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449 examples of Mercy in a sentence

People, going home late, would stop outside to listen, and then put it about all over the town, the next morning, that a fearful murder had been committed at Mr. Jefferson's the night before; and would describe how they had heard the victim's shrieks and the brutal oaths and curses of the murderer, followed by the prayer for mercy, and the last dying gurgle of the corpse.
Approaching the fire, he took from his mouth a large allowance of the Virginian weed, and depositing it, with the superabundance of its juices, without mercy to Miss Peyton's shining andirons, he returned to his goods.
By the time he had concluded his narration, the fugitive Germans were collected in the rear of the column of infantry, and Colonel Wellmere cried aloud,-"From my soul I congratulate you, my brave friend; mercy is a quality with which these traitors are unacquainted, and you are doubly fortunate in escaping from their hands uninjured.
The Virginian troopers dealt out their favors, with no gentle hands, on that part of the royal foot who were thus left in a great measure at their mercy.
Speak to me, Miss Wharton; I conjure you, in mercy to my feelings, to tell me - do you love Dunwoodie?"
There are three great sins, that, if a man can keep his conscience clear of, why, by the mercy of God, he may hope to pass muster with the saints in heaven: they are stealing, murdering, and desertion."
Comprehending, in an instant, the danger of his situation, and disdaining to implore mercy or to retreat, had the latter been possible, the youth cried firmly,-"If I am to be murdered, fire!
"And isn't there divils enough in the corps already, without one's coming from the bottomless pit to frighten a lone body?""'Twas in mercy to you, Betty, that he was permitted to come.
There is a tender mercy that will save her from thy talons."
The Lord have mercy, and send us enemies of flesh and blood!"
Unarmed, and surprised as he was, Lawton's presence of mind did not desert him; he felt that he was in the hands of those from whom he was to expect no mercy; and, as four of the Skinners fell upon him at once, he used his gigantic strength to the utmost.
"Time and God's mercy can alone cure it, but something more may be done towards the bodily comfort of all.
This was the president of the court; and Frances, after taking a hasty and unsatisfactory view of his associates, turned to his benevolent countenance as to the harbinger of mercy to her brother.
On my knees I entreat you, as you will expect mercy yourself, when no human power can avail you, give him but a day."
- pity - mercy - mercy for the son! mercy for the daughter!
Like Miss Peyton, he had some reliance on the mercy of Washington, although moments of terrific doubt and despondency were continually crossing his mind.
A dreadful instance had too recently occurred, which fully proved that Washington was above the weakness of sparing another in mercy to himself.
Bring you tidings of mercy?""Here, Frances - here, Henry - here, dear cousin Jeanette," cried the youth, as with trembling hands he broke the seal; "here is the letter itself, directed to the captain of the guard.
"My son! my son!" sobbed the father, "there is mercy in heaven, if there is none on earth.
May Washington never want that mercy he thus denies to my innocent child!""Washington!"
The stranger turned a lowering look at the speaker, and then composing himself into an air of self-abasement, he continued in the same repelling tones,-"It is not everyone that crieth out for mercy, that will be heard.
Such gross fanaticism was uncommon in America, and Miss Peyton began to imbibe the impression that her guest was deranged; but remembering that he had been sent by a well-known divine, and one of reputation, she discarded the idea, and, with some forbearance, observed,-"I may deceive myself, in believing that mercy is proffered to all, but it is so soothing a doctrine, that I would not willingly be undeceived."
While speaking, he made a movement as if about to renew the attack; but Caesar cried aloud for mercy, promising to tell all that he knew.
God has denied to me children, young lady; but if it had been His blessed will that my marriage should not have been childless, such a treasure as yourself would I have asked from His mercy.
I leave you, Peyton, unknown to all but Caesar, and I recommend him to your mercy.
Hurrah for the king!- O God!O God! - mercy, mercy - mercy!"
Still the cries for mercy rang through his brain, and it was many weeks before his memory ceased to dwell on the horrid event.
It clean put me off, and I made a fool of myself for some days, and it's a mercy I'm not in Berwick gaol.
It was dreadful to see the big Germans running and screaming while the cuirassiers stood up in their stirrups to have a better sweep for their long, heavy swords, and cut and stabbed without mercy.
I upbraided him, that he was like all the rest of the sex, that, when they had the character and honour of a woman at their mercy, oftentimes made it their jest, and at least looked upon it as a trifle, and counted the ruin of those they had had their will of as a thing of no value.
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