The english dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson. With metrical illus. by the author of "Doctor Syntaz" (1903)
Combe, William, 1742-1823, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 (illus.) · New York Appleton · leaf 101
EATH They see Death sitting at the Helm;And, as the mountain seas oerwhelm,Amid the Storms tremendous roar,One shriek they give—and all is oer. The Sailors formd the storm to brave,And calls the Sea the Seamans grave:But Beauty sure might hope to sleepWhere Graces mourn, and Muses weep;And claim,… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 75 THE WINDING UP OF THE CLOCK TIME has been calld the Thief of Youth,And so it may with moral Truth:But tis alike the Thief of Age,And jogs us on from Stage to Stage:As in its course it passes on,It steals a bit from evry one:Leaving each still the less behind,T improve his…
Dance of death
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
