Typophile

Please reccomend me a serif text font based on my two favorite fonts

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My two favorites

I like the legibility and clean look of the first (Mercury text) and the more intricate look of the second (Computer modern).

I would use the second as my text font but it prints too light and it is less legible than the first. In addition, the line spacing is very annoying.

Could you please recommend a happy medium? Also, which of these two would you use as a text body font?

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