. Emblems of mortality : representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, Death seizing all ranks and degrees of people : imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican church at Basil, in Switzerland : with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French : intended as well for the infomation of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth : to which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject, now or lately existing in divers parts of Europe . The holy Sacrament, behold, Celeftial Gift, I bear,Th
. Emblems of mortality : representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, Death seizing all ranks and degrees of people : imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican church at Basil, in Switzerland : with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French : intended as well for the infomation of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth : to which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject, now or lately existing in divers parts of Europe . The holy Sacrament, behold, Celeftial Gift, I bear,The Tick Man, at the Hour of Death, With certain Hope to cheer. Evn I myfelf am mortal too, And the fame Laws obey,And fhall like him, when Time fhall come, To Death be made a Prey. C 23 ] The FRIAR MENDICANT. Such as fit in Darknefs, and in the Shadow of Death,being bound in Affliction and Iron, Psalm cvii. Some Men, the World to circumvent By Fraud and Falfehood try,By feignd Religion, Sin to hide From evry mortal Eye: Of Piety an ardent love They outwardly profefs ;But inwardly they are the Sink Of all Voluptuoufnefs : But when the End mail be at Hand, They like Reward Ihall have,And Death, by Myriads, fhall mow down The Wicked to the Grave. E 24 ]The CANONESS. TT^ere is a Way which fcemeth Right unto a Alan ;but the End thereof are the IVays of Death* Proverbs xiv. 12,
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