Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	wish_v	world_n	worst_a	28	3	8.5541	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15343	A short, yet sound commentarie; written on that woorthie worke called; the Prouerbes of Salomon and now published for the profite of Gods people.	T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1589 (1589)	STC 25627; ESTC S119970	239,133	222

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