. The dance of death. iempi^fcitf ^ m rtu:Lri_tur Uta*. ?s^rt*,- «»;. 55 THE ABBESS. XIV. DEATH, fantastically dressed in a sort ofmantle, with feathers on his head, exulting-\y seizes the Abbess by the wimple, andleads her away from the convent; whilst a,nun in the back ground is piteously bewail-ing the fate of her mistress. 56 THE FRIAR. XV THIS poor mendicant is endeavouringto escape with his wallet and money-box fromthe clutches of Death, who has seized himby the cowl, and drags him away with greatviolence.

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