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 88
ant Death, O Hufband fond, The worft of all its Foes,Is to our Life and its fhort Courfe, With conftant Steps purfues. Reflect then in thy Prime of Life (Lifes tranfitory Day)That to thy End it thee conduces By gradual Decay. * The Original of this PafTage has no correfponding Wordsin the… … From Eve, the Mother of Mankind, Our Parent Adams Wife,Sprang Sin, and thence fell Death arofe. The Enemy of Life. Let not, howeer, thy tender Mind To Grief a Vi&im fall,If Death mould thee to quit this World, Like other Mortals, call. C 50 3 The LAST JUDGMENT. }Ve Jhall alljiand before the…
Dance of death
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