Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	work_n	workmanship_n	world_n	20	3	4.1973	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02823	Partheneia sacra. Or The mysterious and delicious garden of the sacred Parthenes symbolically set forth and enriched with pious deuises and emblemes for the entertainement of deuout soules; contriued al to the honour of the incomparable Virgin Marie mother of God; for the pleasure and deuotion especially of the Parthenian sodalitie of her Immaculate Conception. By H.A.	Hawkins, Henry, 1571?-1646.; Aston, Herbert, b. 1614, attributed name.; Langeren, Jacob van, engraver.; Langeren, P. van, engraver.	1633 (1633)	STC 12958; ESTC S103886	142,987	288

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