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	let_v	sinner_n	1,997	5	7.5506	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06551	The courte of sapyence; Curia sapientiæ. English	Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?	1510 (1510)	STC 17016; ESTC S100684	35,700	85

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soon_o be_v cryst_n his_o doughter_n in_o degree_n ben_n virtue_n four_o annexte_v to_o his_o godhede_v his_o servant_n be_v old_a adam_n as_o i_o rede_v return_v we_o now_o to_o our_o matter_n again_o all_o though_o dart_v with_o asper_n maladye_o mercy_n fall_v down_o she_o may_v no_o long_o fain_v as_o a_o swoon_v or_z in_o a_o lytergye_a pea_n sing_v that_o stand_v on_o extasye_a and_o at_o the_o last_o with_o piteous_a voice_n &_o mild_a she_o say_v alas_o pea_n be_v for_o aye_o exile_v o_o mercy_n god_n for_z my_o sister_n mercy_n lyenge_a in_o a_o swoon_n dyenge_a for_o lack_n of_o brethe_fw-mi for_o troth_n untrue_a and_o unryghtwysene_n against_o we_o have_v give_v sentence_n of_o dethe_v i_o will_v not_o rest_v but_z go_v through_o holte_n &_o hethe_v exile_v away_o return_n will_v i_o never_o fare_v well_o fader_fw-mi fare_v well_o thy_o realm_n for_o ever_o fare_v well_o mercy_n fare_v well_o thy_o piteous_a grace_n so_o well_o away_o that_o vengeance_n shall_v prevail_v 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dredefull_a dede_n of_o to_o you_o and_o of_o pain_n ¶_o here_o end_v y_o e_o court_n of_o sapyence_n enprynt_v at_o london_n in_o y_o e_o fleetstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n by_o wynkyn_n de_fw-fr worde_n y_fw-fr e_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o m._n ccccc_n &_o x._o wynkyn_n de_fw-fr word_n