mercifulness

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That is to say, the true, lasting, reliable, conquering mercifulness has a double source.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

The animal is excused; but in man there is reason, the faculty of justice, the faculty of mercifulness.

From Foundations of World Unity by `Abdu'l-Bahá

But to Edwin, with the vision of Hilda’s mercifulness in his mind, even the sympathy of Janet for Mr Shushions had a quality of uncomprehending, facile condescension which slightly jarred on him.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

Yes, may the mercifulness and the overwhelming help of Him who was born of me be with thee everywhere where thou choosest to go.

From Caucasian Legends by Goulbat, Abraam Abraamovich

The mercifulness of this punishment is seen in its power in thus effectively stopping the tendency to crime.

From A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science by Kayll, James Leslie Allan