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- noun Obsolete spelling of mercy.
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Examples
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For which mercie (in time conveniente) they also sett aparte a day of thanksgiveing.
Boing Boing 2008
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Richardson seems to be doing a coquettish "la belle dame sans mercie" act that I don't understand.
Richardson Criticizes Hillary's "Red Phone" Ad Hitting Obama; Praises His Judgment 2009
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Richardson seems to be doing a coquettish "la belle dame sans mercie" act that I don't understand.
Richardson Criticizes Hillary's "Red Phone" Ad Hitting Obama; Praises His Judgment 2009
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For such a fellow is put to death among the Tartars without all pitie or mercie.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Ladies bed chamber, which yet (equalled with her mercie) hath bin the onely meanes at this time, of saving my life She hath done like
The Decameron 2004
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Conrado hearing this, imagined this same to be the man; considering further withall, that if it fell out to prove so, hee might have the better meanes of mercie, and closely concealing his daughters shame, joyfully joyne them in marriage together.
The Decameron 2004
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Cittie, then this tyranny of thine, roasting me thus in the beames of the Sun, and suffering my body to be devoured with Flies, without so small a mercie, as to give mee a little coole water, which murtherers are permitted to have, being condemned by justice, and led to execution: yea Wine also, if they request it.
The Decameron 2004
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I crie you mercie Sir, replyed Striguario, I bargained with your
The Decameron 2004
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Such works of loue and mercie haue bene performed by many, as well Islanders themselues as strangers: one of which number was that honourable man Accilius Iulius, being sent by the most gracious King of Denmarke into Island in the yere of our Lord
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Kings hands, for the performance hereof, that if in fortie daies, the aforesayd couenants were not accomplished, they should abide the Kings mercie touching life and limme.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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