A new ballad, being a comparison between one that cut off his own nose, and another that cut his own throat to gain renown tune of Hang sorrow, cast away care, &c. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A52881 of text R12358 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing N554A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A52881 Wing N554A ESTC R12358 13127085 ocm 13127085 97856 2240849394

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A52881) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 97856) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 746:48) A new ballad, being a comparison between one that cut off his own nose, and another that cut his own throat to gain renown tune of Hang sorrow, cast away care, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p., 2 columns) s.n., [London? : 1681?] Broadside. Caption title. A satire in verse. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century eebo A new ballad being a comparison between one that cut off his own nose, and another that cut his own throat to gain renown. Tune of Hang sorrow cast aw A. T 1681 1 350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-06 Sampled and proofread 2006-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A New BALLAD Being a Comparison between one that cut off his own Nose , and another that cut his own Throat to gain Renown . Tune of Hang sorrow cast away care , &c. I. THere is an old story That 's much to the Glory Of one that was called Sophyrus , Whose Feats may be read Though the man be dead By any that are desirous . II. This man had a Nose As you may suppose In the middle of his face But cut it off clear Like a brave Cavaliere To get the Kings good grace . III. The manner is known So wee 'l let that alone Yet by the way you must note Though he slashed his face In every place He had a great care of his throat . IV. Now will any man dare This Wight to compare With an Heroe that I can name Who by cutting his throat Grew a man of great note And purchas'd Eternal Fame . V. Sophyrus did well But he doth excel If he be but right understood For t is a plain case As the Nose on his Face It was done for the peoples good . VI. The design was brave The people to save By letting his own throat bleed But the Fiend that repines At all good designs Did hinder it to succeed . VII . For his hand being up To spill the last drop Of the peoples saving blood He made him flinch At the tother inch And so prevented the good ▪ VIII So he useth his throat For the people to Vote Yet some are so wicked to hope This obligeing knife Though it spared his life Has mark't a fair place for the Rope . IX . Now who ever bares spleen To the King or the Queen Or to James the Duke of York , He shall have my Vote To cut his own Throat Provided he 'l perfect the work . A. T. FINIS .