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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 178

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d screams, and squalls. Make not, said Death, this mighty stir;1 You re now a wealthy Dowager,1 And may, perhaps, for many a year,1 Live on, the Widow of a Peer,1 But twere as well to lay aside1 This embryo of human pride.1 Whether from Priam you descend, Or your Dad cried—Old chairs to mend;1 When… … - 2 _ 2 o a, ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 127 THE CATCHPOLE Law is, or should the offspring beOf Justice and Humanity,And prove as plain as A, B, C.Should go strait forward on its way,Nor eer be subject to delay :No crosses should its steps prolongTo what is right, or what is wrong.The Law is just, the…

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