Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	6,662	5	5.6625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43903	The history of Olivaires of Castile, and Arthur of Dalgarve. Translated out of the Spanish into the Italian tongue, by Francesco Portonari: and from the italian made English. Licens'd, Feb. 1. 1694/5.	Portonari, Francesco fl. 1552-1578.	1695 (1695)	Wing H2129; ESTC R213818	79,179	265

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the_o history_n of_o olivaires_n of_o castille_n and_o arthur_z of_o dalgarve_n translate_v out_o of_o the_o spanish_a into_o the_o italian_a tongue_n by_o francisco_n portonari_n and_o from_o the_o italian_a make_v english_a license_v feb._n 1_o 1694_o 5._o london_n print_v for_o fra._n hildyard_n bookseller_n in_o york_n mdcxcv_o a_o letter_n of_o francisco_n portonari_n relate_v to_o the_o ensue_a book_n to_o the_o most_o noble_a lord_n s_o odoardo_n gomez_n my_o ever_o honour_a lord_n many_o year_n ago_o two_o writer_n search_v into_o ancient_a history_n make_v choice_n of_o two_o noble_a cavalier_n and_o their_o deed_n on_o that_o subject_a to_o compose_v a_o small_a manual_n some_o time_n after_o which_o a_o chronicler_n of_o france_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o friend_n who_o beg_v of_o he_o that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o to_o read_v some_o warlike_a exploit_n and_o amorous_a intrigue_n and_o adventure_n translate_v this_o story_n of_o olivaires_n of_o castille_n and_o 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