| 单词 | mercy |
| 例句 | They practically climbed over one another to kiss it, and to thank him for his justice, his love, and his mercy, calling him “Your Honor,” not even noticing he wasn’t a scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Any one person from the world outside—someone who might grant one small mercy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z O Lord—who hath taken mercy upon the afflicted—praised be Thy name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “One day I’m gonna mess around and make you say mercy.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I told the story of Henrietta’s cells and what they’d done for science, my voice growing louder as the congregation yelled “Amen!” and “Hallelujah!” and “Lord have mercy!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This time the Imp meant to fight, and a city that fought could expect no mercy at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t want you to see the worst. You can help down here. I’m sure Eliza would appreciate a cup of tea. Lucille is a strong woman. With God’s mercy she will survive this peril.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Have mercy, should be the first lesson in this city, how to say the phrase instantly in forty signs and tongues. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment it crossed her mind that if she humiliated herself to him, knelt down on her stiff old knees to plead for mercy, he might be soothed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the ogres would be beyond the sheep in a minute and we’d be at their mercy again. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I was at his mercy, having to decide on my own whether or not he was genuine. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Union families called her an angel of mercy. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Knowing how wondrous are the works of God, I thought that perhaps He—in His awful mercy— was speaking to me with this dreadful vision. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Not one to give up on anything, I chose Portia’s “quality of mercy” speech for my presentation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Harry, James wouldn’t have wanted me killed.... James would have understood, Harry...he would have shown me mercy....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Lord, have mercy. My heart ’bout broke when I heard. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z "Gods have mercy," he muttered, swallowing his agony. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even as the blood streamed down his neck, the man bobbed and bowed and praised his lordship’s mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If I had come here in person, my avatar would be surrounded by thousands of Sixers and I’d be at your mercy. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was stubborn, very, and she wasn’t about to surrender her decency or mercy for a sound day’s sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I looked over at Rosaleen, who sat there shaking her head, mumbling, “Lord have mercy,” just looking so disbelieving and happy, like people on television when they answered the $64,000 Question. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was that mercy she feared most. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And then, at the mercy of an overwhelming impulse, he bent forward, pressing the flaring end of the clarinet to Tessie’s bare knee, and blew a long note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t ‘mercy’ me,” he thundered on, leaning over me so that I felt no more than a tiny mouse. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z At the sight of Stannis, two of the men bound to the stakes began to plead for mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Oh mercy, had the woman always hated the farm? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “The Emperor does have a harem, right? Because that’s the only reason I took the oath—” She shoves me—practically off the roof—and I beg for mercy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And, mercy of all mercies, there was a range, slumbering but alight, and above it a rack of warming towels, hanging there to dry after having been washed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then Vonetta said in Ma Charles’s voice, her tambourine-shaking voice, “Cast not thy rod through the clouds,” and then added in Big Ma’s voice, “A mercy, Lord.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z At least God’s mercy is better than that of these monsters, and the precipice is steep and high. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Big Ma no longer asked for a mercy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When Vivian describes how it felt to be at the mercy of strangers, Molly nods. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She persuaded the avenging goddesses also to accept it, and with this new law of mercy established they themselves were changed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunks were assigned based on alphabetical order, which put Sam directly above me—a small mercy, seeing as the rest of the girls were nothing like her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy, who done what to you?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The Queen suggested for the hundredth time: “Would it be any use if I were to go back to Arthur, and put myself on his mercy?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Lord, for journey mercies,” Papa said as he drove into the compound, crossing himself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Rass had lived in the fear and mercy of the Lord since the early nineteenth century, when Joshua Thomas, “The Parson of the Islands,” won every man, woman, and child of us to Methodism. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy—” “I couldn’t make it to the back door. The yard’s so thick with mud I couldn’t get through.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “May God show them astronauts and their families a mercy.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t be alarmed. I’m not one of the agreeable sort. Nobody will want me, and it’s a mercy, for there should always be one old maid in a family.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then out of habit I fired off the Repentance Psalm: Have mercy upon me, O God, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Were we just at the mercy of leaders who couldn’t agree? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Tell ’em to have mercy on my boy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s always good to show mercy to your readers and periodically let them rest their weary eyes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "Lord have mercy," Momly muttered under her breath, shaking her head slightly. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Finally and most important, I told those gathered in the church that Walter had taught me that mercy is just when it is rooted in hopefulness and freely given. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “We cannot just hightail it out of here and leave everyone to that man’s nonexistent mercy, Jane!” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But a great many of the hillmen had given themselves up; and they were afraid, and cried for mercy. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Turning to the other qualities mentioned above, let me say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel; nevertheless, he must take care not to use such mercy badly. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And now, consider: Not according to my just deserts, but according to my mercy, the little black girl that came a-looning at me today. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please comrade,” she begged, thinking of Geak, “have mercy, I have a young, sick daughter.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had to wake him up. ‘For my mercy endureth forever,’” said Bono, and he loosened one hand to slap at my head in play; but there was no play in his eyes, only fury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Better that than torture at the mercy of the Black Tips or the Razorgulls. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It is either Richard, or God in His mercy, who trips me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It was no time for mercy, it was time to terminate with extreme prejudice. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Guilty of what?” implored the chaplain, feeling more and more bewildered and not knowing which of the men to appeal to for mercy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One was the conviction of the stocky, beetle-browed Hungarian physicist that the lethargic pace of thermonuclear research had placed the United States at the mercy of the Soviet Union. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Jane, at least, turned out to be an unexpected mercy, a tidy bouquet in her arms, even if conception proved yet another humiliation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “The times are critical and dangerous and I must have you here to assist me....You must leave the farm to the mercy of the winds. I can do nothing without you.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z No one lived here, and that was a mercy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Have mercy, great sir,” I pleaded, dropping to my knees in terror, for he seemed to know the awful truth of things. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She gave up the sky with its signal-fire stars, and flew instead down to Weep to find out what her mercy had set in motion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But really, with all those multitudes of tender mercies, He has got to understand sometimes you need to scare a person a little for her own good. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused for a moment outside the office building, prayed to Christ for strength and mercy, then straightened his tie and walked in. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And touching Miss Bates, who at that moment passed near—“Miss Bates, are you mad, to let your niece sing herself hoarse in this manner? Go, and interfere. They have no mercy on her.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Let her sleep,” Mom said with mercy in her voice. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That has to be some kind of mercy. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As for most Muslims, Ramadan was a special time for me; fasting allowed for spiritual reflection and a remembrance of God and His mercy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The smell of singed flesh fills my nostrils, and I hear myself begging for mercy, then sobbing, then screaming. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Much of the time he slept, which was a mercy, for he coughed less in his sleep. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, some of the parishioners began to cry out, “Have mercy, Jesus!” and “Take our brother home. Please don’t let him suffer. Take Harvey home.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy doesn’t drop much from Gym teachers. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I considered throwing myself on my knees and begging for mercy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “The queen’s men are saying that the King-Beyond-the-Wall died craven. That he cried for mercy and denied he was a king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, mercy, mercy. The boy is always looking for some excuse to say I can’t take care of myself so he can drag me over to his big house in Virginia.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent—strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “This we have heard. And yet Your Radiance has found the courage to answer butchery with mercy. You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If we had to depend on the gentlemen, many of whom still don’t want to dirty their velvet, we would be at the mercy of the Indians for many more weeks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z With all of my emotions charged up in the saber, I’d attack without mercy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He begged them for mercy and pleaded with them to let him climb on board the canoe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z True to his word, he showed them mercy and did not flay a one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We are, in effect, at the mercy of our own Pentagons, most of the time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With her heart hammering at the surprise attack and her predicament, Warbeak realized that she was completely at the mercy of her captor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z How could she fail to pray that He would have mercy on her son, and spare him the sin-born anguish of his father and his mother. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I go without food and drink and wherever I find a quiet place I cry and beg God and theVirgin Mary to have mercy on the soul of Theresa Carmody. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The God she worshiped was a God of infinite mercy, of gentleness. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And he moaned again: “Oh, Lord, have mercy. Have mercy, Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z "That is no mercy. These northern gods are cruel to let the child Unger in such pain." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then whoever it was started to singing “Ring de bells of mercy. Call de sinner man home.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But worse was the dreadful feeling—I know we all had it—that we were completely at the mercy of someone we knew not at all, for some purpose we could not guess. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And we do further earnestly recommend it to all humane and benevolent persons in this Colony to explain and make known this our offer of mercy to those unfortunate people. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He had killed his baby, one of those “mercy” killings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must cry your mercy and take you for a better cause. “This is extraordinary,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A part of him was disgusted by how easily the lies came to his lips, but he would not leave Nina at Brum’s mercy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “There will be money enough for all this, you will see. God has given us another chance in His mercy.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially the word ‘mercy,’ because it’s such a really enormous word and can mean so many things. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They all plead ignorance and beg for mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He mumbled into her ear, “Be brave, child. God have mercy on you.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want mercy!” she shouted, and began walking toward the coffin, shaking her head from side to side as though somebody had asked her a question and her answer was no. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “At the mercy of the winds, at the mercy of the sea, to the quarters of the New World, we came. Transients. Nomads. I bid you welcome.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then he said slowly, “I figure that your little ‘mission of mercy’ is worth a bucket of reward money.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time one of their men was lost, the white pieces showed no mercy. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Tied to the new cars are balloons bouncing around at the mercy of the wind. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Because I spent the first six years of my life with Tribesmen who taught me mercy and compassion instead of brutality and hatred? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It’s a mercy you didn’t, Mother!” laughed Jo, looking at her boots. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Warbeak, who was his favorite niece, called out to her uncle, appealing for mercy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The man screamed for mercy and then for help as the dogs bit and tore at him right beside me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z My wickedness was unforgivable, yet I begged the Lord to have mercy on me, a sinner. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell her that I profess God’s goodness and mercy, but what I love most truly is his marvelous creature, my son. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “A mercy, Lord. Throw me down a mercy, please, Lord. She’s going to wake up every Trotter, Charles, and Gaither with this old stuff.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Lord have mercy, that I did—Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "That is some small mercy, I suppose," he said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you should have revealed your secret earlier and trusted to her mercy.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “And when I start to carry them out, may God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I shall have none.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Two ruddy men with swaying walks stepped out and Mr. Lyte himself was shaking hands, bidding them success on their voyaging, and God’s mercy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Father informed her that God showed no mercy upon those who flouted their elders, and that he, Reverend Price, had washed his hands of her moral education. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Varys, gods have mercy, do as you like with me, but leave my daughter out of your schemes. Sansa's no more than a child." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By this time the gypsies, seeing themselves covered by the Winchesters, and at the mercy of Lord Godalming and Dr. Seward, had given in and made no resistance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Father told him, “Why, the Lord will help us! We’ll receive His divine mercy as his servants who bring succor.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize the concluding phrases of Mustafa’s passage that refer to forgiveness and God’s mercy. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Mary Surratt’s attorney frantically works to get an audience with President Andrew Johnson so that he might personally ask Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. for mercy on her behalf. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We have no way of knowing, and perhaps this piece of human scum, who sits here today begging for mercy, is wise in not telling us. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The list of the slain was topped by the High Septon, ripped apart as he squealed to his gods for mercy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once that would have set her heart to pounding, but that was before he had answered her plea for mercy by presenting her with her father's head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And so the Goddess Kwan Yin at last showed her mercy. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She had invoked the Mother’s mercy, appealing to the natural sympathy of one woman for another, but the three shriveled septas must have put their womanhood aside when they spoke their vows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yet she sensed no true mercy in the man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mostly people cowered and pleaded for mercy, but the only mercy shown was the speed at which they were dispatched. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril; and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But everything was so tangled up that she couldn’t tell if it was mercy not to kill him, or only cowardice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Emenike was ripe, bursting, with his ambition, and Obinze thought of his visa as a mercy: that ambition would finally find a release. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He told Karim to ask “Mister Soldier Sahib” to show a little mercy, maybe he had a sister or a mother, maybe he had a wife too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Others found themselves at the mercy of Nazi officials, farm owners, and farm superintendents. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And if this is so, then the sword they have used so long against others can now, without mercy, be used against them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Broken images were racing each other through his mind: Sirius falling through the veil; Dumbledore suspended, broken, in midair; a flash of green light and his mother’s voice, begging for mercy... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “God have mercy on you,” he said in a cold, trembling voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was down, rolling over and over in the warm sand, crouching with arm up to ward off, trying to cry for mercy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In fact, there is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "He acts as a beast would, blindly. He's at the mercy of his own evil, and hardly knows what he does." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She arrived last evening from one of her trips of mercy to God’s poor, bringing two men with her as far as New Castle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of these boys knew nothing of racing when they began and were completely at the mercy of their trainers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And so both of you snuck out to look....Lord a mercy, we are not talking about fun or games!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She had him at her mercy, and could have nursed him day and night. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He calls me back again and affably gives me to understand that for once he is pleased to put mercy before justice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There will be much criticism of that decision, but you will understand when I say if it be a wrong one, I have then erred on the side of mercy. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z And knowing that my mother in there was a statistic that didn’t have to be, that existed because of a society’s failure, hypocrisy, greed, and lack of mercy and compassion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was probably a very bad death. Do you understand me? The killer showed no mercy.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Maybe it was all of those things flashing like a flipped coin, end over end—mercy betrayal salvation doom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Once again the little boat was at the mercy of the breeze, which was taking us out to sea, toward the Straits of Florida. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord have mercy!’ and I went running to my aunt’s house to ask who was gettin’ beat over in the barn.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Then the king sent his second daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, but the dragon did the same. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Certainly we must” So they went to the dean little chapel in the village and thanked God for His mercies. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course she is,” Alex said, praying that the Most Holy Mother’s arms were big enough to embrace the millions of souls, dead and gone, crying for her mercy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Whipping him without mercy, she chased him to the back of the courtyard, where Arcadio curled up like a snail in its shell. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Better save your own life and join me ... or you’ll meet the same end as your parents.... They died begging me for mercy....” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy,” Deborah whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Forgive me, Africa, according to the multitudes of thy mercies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “May the Lord have mercy on your soul.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Showing no mercy, the sun burns through my black clothes, scorching the oil on my skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was at the mercy of turtle meat for smiles. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then some being shamed by his mercy overcame their fear and went on, and the others took new hope, hearing of a manful deed within their measure that they could turn to, and they departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch -this is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And God have mercy on us if you succeed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He got on his knees, not caring that the icy wetness seeped through his pants legs, and begged for God’s mercy for his sisters. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy, have mercy, have mercy,” someone began to chant; and the old mourning women clustered of a sudden around Esther’s mother to hold her up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She did not see the Sleer, and that was a mercy. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Actually, the whole prayer is ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a miserable sinner,’ but none of the adepts in either of the Pilgrim books put any emphasis—thank God—on the miserable-sinner part. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The infantry, for their part, accepted the mercy only too thankfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Christ, in His mercy, couldn’t possibly condemn Julie to death just because her older brother was stubborn and stupid. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He thought, to God: if there is any mercy in you at all you will finish it now. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She hated being at the mercy of a Titan—especially one who was slowly recovering his memory and bringing them to see a “good” giant. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The North Koreans had shown no mercy, even to wounded men who could do no harm. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I had a vision of anger spreading through me like a malignant tumor, sullying the best hours of my life and rendering me incapable of tenderness or mercy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Heavens have mercy on us!” she exclaimed as the bird began to investigate the striped stockings under her house dress. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z So doth Christ in His mercy often supply courage and industry equal to adversity, that His creations might meet their travails. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He thanked the Lord for His bounty and goodness, for His mercy and His concern for all men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean it doesn’t just have to mean mercy.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He declared, “The Lord have mercy on us all, if we have to believe in such rubbish.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z What mercy he shall get from us will not count for much. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then she says, “We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. May Allah have mercy upon Soheil and grant him the highest place in heaven.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The warders were demanding that we jog, and I turned to Tefu and under my breath said that we must set an example; if we gave in now we would be at their mercy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe if she returned to the city in a month, starving and empty-handed, Dr. Cable would take mercy on her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And this time he doesn’t tell me to say mercy. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She wraps her arms even tighter around Geak and squeezes her eyes shut, praying while the others beg for mercy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always been independent, self-sufficient, but she’d lost that part of herself at the mercy of someone else’s failed dream. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like a true gentlemouse he believed in tempering triumph with mercy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "I am not without mercy," thundered he who was notoriously without mercy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It would be an act of mercy at this point. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He would hold mercy in a bouquet of azaleas and he would listen to Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter genuinely forgave the people who unfairly accused him, the people who convicted him, and the people who had judged him unworthy of mercy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And never was he happier than when he had someone cornered and at his mercy; it seemed that the deepest meaning of his squalid life was in him at such times. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He spoke in the old-fashioned talk, and said with a full voice: “Sir, grant mercy of your great travail that ye have had this day for me and for my Queen.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Every sudden noise—the crack of a falling limb, the crash of a bolting deer—makes you spin in alarm and stifle a plea for mercy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The kind of mercy,” asked Mordred. “which used to set those babies adrift, in boats?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't deserve reconciliation or love in that moment, but that's how mercy works. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war, we pray, stay the swords and stay the arrows, let them know a better day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Lord have mercy, look at y'all," she said, touching the top of my head as she walked behind the couch. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I get frightened myself when I think of close friends who are now at the mercy of the crudest monsters ever to stalk the earth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "But if you’re going to be a bricklayer’s helper,” she said, "for mercy sakes be a good bricklayer’s helper.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just the mercy of God,” he said at last, “that this boy didn’t lose his eye. Look here.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Forgive me, O Heavenly Father, according to the multitude of thy mercies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Things are getting so expensive—even basics like flour cost so much that it’s hard for poor people to afford simple bread. May Allah have mercy on them.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He wasn’t a junior librarian at the golden godson’s mercy anymore, and whatever awe he had felt for him was gone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Though the plague had not been widespread in our parish, Dr. Bright had treated enough cases for me to know why that plea for mercy had been painted upon the door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I want to talk to you honestly, Bigger. I see no way out of this but a plea of guilty. We can ask for mercy, for life in prison. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We are completely at the mercy of a decrepit tiger-woman with what I can only hope is an all-consuming passion for Snow’s death. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, sweet baby Jesus, come and comfort your little bro Ben. Oh, Lord. Shower me with your mercy.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he went silent and Volkheimer said, “God, have mercy on your servant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z During my first year on the national team, I was a workhorse who showed no mercy on the strip, but I was a lamb among my teammates, with the goal of forging friendships with them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Nazis gave us time to wake and stir before resuming the march, which was a small mercy. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d left Hazel inside, dying and defenseless, at the mercy of a crazy farmer god. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I appealed to one who, in the discharge of what he believed his duty, knew neither mercy nor remorse. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z From beneath me came a desperate cry: “You’re crushing me . . . have mercy!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Their handlers ignored pleas for mercy and killed indiscriminately. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t at the mercy of nature anymore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mercy — he hoped someone, someone, would have mercy. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z People in Paleolithic societies had led the unsettled life of the hunter and food gatherer, reaping where nature sowed and thus at the mercy of forces that they could neither understand nor control. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh You, Who loved Your own, hear my cry for mercy.... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m at his mercy, and I hate him for it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “God have mercy on his soul,” someone else said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Rosa had turned his family against him and left him—a scrawny orphaned eight-year-old—at the mercy of social services. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Some people panicked and beat on the door, yelling for the Nazis to let us out, to have mercy, to spare us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z In one stroke, Archie had forced Renault to show up here, to become part of the chocolate sale, and he also placed Renault at the mercy of the school, the students. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Every dream I think back to this moment I try to make it so I just give myself up, let him tackle me, tell him mercy, tell him he’s right how one day ain’t today. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z So he remained shut in at the mercy of Santa Sofía de la Piedad's loving eyes and Úrsula’s mental quirks, learning in the narrow world of the house whatever his grandmothers explained to him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She just had to throw herself at the mercy of an all-powerful being and plead for her family. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Kaz leaned in so that no one else could hear it when he said, “My Wraith would counsel mercy. But thanks to you, she’s not here to plead your case.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was alone, surrounded by cannibal demons, at the mercy of a god, far from home, and without so much as a fork for a weapon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the event you find the accused guilty, the bench will not entertain a recommendation for mercy. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Since most villages lived by cultivating a very limited variety of domesticated plants and animals, they were at the mercy of droughts, floods and pestilence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z People like him could do whatever they wanted, show mercy or its opposite. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z "I give you fair warning. If you force me to take my castle by storm, you may expect no mercy. I will hang you for traitors, every one of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z You can give them land and mercy, but the free folk choose their own kings, and it was Mance they chose, not you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I swear to God it wasn’t me. Have mercy, you’ve got the wrong man. I didn't touch her.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Chink up your cracks, shiver in your wet beds and wait on the mercy of the Lord. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “We’re branches grafted on this good tree, Mrs. Price. The great root of Africa sustains us. I wish you wisdom and God’s mercy.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone began to cry, saying, “Lord have mercy, it’s a judgment on us, that’s what it is!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They observed from their canoes; an audience little comforting to those who begged for mercy in the water by our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “He was about to kill me but instead showed me mercy!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Our Father rose and said in a commanding voice, “Let us all pray to the Lord for mercy and understanding.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have nothing to give. See how I am withered. Oh, Jesus, have mercy on me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So naturally they prefer to do their hunting then, when other creatures are more at their mercy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their thinking goes like this: since I control the car, I am the one keeping myself safe; since I have no control of the airplane, I am at the mercy of myriad external factors. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The best approach was to throw myself immediately on her mercy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But the most part fled eastward as they could; and some cast their weapons down and sued for mercy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He shrieked for mercy and cursed the red woman and began to laugh hysterically. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Very well, Agravaine: you are a keen lawyer, and you are determined to have the law. I suppose it is no good reminding you that there is such a thing as mercy?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was for the strange reason that he was cruel, that the poor fellow never killed a man who asked for mercy, or committed a cruel action which he could have prevented. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oyez! Oyez! Witness the cleansing of the books of the Jews! Their error will rise on the wind like ashes! Let them see their folly and give themselves over to the mercy of Christ!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And he touched the tree, hardly knowing that he touched it, out of an impulse to be hidden; and then he cried: “Oh, Lord, have mercy! Oh, Lord, have mercy on me!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As Doha arrived, he could hear Sunjin’s mom apologizing and asking for mercy. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “God’s mercy is our only hope,” he said as he went out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The euthanasia, or “mercy death” program, targeted physically and mentally disabled infants, children, teenagers, and adults living in hospitals and institutions. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the mercy and faith of the church to be the villagers’ only guiding light. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir,” said I, “we must beg your mercy. Might we climb aboard?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the sept they sing for the Mother’s mercy but on the walls it’s the Warrior they pray to, and all in silence. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was brave, and he was strong, and the cuts did not make him beg for mercy, and he showed no fear behind his black mask. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Within the roaring current, thousands of voices cried out—shrieking in agony, pleading for mercy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "I can't stop it just yet, but have mercy, Lord," one of them said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Did someone make a case for mercy that was beaten down by the calls for the deaths of the districts’ children? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until every state capitol will be housed by a governor who will do justly, who will love mercy, and who will walk humbly with his God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We hear many wonderful things about the Negro settlement there and are grateful that God in his infinite mercy and wisdom has seen fit to provide you and yours a refuge. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Villagers ran blindly into the fire, trying to escape and screaming for mercy, only to be felled by the terrible fire weapons of the strangely pale men. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They begged for mercy, which Caesar did not hesitate to grant. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She would not die alone, and she wouldn’t live her life having abandoned the one boy she’d ever really cared about to the mercy of some madman. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z "The girl was wet with love. She would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off her father's head and called it mercy. That put an end to that." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was—sweet mercy in a firkin—she was a gruesome little baggage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Amari heard them plead for mercy, for understanding, but no one listened. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Therefore,” verse eighteen had gone on to rub it in, “hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of the acts of mercy,” the bishop says, “is to give shelter to a migrant.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The Mockingjay at the mercy of a man with nothing to lose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The dog shrieked for mercy and the other two fled with their tails between their legs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Just misguided. May Allah have mercy on them.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z If they suffered, they begged for God’s mercy, for surely God was punishing them. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z He somehow knew that she would never rise and walk that long aisle to the mercy seat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Shrieking and screaming for mercy, the foxes were dragged away. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She had always pictured a troupe of burly men with long black moustaches who would tumble her into a blanket and bear her off like a sack of potatoes while she pleaded for mercy. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Beregond, perceiving the mercy and justice of the King, was glad, and kneeling kissed his hand, and departed in joy and content. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “But there is no mercy of any kind in these days,” he finished bitterly, and he sat listening. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z My back tingles with phantom pains as I remember the kiss of the whip along it, and I know that this time there's no way there will be mercy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If, then, we can come on board after sunrise, he is at our mercy; for we can open the box and make sure of him, as we did of poor Lucy, before he wakes. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "May the gods have mercy on us all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If you show mercy, if you do not kill your enemy, there will be consequences. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Percy had left Bob in Hades’s palace, at the mercy of a new master who hated him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Sir, we throw ourselves at your mercy! Our house was hit by a bomb, you see, and our parents are dead, and we’re terribly lost...” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It had all come to this: she was on her face before the altar, crying to God for mercy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But I was hoping—I was praying to Buddha, the goddess of mercy, and the full moon—to make that candle go out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the quiet hours before my parents demanded I be asleep—the hours during which all members of my family performed a small mercy and left one another alone for a while. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A whole lot of talk about grace and faith and mercy and salvation, which, to me, all just equaled shouting, clapping, and singing in a building built to be a sweatbox. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z If he hit me hard enough to knock me over, I would be at his mercy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” cried Achren, “I will not slay you; you shall come to wish I had, and beg the mercy of a sword! You scorn my promises! This promise will be well kept!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z "Elias refuses to kill me, and he dies for it? You're going to punish him for showing mercy?" An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His shouts and protests had changed to cries for mercy. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is at my mercy and I don’t want it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And he was at the mercy of this sea, hanging there with darkness all around him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I thought I’d lost the world when my house went up in flames, but Lord have mercy, that didn’t mean anything compared to when I thought I’d lost my sweet baby girl!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No mercy for him, the women would say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought of the small cub far from home and hungry, at the mercy of Gupta’s men, was unbearable. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Such a view hardly does justice to artistic creativity, since art is not simply a negative force at the mercy of our neuroses but a positive expression that integrates diverse aspects of personality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t leave it at the mercy of the Romans and travel halfway around the world. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And those books,” Mo had told her, “were full of the most wonderful words about love and kindness and mercy.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew that what I was doing was a disqualifiable offense, but somehow I thought she might take mercy on me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the new guys, like me, who are at his mercy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was my pathetic look and pleading voice that stirred the queen’s mercy, for she called to Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Lord’s mercy! Dog days done made him mad.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I grovel for mercy — sometimes I manage real tears. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z But then she remembered what her mom had said on Friday night—about always telling the truth but adding some mercy. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z In die songs, the knights never screamed nor begged for mercy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At least we weren’t walking anymore, which was a small mercy. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He cried and begged for mercy, but they did not pay any attention to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A colored man driving a beat-up Chevy truck full of cantaloupes had mercy on us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat of the sun showed no mercy, and she couldn’t even wipe away the sweat that burned her eyes as it ran down her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard someone getting licked pretty good inside there, and lots of crying. After some more licking, he cried, ‘Mama, Lord have mercy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Lord, I done my best with all the children what you give me. Lord, have mercy on my children, and my children’s children.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And sometimes the quality of mercy is strained. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Both of them cried for mercy, but the priest, clasping Odysseus’ knees in his agony of supplication, met with none. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your sea is so large and my boat is so small—have mercy.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, would the sinner rise tonight, and walk the little mile to his salvation, here to the mercy seat? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t need no phone. You’ll hear him screaming for mercy all the way over here.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He begged the Lord’s mercy and forgiveness, prayed for the souls of all he loved and for Christ to find it in His heart to let Julie live. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I guess now he’s somewhere between failing miserably and squeaking by with mercy. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated being at the mercy of the world around him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And he thought of Wormtail, dead because of one small unconscious impulse of mercy....Dumbledore had foreseen that....How much more had he known? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If she went to him and pleaded for mercy, she was certain he'd listen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Much as I desire the suffrage,” she wrote, “I would rather never vote than to see the policy of our government at the mercy of the religious bigotry of such women.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “May God have mercy on all of you,” the doctor replied. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Held against the breast, next to the heart, the same interlaced hands were those of a lover who pleadeth for mercy from his beloved. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Hiram. We’ll all be praying too, praying for the good Lord’s mercy. Good night, you two,” she said and went down the front steps. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I was so frightened, and at the mercy of so many conundrums, that inevitably, that summer, someone would have taken me over; one doesn’t, in Harlem, long remain standing on any auction block. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Ma Charles spat in the house without anything coming out and Big Ma called for a mercy. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Would it be so painful that there would be a need for mercy killing? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Would she rail against the wrongness, would she call out for blood, or would she rise to the level of forgiveness, plead for the mercy of God? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They weren’t absolutely at the mercy of their merciless climate any longer; a bad harvest would not starve a whole province, or a bad winter isolate every city. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They cried to each other, “Come, have mercy on this poor maid and help her diligently.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a curious act of mercy, Powell let him go and, instead of stabbing him again, hit him with his fist. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The world will give you that once in a while, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your beat-up life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I read each moment, each thought that passed through him—when his mind was clouded with pain, when he found the strength to emit a silent plea for mercy. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I will throw myself at the bishop’s mercy and insist that I am sinless in this matter. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thinking that anytime I would be kicked in the face by the white bus driver, I started begging for mercy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s tall enough to be strong but not so big that he’s slow; he has an eye for other people’s soft spots; he’s vicious and won’t show me any mercy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And regardless of what the citrus growers do, they are more or less at the mercy of the owners of adjacent acreages, for severe damage has been done by insecticidal drift. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Big Ma said, “May God have mercy,” and Ma Charles shook her tambourine. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Would it be mercy, to put an end to herself? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Now praise our Lord’s mercy!” said Brother Luke fervently, at the same time putting forth a high stool for Robin to sit on. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Having drawn gleaming, sharp knives, meat cleavers and tomahawks, the tsotsis began carving the man as he howled for mercy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaks less and less until “uh” or “have mercy” carry almost all of her part of a conversation. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dewey’s sympathy, however, was not deep enough to accommodate either forgiveness or mercy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That it was a tender mercy, that it had brought souls to God. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Outraged, they protested for the “mercy killings” to stop. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Wounded men moaned and prayed, faqqa ihan moved among them, the mercy men with their heavy axes, taking a harvest of heads from the dead and dying alike. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Oblivion was a mercy, it turns out. He remembers everything. Because he slew them, and there was no one left to take his memories away.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It should also be noted that the Aché were hunted and killed without mercy by Paraguayan farmers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacqui is an unknown quantity in an unmarked bottle, and we are currently at her mercy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Every time one of my men shows mercy to the enemy, one of their comrades falls, their life wrung out of them by Augur devilry. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “A mercy, a mercy. A mercy, Lord. A mercy.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Across the creek, the duck-billed beast grazed, calm now that it wasn’t at Flux’s mercy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "Maybe you've forgotten that you still have two brothers. Both at the mercy of the Republic. Watch your tongue, unless you want to see their bodies lined up next to your mother's." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But she was at the mercy of her faction and their fear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I desperately wanted mercy for Jimmy Dill and would have done anything to create justice for him, but I couldn't pretend that his struggle was disconnected from my own. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had decided to throw himself at the mercy of the court, having earlier told Moss, “I’m sick and tired of all this....I want to admit exactly what I did.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I quit breathing and my blood ran cold when all the sudden he shouted, “Lord, have mercy!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Clutter, at the mercy of the gun-bearing visitor, was forced to obey instructions—forced to accompany him to the second floor, where they aroused the rest of the family. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know if it's a mercy or part of a big, cruel Nazi game. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It came of not having priests, Theon supposed, but whatever the reason it seemed to him a mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yes, a sign, she thought, a sign of His mercy, a sign of His forgiveness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Here nothing prevailed save the mercy of God—here the battle was fought between God and the Devil, between death and everlasting life. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He tried buying their mercy with his lunch, but they pummeled him anyway, leaving him bloody. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z With excitement, though, the dog realized he had her at his mercy at last. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "Six, and sickly, and Lord of the Eyrie, gods have mercy," the king swore. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He felt the smash of truncheons on his elbows and iron-shod boots on his shins; he saw himself groveling on the floor, screaming for mercy through broken teeth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Federal troops were withdrawn from the region and former slaves left to the tender mercies of Dixie whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “We must pray for Christ’s mercy,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “It was a mercy she did not witness the destruction of Zedelgem.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Like the mercy you gave my mother and my father?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "I make no apologies for oathbreakers. Do what you must. I thank you for your mercy." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The glory of having everybody at his mercy, that’s what excited him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He depicted her begging for mercy and offering gifts. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Needlessly, without mercy, he beat his friend, his team lieutenant. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Maybe even more important, it gave the average citizen—trapped in Philadelphia and at the mercy of the mysterious killer—cause for hope. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Surely he must be experiencing a remorse sufficiently profound to summon a desire for God’s mercy and forgiveness? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But anyone will admit that, had he succeeded, the Florentines would have been at his mercy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “I thank my Maker, that, in the midst of judgment, he has remembered mercy. I humbly entreat my Redeemer to give me strength to lead henceforth a purer life than I have done hitherto!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The first time a storm had blown through, the girls had been at its mercy. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At dinner my first night on the peak, Dad described the explosion as a tender mercy from the Lord. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Princess Elia of Dome pleading for mercy as Rhaegar's heir was ripped from her breast and murdered before her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It was a strange brew of mercy and madness that had my thumb moving from the birds chest, had both thumbs moving to its neck. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to help you out. Get you some mercy or something, man.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z "As it please Your Grace, I ask mercy for my father, Lord Eddard Stark, who was the Hand of the King." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy knelt, sobbing, at the mercy seat, and the church began to sing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Faces are a mercy; most identifications come after scrutiny of birthmarks, scraps of clothing, scars. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Thad Stevens, the aging floor leader in the House of Representatives, pushed his program of “no mercy to the South” and let his contempt for the President spill out in every speech he made. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They were taken off onto small snows and brigs, if that they could afford; and others, finding no route of escape upon the water, fled the town by land, praying for mercy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “In my experience, a quick and painless gleaning is the greatest mercy I can show.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Lawd have mercy! It was a long time on de way but Ah reckon it had to come. Oh Jesus! Do, Jesus! Ah done de best Ah could.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The mercy of a Changing was that the little ones never remembered their own arrivals. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Our life here in Kinshasa contains more mercies than most can hope for. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But if you can only speak ill of those who showed you mercy, keep silent!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She had, mercy on her, picked up that pail of filthy water and crammed it down on the overseer’s neat little head. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Sooner or later they would all die and find themselves at Minya’s mercy, but while they lived, it was Sarai’s mercy that mattered. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was no mercy in the single eye. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war, we pray, stay the swords and stay the arrows, let them know a better day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I knew that nothing could touch him to have mercy once he decided a Negro should be “taught a lesson.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "I would, if it were my son. It would be a mercy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Your servants have arrested the owner of the wineshop and his daughters. They plead their ignorance and beg for mercy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The other fathers around Pa cry and beg for mercy but to no avail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His inflexibility and blindness ill become a leader, for a leader must temper justice with mercy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever she was, this cruel little girl—his own would-be murderer, not least—the sight of her sprawled out like that at Rasalas’s mercy shamed him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One unfortunate they found—I know not who—and we heard him begging for mercy as they led him away. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Its bare dead eyes gaped out of its head, pleading for mercy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Work that would make us beg for mercy. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Death in a group is mercy,” Father said. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Pity, though. I would have thought clothing the poor in taste would have been a fine corporal work of mercy.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I am sure our esteemed guest appreciates your efficiency and mercy—justice as sharp and sure as the edge of your ax.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They cringed, but the rice fell upon them without mercy, melting into their skin. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I saw her thrashing on the mattress, mooing like a cow for mercy. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a mercy that she is young again, should one not be grateful?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have mercy!” she cried, spitting and spitting and spitting. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Y’all look like you need some mercy yourselves. You are obviously nobody’s mistress—I figure an unhappy indenture. The two little Negroes are runaways for sure.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent his eldest daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, but the dragon listened to not a word of her pleas. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z As we’re about to part, I want to stop and throw myself on his mercy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Elisha did not arrest his playing of a mournful song: “Oh, Lord, have mercy on me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As Father Quinel had always warned, God in His sweet mercy and unforgiving anger touches whom He wants. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me with sadness, maybe even mercy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He did not know whether to dart through the door to freedom or collapse on the bed to fall in love with her and place himself abjectly at her mercy again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This would be her fate someday—if she were lucky—living at the mercy of some rich butt-toad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Afterward I always felt guilty and recited the Repentance Psalm: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes you wonder about God up there on His throne with no mercy for the little unbaptized babies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Let him languish in pain, crying aloud for mercy, and let there be no surcease to this agony till he sing in dissolution. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His wife and her lover had been at his mercy—and that was the reason, not any reason of cowardice, why his generous heart had been determined to remain unconscious. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled to speak, to plead for mercy, but I couldn’t breathe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But when that brief mercy faded, when she regretted her humanity in favor of her own desires, she became what she is now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Lewis Powell continues to pound on Frederick’s head without mercy, blood spattering the walls and his An illustration showing Frederick Seward fightingfor his life against Lewis Powell. own hands and face. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z To these families, it all seemed so disingenuous, the thinly veiled plea for mercy and, most of all, the idea that Reggie was taking responsibility, “willing to man up.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “A mercy, Lord. A mercy at the dinner table.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They all three swam off into the murk under the drawbridge, upon their errand of mercy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora spoke of her mother, Mabel, who absconded one day and left her to the inconstant mercy of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "My uncle's the one who will need mercy, but I won't give him any." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone had shown me what Big Ma called “a mercy” when I didn’t deserve one. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “You know that. I am at the mercy of the winds of fate.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Lord have mercy, how could I have been so stupid? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We worked for so long with the sun beating down on our skin that my head started to hammer with pain, and it was a mercy when Arul finally said, “Enough. Let’s stop.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I am thanking God today for His grace and mercy.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He must have been a man with no heart, and no mercy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She could squeeze two cents till they begged for mercy, let alone two dollars. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat up and stretched my hands toward Mama in a plea for mercy. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked back at Peggy; it was as if he had thrown himself upon her mercy; was waiting for her to say some word that would take the horror away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Please, God have mercy, make it stop hurting. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And Jethro remembered words in the President’s letter: “There will be much criticism, but if I err it will be on the side of mercy.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The radio announcer’s voice was shrill: the Communists would show no mercy. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He terrorized them without mercy; they feared and loathed him without reserve. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He came to beg my mercy only? Or my love as well?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In an act of mercy, she nodded and motioned us toward the entrance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I do not cry, scream, or beg for mercy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was why she dared no longer dream: because in her own sleep she was like any dreamer, at the mercy of her unconscious. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The king then sent his youngest daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, and she was so lovely and clever that he was sure she would succeed where the others had perished. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The man who risked something in the name of mercy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Not only would that be groveling, it probably wouldn’t achieve the desired effect; Dana would still hassle him without mercy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” he cried, “mercy. This is not right, I’m not the king, they—” Ser Godry gave a pull on the rope. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Whoever had taken the rest of their things had let her keep it, and she didn’t know whether that was an oversight or a small mercy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Or there will be consequences. My mercy has limits.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The idea of spreading mercy, indiscriminately, or, to be more correct, spreading it on someone I really didn’t care about, enraptured me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To beg my mercy, or to harm me? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Tally felt herself wanting to give up, to throw herself on the wise mercy of the warden. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Sweet mercy, Prince O., I pray you, don’t torment your own self. You ain’t going to find a father through numbers.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Jean Valjean, the book’s hero, is shown mercy by a bishop for a criminal act. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When she hung up, Kathy praised and thanked God for his mercy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Omba’s very first act of mercy was to retrieve his master’s mask, which had blown up against Mile. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She could beg the Kuhani for mercy, appeal for the clemency of the Six. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Oh, mercy, I had to tear myself away! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mercy alone that there was no one else on the bus. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His environment had left its unlikable marks on him, but in the antebellum South, I could have found myself at the mercy of someone much worse—could have been descended from someone much worse. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, ‘Supposing some terrible gang has abducted him? Oh, mercy, mercy, no!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I fought back the urge to throw myself on Perilee’s mercy and beg to go home with them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She knew with a shudder how close the family had come to being on the mercy of the town that winter her mother had fled with the babies. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Bloom wasn’t just a terrorizing demon; he was also a bureaucrat at the mercy of paperwork. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As for no sooner said than done, it’s a promise that’s seldom kept. errand of mercy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Simon & Schuster, in an act of mercy and less clumsy syntax, changed the title to The Winners but gave it an awkward subtitle, “The Sequel to Joyce Haber’s ‘The Users.'” A literary feud for the ages: What fueled the bad blood between Dominick Dunne and “the Didions” 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The “greatest mercy,” in other words, “might be the bloodiest” — a perspective that is ruthless and ethical at once. George Saunders' novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' is remarkable 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z “But love, forgiveness and mercy will always have a future because they are constructive.” Pastor’s fight against KKK becomes movie that may aid battle 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Now the orange is at the mercy of all these other colors. "The Outsider": Crafting Stephen King's suburban horror despite a New York state of mind 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The ruling effectively left voters at the mercy of state legislators. Whose Votes Really Count? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Without thoughtful and disinterested judges, everyone would be at the mercy of the marketers. Everyone’s a critic 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z “The Gorn wants to kill Kirk. But something happens. Instead he shows mercy and restraint and refuses to kill the Gorn.” To Boldly Explore the Jewish Roots of ‘Star Trek’ 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z “I have entrusted that poor man to my Lord. Let Him grant him mercy, that he may deliver his heart to God.” My grandfather's whole family were murdered – but he found a way to forgive the killers 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Union-crushing, deliberate wage suppression, deregulation, unfair tax polices, and austerity measures have done their terrible work and left ordinary Americans at the mercy of a ruthless corporate power-grab. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z Rieux, like medical workers today, must obey the demands of an abstraction — harm minimization — giving them priority over more human impulses: touch, affection, mercy, pity. Perspective | Pandemic highlights the staying power of two 20th-century masterpieces 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Now they're trapped in a forest at the mercy of the elements. Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-01-01T00:05:30Z And in case you’re wondering, the throat-slitting of the opening, which took place years after World War II, was apparently classified by the police as a “mercy killing.” ‘The Good Traitor’ Review: The Defiant Diplomat 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z After so many years of being figuratively locked in a box, with the creative key thrown away, this venerable saga its now at the mercy of the Hollywood machine. New Jedi mind tricks: is Star Wars morphing into 'Harry Potter in space'? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Don’t be at the mercy of the vending machine. How to Prepare Workplace-Friendly Lunch and Snacks 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z This is the city’s new vulnerable class: vulnerable to sickness, to violence, to poverty, to the mercy of the Parisians they live among, no longer invisible but all too easily ignored. Paris, One Year Later 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Neither text, as written, is worth much without a dollop of mercy in the interpretation. Review: Sex, Lies and Vindication in a Most Timely ‘Measure for Measure’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The play in Posner’s reimagining becomes less about the quality of mercy, though, than about how flexible a supposedly egalitarian society can be to the varied tribes struggling to be full partners in it. Shylock goes to Washington in ‘District Merchants’ at Folger 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z That kind of openness to possibility demands mercy of those who have been horrendously unmerciful. Michael Vick, dog owner 2012-10-12T19:47:00Z He is, as wild things tend to be in movies nowadays, an innocent at the mercy of a ruthlessly predatory species, which is to say us. Review: ‘The Shape of Water’ Is Altogether Wonderful 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z As ever with Strictly, you are left by the end grateful for the smallest mercies. Strictly Come Dancing makes us wait for Widders 2010-10-01T23:34:00Z |
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