THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXVIILTHE OLD MAN. My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Job, xvii. 1. Here we see Death leading away, playing on a psaltery, an Ol... Show more
THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXVIILTHE OLD MAN. My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Job, xvii. 1. Here we see Death leading away, playing on a psaltery, an Old Man to the brink of the grave* bent under the load of years, and verging to the last degree of frailty. The Old Man allows himself to be carried off, with that calmness and tranquillity, which are the effects of wisdom, and the fruits of a good conscience. PLANCHE XXVIILLE VIEILLARD. L'on voit ici la Mort qui conduit sur le bord de sa fosse, en jouant du psalterion, un Vieillard courbe sous le poids des annees, & parvenu au dernier degr de la caducite, Le Vieillard se laisse emmener avec ce calme & cette tranquillite qui sont Papanage de la sagesse, & les fruits d'une bonne conscience.
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THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXIX.THE OLD WOMAN. Death is better than a bitter life, or continual sickness. Eccles. xxx. 17. The grim countenance of this good old Dame does not indicate the same... Show more
THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXIX.THE OLD WOMAN. Death is better than a bitter life, or continual sickness. Eccles. xxx. 17. The grim countenance of this good old Dame does not indicate the same resignation as appears in the former subject. Wholly occupied in mumbling her rosary, she pays no attention to the sound of a dulcimer,, on which one of her conductors is playing. The other skeleton, impatient of the slowness of the Old Woman's march, is employing menaces and, blows to make her advance. : PLANCHE XXIX.LA VIE1LLE. Le visage rechigne de cette bonne Vieille n'annonce pas la merne resignation que dans le sujet precedent. Toute occupee a marmotter son rosaire, elle ne prete aucune attention au son du timpanon dont joue Tune de ses conductrices. L'autre squelette^ impatient de la lenteur que la bonne Vieille met dans sa marche, emploie les menaces & les coups pour la faire avancer.
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64 THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXX.THE CHILD. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and co... Show more
64 THE DANCE OF DEATH. PLATE XXX.THE CHILD. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Job, xiv. 1. If under the roof of poverty there is any comfort, it is in having children, by whom we may hope one day to be solaced. This is the case with this poor widow ; but Death is of a different opinion,, and is come to carry off her youngest Child, unmoved by her prayers and lamentations. PLANCHE XXX.L'ENFANT. Si sous le toit de la pauvrete il y a quelque consolation, e'est d'avoir des enfans dont on peut esperer d'etre un jour soulage. C'esl le cas de cette pauvre veuve, mais la Mort n'est point de cet avis, & vient de lui enlever le plus petit sans se laisser flechir, ni par ses prieres ni par ses lamentations. END OF THE DANCE OF DEATH-
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