. The Dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited: in forty-six copper-plates . n. LVCAE. 17 PLATE XVI. — THE ASTROLOGER. He has his eyes fixed on a sphere hanging from the ceiling, andappears profoundly engaged in the vain chimeras of judicial astro-logy, while Death comes to turn his attention upon a death-head,which he is presenting to him in a most grotesque attitude, seem-ing to say, in a jeering tone. Could thy sublime art inform thee,that I was coming to pay thee this visit to-day ? Indica mihi, si nosti, omnia
. The Dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited: in forty-six copper-plates . n. LVCAE. 17 PLATE XVI. — THE ASTROLOGER. He has his eyes fixed on a sphere hanging from the ceiling, andappears profoundly engaged in the vain chimeras of judicial astro-logy, while Death comes to turn his attention upon a death-head,which he is presenting to him in a most grotesque attitude, seem-ing to say, in a jeering tone. Could thy sublime art inform thee,that I was coming to pay thee this visit to-day ? Indica mihi, si nosti, omnia sciebas. Tunc quod nasciturusesses ? & numerum dierum tuorum noveras ? Job xxxviii. i8, 2i« PLANGHE XVr. •— L* ASTROLOGUE. XL a les yeux fixes sur une sphere suspendue au plancher, &paroit profondement occupe des vaines chimeres de Iastrologiejudiciaire, tandis que la Mort vient tourner son attention sur unetete de mort, quelle lui presente dans Iattitude la plus grotesque,& semble lui dire dun ton railleur; Ton art sublime a-t-il pu4apprendre que je viendrois te rendre aujourdhui cette visite ? D i8 PLATE XVII. —THE EMPEROR. Seated on a
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