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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 89

An illustration from The English dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson;, 1903, leaf 89 — r ruleThan what is taught in Reasons school;But, straying from her general plan,Degrade the character of Man;Among them all, who can descryA vice more mean than Gluttony ?Of any groveling slave of sense,Not one can claim so small pretenceTo that indulgence which the wiseAllow to human frailties,As… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 59 Can, with unbounded grace, impart The kindness of a feeling heart. —The thoughtless, but the jovial souls, Who pleasure find in flowing bowls, Enjoy the day, or pass the nights In Bacchanalian delights :— Though their excesses do not give The happiness for which we live:…

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