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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 XLV.—THE CHILD.

Xf under the roof of poverty there is any comfort, it is irihaving children, by whom we may hope one day to be solaced»This is the case with this poor widow; but death is of a differentopinion, and is come to carry off her youngest Childs unraovcdby her prayers and lamentations*

Homo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tempore, repletur mul-tis miseriis: qui quasi flos egreditur & conteritur, & fugitTelut umbra. Job xiv» 1, 2.

PLANCHE XLV.—L'ENFANT.

Ol sous le toit de la pauvrete il y a quelque consolation, c'estd'avoir des enfans dont on peut esperer d'ötre unjour soulage.C'est le cas de cette pauvre veuve, mais la Mort n'est point decet avis, & vient de lui enlever le plus petit sans se laisserflechir, ni par ses priores ni par ses lamentations.

 
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