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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 XXXIX.— THE DRUNKARDS.

JJebauchery, and, above all, excess in drinking, undoubtedlyfurnish Death with powerful arms for committing his ravages.Here he appears pouring the wine in great abundanee into thethroatof one of these Drunkards, and themost beastlj drunken*ness reigns in these disgusting orgies.

Et nolite inebriari vino, in quo est luxuria. Eph. v. 18,

PLANCHE XXXIX.— LES YVROGNES,

i ja debauche & surtout les exces de la boisson fournissent sanscesse ä la Mort des armes puissantes pour exercer ses ravages.On la voit ici qui entonne le vin ä grands flots dans le gozierd'un de ces Yvrognes, & la plus grossiere crapule preside ä cettedegoutante orgie.

 
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