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The dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited in forty-six copper plates; done from the original designs ... ; to which are prefixed, descriptions of each plate in French and English, with the scripture text from which the designs were taken
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PLATE XXIII.— THE NEW-MARRIED PAIR.

Xn the first transports of an happy union, this tender coupleappears so wholly taken up with each other, and so inebriatedwith their mutual happiness, that they neither see nor hear,Death, who is marching before them, beating furiously on alittle drum, is soon to give a cruel Interruption to their enjoy-ments.

Sola mors me et te separaverit. Ruth i. 17.

PLANCHE XXIII— LES NOUVEAUX MARIES.

JLIaivs les premiers transports d'une douce union, ces deuxtendres epoux paroissent tellement occupes Tun de Tautre, ilssont si enivres de leur bonheur mutuel, qu'ils ne voient ni n'en*tendent la Mort qui marchedevanteux, en frappant vigoureuse*ment sur un petit tambour, & qui va leur donner bientöt un crueltrouble-fete.

 
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