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The Dance of Death.

In the same work, at vol. A. 4, is a figure of Deathtrampling on Envy, with the motto, "Der Todt macht demNeyd ein ende." At A. 39, Death intercepting a traveller;the motto, "Vitam morti obviam procedit." At A. 74,Death standing near a city; the motto, " Tros Tyriusvemihi nullo discrimine habetur." At C. 9, a man andwoman in the chains of matrimony, which Death dissolvesby striking the chain with a bone; the motto, "Conjugiivinculum nrmissimum est." At C. 30, Death about tomow down a philosopher holding a clock; the motto,"Omnis dies, omnis hora, quam nihil sumus ostendit."At E. 32, Death standing in the middle of a parterre offlowers, holding in one hand a branch of laurel, in theother a palm-branch; the motto, " Ante mortem nullusbeatus est." At E. 35, Death shooting with a cross-bowat a miser before his chest of money; the motto, " Needivitiis nee auro." At E. 44, Death seizes a young manwriting the words, " sic visum superis " on a tablet; themotto, "Viva virtus est funeris expers." At G. 32, Deathpursues a king and a peasant, all on horseback; the motto," Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat." At G. 66, a womanlooking in a mirror sees Death, who stands behind herreflected; the motto, " Tota vita sapientis est meditatiomortis." At H. 66, a company of drunkards. Deathstrikes one of them behind when drinking; the motto,"Malus inter poculo mos est." At H. 80, Death cutsdown a genealogical tree, with a young man and woman;the motto, " Juventus proponit, mors disponit."

" Conrad Buno Driestandige Sinnbilder," 1643. Ob-long 4to.

"Amoris divini et humani antipathia." Antw. 1670.i2mo.

" Typotii Symbola varia diversorum principum sacro-sanctae ecclesiae et sacri Imperii Romani." Arnheim,

1679. I2H10.

In Sluiter's "Somer en winter leven," Amst. 1687, i2mo.is a figure of Death knocking at the door of a house andalarming the inhabitants with his unexpected visit. Thedesigner most probably had in his recollection Horace's" Mors aequo pede pulsat pauperum tabernas regumqueturres."