou_o will_v not_o conceive_v i_o i_o must_v deal_v plain_a with_o you_o will_v thou_o lie_v with_o i_o and_o i_o will_v seal_v his_o pardon_n present_o nay_o more_o i_o will_v heap_v upon_o you_o both_o all_o favour_n all_o honour_n that_o a_o prince_n can_v give_v leu._n oh_o i_o unhappy_a in_o what_o a_o sad_a dilemma_n stand_v my_o choice_n either_o to_o