. The Dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited: in forty-six copper-plates . a tempete, & jette tous les passagers dans le plus af-freux desespoir. On en distingue un seul place pres du mat, quia conserve cette tranquillite dame quune bonne conscience ac-corde dans les plus grands perils aux esprits fermes & courageux;sa tete a tous les traits sous lesquels on represente ordinairementSocrate, F 2 36 PLATE XXXV.—THE WAGGONER. We see Death here venting his capricious fury on a cart of wine*--that a poor Waggoner is conduct
. The Dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited: in forty-six copper-plates . a tempete, & jette tous les passagers dans le plus af-freux desespoir. On en distingue un seul place pres du mat, quia conserve cette tranquillite dame quune bonne conscience ac-corde dans les plus grands perils aux esprits fermes & courageux;sa tete a tous les traits sous lesquels on represente ordinairementSocrate, F 2 36 PLATE XXXV.—THE WAGGONER. We see Death here venting his capricious fury on a cart of wine*--that a poor Waggoner is conducting. Without doubt^ the manhimself will soon come, in his turn, to be the sport of his caprice;and the same cause that has now produced, will ere long effec-tually finish his despair. Caecus caecum ducit: & ambo in foveam cadunt. Matth. xv. 14. PLANCHE XXXV. — LE VOITURIER. On voit Ici la Mort exercer ses bizarres fureurs sur un char devin que conduit un pauvre Voiturier. Sans doute que lui-memeva devenir a son tour le jouet de ses caprices, & que la memecause qui vient doccasionner son desespoir ne tardera pas a Corrait in a^rmfi^. ICHR0M:SXZI.
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