Inside Out Library

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 143

An illustration from The english dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson. With metrical illus. by the author of "Doctor Syntaz", 1903, leaf 143 — ;And seemd contented to retire,A knowing, petty Country Squire. No one will Son or Father praise,They both were bad in different ways:The one was known his life to passAn useless treasure to amass :The other spent it like an Ass.For neither JACK nor GRIPUS knewThe happy medium to pursue,The art… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH IO? GRETNA GREEN ASK what is LOVE,—or where tis foundIn our Lifes busy, ceaseless round,Enquire of all you chance to meet,In every house, in evry Street;And then weigh well the strange repliesFrom old and young, from fools and wise,From rich and poor, from great and…

Dance of death

Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The english dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson. With metrical illus. by the author of "Doctor Syntaz"

More like this