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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 XXXV.-THE WAGGONETt.

VV e seo Death here venting his capricious fury on a cart ofwine that a poor Waggoner is conducting. Without doubt, theman himself will soon come, in his turn, to be the sport of hiscaprice; and the same cause that has now produced, will erelong effectually finish his despair.

Caecus csecum ducit: & ambo in foveam cadunt. Matth. xv. 14.

PLANCHE XXXV.-LE VOITÜRIER,

CIn voit ici la Mort exercer ses bizarres fureurs sur un char devin que conduit un pauvre Voiturier. Sans doute que lui-memeva devenir ä son tour le jouet de ses caprices, & que la meraecause qui vieni d'occaeionner son desespoir ne tardera pas ä leterrainer.