mercifulness

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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

The heart, in its mercifulness and goodness, can pardon while mindful of the betrayal; the flesh has no nobility of pride; in yielding anew it forgets.

From Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) by Pont-Jest, Ren? de

Nothing can exceed the mercifulness of this language!

From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles

Was not the practice said to have been adopted at Jaffa by an extraordinary character, to be esteemed for mercifulness in comparison of this?

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

The tendency is toward too great mercifulness, which spoils the character of the nation, just as leniency to the developing child spoils individual character.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)