Emblems of mortality : representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, Death seizing all ranks and degrees of people : imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican church at Basil, in Switzerland : with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French : intended as well for the infomation of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth : to which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject, now or lately existing in divers parts of Europe (1789)

Bewick, John, 1760-1795, Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Hawkins, John Sidney, 1758-1842, Hodgson, Thomas, fl. 1785-1817 · London : Printed for T. Hodgson ... · leaf 44

An illustration from Emblems of mortality : representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, Death seizing all ranks and degrees of people : imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican church at Basil, in Switzerland : with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French : intended as well for the infomation of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth : to which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject, now or lately existing in divers parts of Europe, 1789, leaf 44 — Cursd be the Earth for thy Offence, And barren be the Ground,And full of Toil and Labour great, Thy anxious Life be found; Till Death thy lifelefs Limbs replaceIn Earths cold narrow Womb, Then Duft, which at the firft thou wert,Thou quickly fhalt become, C 5 3 Woey Woe, Woe to the Inhabiters of the… … Woe, grievous Woe, to all who now In this vile World abide ;For Times await you big with Grief, And every 111 befide. Though now to you a plenteous ShareOf Fortunes Gifts may fall, Pale Death will be, or foon or late,A ViCtant to all. B3 [ 0 ] The POPE. VhtH the Death of the High-Prieft that Jhall…

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