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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 228

An illustration from The English dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson;, 1903, leaf 228 — into your foolish Nob ? The man is dead—and you ve a Job.— Screwtight hung down his head and sighd. —You foolish woman, he replied— Old Nostrum, there, stretchd on the ground, Was the best friend I ever found. The good man lies upon his back; And trade, will now, be very slack. —How shall we… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 165 THE MASQUERADE Life is a Farce, and all things show it.Thus far John Gay,—a pretty Poet.While others, I believe, have said, That Life is but a Masquerade.Some nervous people may conceive it:But hang me, then, if I believe it.These simple questions I would ask,If Honesty…

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