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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 257

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man has witnessd half his days ;Ambition too as oft is fled,Eer the hair whitens on the head;Nay, the inspiring meed of Fame,Is ofttimes thought an empty name,Eer Health has ceasd its crimson glow.Or Time with care has markd the brow.But Love of gain will neer depart.When once it seizes on the… … 2 oJ §1 IJ o --^ on H ^^ ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH I97 In the high ranks of Life what ruin, What hurry to their own undoing, What vain remorse, we daily see, The fruits of this propensity. But tis not in the Club alone The heedless Gamester is undone. Tis even seen among the Classes Of Livried Lads,…

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