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Meanings of merciful man in English

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Usage of merciful man in English
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Wolsey is a merciful man, but surely: only up to a point.
Wolf hall
2
But he was a merciful man-andhe kept his misgivings to himself.
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
3
The proverb does not say the merciful man, but the righteous, the just.
Voices for the Speechless / Selections for Schools and Private R...
4
I have heard somewhere, that a merciful man is merciful to his beast.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
5
Yates might have been a merciful man, but Lucas was not.
The secret river
6
A merciful man is merciful to his beast, says the pa'son.
Life's Little Ironies / A set of tales with some colloquial sket...
7
The merciful man will get mercy when he needs it.
Mornings in the College Chapel / Short Addresses to Young Men on...
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Puna, lord of Kauai, was a well-beloved and merciful man.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate
9
You are a merciful man, Elder; but you wont take the boys with you there.
The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet
10
Theodosius was a merciful man, but his heart was hard towards the murderer of Gratian.
The Red Book of Heroes
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But the good man, the just man, the merciful man is still among us, and-
Fields of Victory
12
You have been always called a merciful man, partner.
Much Ado about Nothing
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Had the insolence of these unruly citizens be come unbearable even to this prudent, merciful man?
A Thorny Path — Volume 10
14
Good my lord, be good to me; your honour is accounted a merciful man; good my lord.
Measure for Measure
15
A merciful man is merciful to his beast, and wherever I go I see my horse fed.'
Under the Red Robe
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If Roland Sefton had met with a more merciful man than I am he might have been saved.
Cobwebs and Cables
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