The Dance of Death,

»7£

An engraving by De Bry. In the middle, an oblongoval, representing a marriage, Death attending. On thesides, grotesques of apes, goats, &c. At bottom, S. P. ar?dthese lines :—

Ordo licet reliquos sit praestantissimus interConjugium, heu nimium saepe doloris habet.

Oblong, 51 by 2\.

Its companion—Death digging a grave for an old man,who looks into it. Psal. xlix. and xc.

An engraving by Crispin de Pas of Death standingbehind an old man, who endeavours, by means of hismoney spread upon a table, to entice a young female,who takes refuge in the arms of her young lover. Atbottom, the following dialogue :—

SENEX.

Nil aurei ? nil te coronati juvant ?Argenteis referto bulga nil movet ?

MORS.

Varios quid at Senex amores expetis :Tumulum tuae finemque vitae respice.

JUVENIS.

Quid aureorum me beabit copia.Amore si privata sim dulcissimo.

Its companion—Death with his hour-glass stands behindan old woman, who offers money to a youth turning indisdain to his young mistress. At bottom, these lines :—

JUVENIS.

Facie esse quid mihi gratius posset tuaIpsius haud Corinthi gaza divitis.

VETULA.

Formam quid ah miselle nudam respicisCum plus beare possit auri copia.

MORS.

At tu juventa quid torquere frustra anus

Quin jam sepulchri instantis es potius memor-

Both oblong, 6 by 4.

An engraving by Bosse of a queen reposing on a tent-bed : Death peeps in through the curtains, another Deathstands at the corner of the bed, whilst a female with a