On the death of Sir William Sharp of Stonnie-hill R. D. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B02911 of text R171677 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing D82). 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. 1 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 B02911 Wing D82 ESTC R171677 52614593 ocm 52614593 175819 2240873829

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B02911) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175819) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2752:5) On the death of Sir William Sharp of Stonnie-hill R. D. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [Edinburgh? : 1686] Caption title. Mourning border. Signed at end: R. D. Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland. eng Sharp, William, -- Sir, d. 1686 -- Death and burial -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Elegiac poetry, English -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo On the death of Sir William Sharp of Stonnie-hill ... R. D. R. D 1686 1 148 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. 2008-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-01 Sampled and proofread 2010-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2010-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
MEMENTO MORI depiction of skeletons, crossbones, and other emblems of Death in border surrounding elegy
ON THE DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM SHARP OF STONNIE-HILL . TWo Potent Heraulds joyntly do proclaim Good Stonnie-hill's deserved Praise , and Fame : Dame Nature fram'd Him , Faithful , Wise , and Just , Fortune afforded Tryal of His Trust . Our Sov'raign's Cash , and Signet testifie Sir William Signal , for Fidelitie . O Stonie-hill ! ( but certainly the best Of Parian-Marble , for a Solid Breast ; ) Noble , Ignoble Person , Rich , or Poor , Were at His hand of equal dealing sure . Religion , Prudence , Truth , and Loyalty , Perpetuat His Fragrant Memory . His nearest Heir , and kindly Legators , Are of just Purchase , justly Possessors : Heav'n hath His Soul , the Grave His Corps ; but must Refound the meanest Atome of His Dust . R. D.