The lover's tragedy; or, Parents cruelty. To the tune of, Charon make hast and carry me over. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B04216 of text R180170 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L3258A). 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. 4 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 B04216 Wing L3258A ESTC R180170 47012519 ocm 47012519 174486 2240881034

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04216) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 174486) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2690:30) The lover's tragedy; or, Parents cruelty. To the tune of, Charon make hast and carry me over. 1 sheet ([1] p.) ill. Printed for P. Brooksby ..., [London] : [between 1685 and 1688] Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.) Contains 2 illustrations. "This may be printed, R. P." Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The lover's tragedy; or, parents cruelty. To the tune of, Charon make hast and carry me over. [no entry] 1685 1 579 2 0 0 0 0 0 34.54 C The rate of 34.54 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Lover's Tragedy : OR , PARENTS Cruelty . To the Tune of , Charon make hast and Carry me Over .

A Virgin fam'd for her Vertue and Beauty , Who by her Parents was greatly lov'd , To whom she paid all obedience and duty , never observing to be reprov'd : A lovely Youth of Reputation having her features view'd , Was struck with so much love and admiration , nothing his thoughts of her could exclude . He to her oft did his Passion discover , but her consent he could not obtain : She answer'd , she 'd not admit of a Lover , lest he her Parents good will could gain : Punish her Parents ( ye Gods ) for refusing a heart so loving , so just and true , Which they deserve for severely misusing , to be tormented as had by you ; But may the Nymph , so fair and cruel , every Worldly Bliss enjoy , Sure if the languish I lye in she knew well , she with a smile would my care destroy . At last he grew to so weak a condition , that there was nothing could yield relief , Saving the Virgin who was his Physician , on whom he call'd to redress his Grief . Farewell , Oh cruel Nymph , he cry'd , I now to Elizium must repair ! Then gave a sigh or two , and so be dy'd . and thus he was cured of all his care . To the fair Virgin this News was soon carried , which Message struck her with great surprize ; She vowing to see him e'er he was Buried , whom she had slain with her killing Eyes . To 's House she fled with expedition , as if by Cupids Wings convey'd , Asking at door in a sobbing Con●ition , which was the Room where his Corps was lay'd . He to prevail , us'd all endeavours for to obtain her Friend's consent , But by no means could pr 〈…〉 ure their favour , which fill'd his heart full of discontent . He had made many a fair proprosition , But what he offer'd they still deny'd : At last he in a despairing condition , thus on his Bed to himself he cry'd : Pitty my wrongs ye Am'rous Powers , hear a distressed Lover complain , Who upon Earth has but very few hours , thus to endure a Nymphs disdain . She to the Chamber was quickly conducted , where in a Shroud on his Bed he lay , Which sight so on her unkindness reflected that made her sound in the Room away : Many there came to her assistance , and to her sev'ral things apply'd , But Death against them all made such resistance , that by the Corps of her Love she dyd . When this sad News came to her Parents , both in a heavy distraction were , Running like mad People , crying and staring , for the sad loss of their Daughter fair : Tho' they prevented their being Marry'd whilst they were living by their care , Yet in one Grave they together were Wedded , this was the end of this lovely Pair . FINIS .

This may be Printed ,

R. P.

Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner .