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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 150

An illustration from The English dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson;, 1903, leaf 150 — his call, The Spectre stalkd across the Hall. 104 ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH —One seizd the knife, another sworeHe neer saw such a sight before :Others poppd off, full helter skelter,And, on the stair-case sought for shelter;While Jack, as quick as he was able,Sunk, slyly, underneath the table.The… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 105 THE GOOD MAN, DEATH, ANDTHE DOCTOR The Good Man dead, this Lesson givesIt is another Angel lives.A Star has set for ever here,To glitter in a brighter sphere.Earth feels the loss when Virtue dies,To triumph in its native skies.The chamber where He breathes his last,Who,…

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