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 233
er mind, they said, * we re so near 1 home; 1 And it will be delightful Fun, In such a night to have a run. Come, Major, give us either arm, We can skip on and take no harm : Besides, your fierce cockd Hat and Feather Will, surely, save us from the weather.1 The Care of such a gallant Fellow Is… … ENGLISH DANCE OF DEATH 179 THE LAW OVERTHROWN IT is not easy to conceive,That social Law should eer deceive;That what for our protections madeShould prove a pettifogging trade.Formd on maxims just and true,Bearing Mans happiness in view,And in the clear distinction strongOf what is right and what…
Dance of death
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