. 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 . Pie that from hence to be releasd, With Chrift to liv
. 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 . Pie that from hence to be releasd, With Chrift to live, defires,Defpifes Death, and to the Stars In Words like thefe afpires: Who from this mortal Body will Me wretched Man releafe;And fnatch me Wretch! from this vile World, To Realms of pureft Peace ? The C 48 ] HUSBAND. What tahih away the Life ? Even Death*Eccles. asticus xxxi. 27*. Remember that DiMh u I not be Long in coming. ECCLESIASTICUS xiv. The Tyrant Death, O Hufband fond, The worft of all its Foes,Is to our Life and its fhort Courfe, With conftant Steps purfues. Reflect then in thy Prime of Life (Lifes tranfitory Day)That to thy End it thee conduces By gradual Decay. * The Original of this PafTage has no correfponding Wordsin the Translation of the Bible now in Ufe, and the above istherefore inferted from the former Transition. C 49 1The W I F E. Of the JVoman came the Beginning of Sin, andthrough her zve all die. ECCLESIASTICUS XXV. 4.
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