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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 318

An illustration from The English dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson;, 1903, leaf 318 — the struggling foe,Tis Death directs the fatal blow :When the shaft makes the bosom bleed,Tis Death directs the fatal speed :When the loud cannon breathes, its breathIs the destructive fume of Death. 236 ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH Whereer he waves his torch on high,The victors and the vanquishd die;And… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 237 THE WEDDING There is a proverb that is knownBy evry lively Miss in Town,For whom Love lies in ambuscade,—That Marriages in Heaven are made.Thus, when the Fair, resolvd to wed,Receives the Captain to her bed,Whose only fortune is his payOf nothing like a pound per day,A…

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