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The English dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson; (1903)

Combe, William, 1742-1823, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 · London, Methuen and co. · leaf 248

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ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH But he has met a sudden Fate, Near Rufus Hall wide opning gate. A Hackney Chariot waited there, To take him home to BloonisbWy Square. Death mounts the Box and plies the thong, The angry horses dart along:— The wheels a Paviours barrow meet, Brim full of stones to mend the… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 189 THE FORTUNE TELLER It has been said, that Man, by Nature,Is but a superstitious Creature.If I err not, twas Burkes, opinion,And he may seem to claim dominion,As a Philosopher and Sage,In this illuminated age.Which his superior mind adornd,And through whose years he will…

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