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THE DANCE OF DEATH.

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PLATE XV.—THE FRIAR PROVISOR.

And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemedthem from the hand of the enemy. Psalm cvi. 10.

As he is just stepping into his convent,, withhis Christmas-box and wallet, Death stops himat the door; and deaf to his cries, as well as re-gardless of the fright he throws him into, dragshim with all his might by the cloak, and rendersall the good Friar's attempts to disengage himselfineffectual.

PLANCHE XV.—LE FRERE QUETEUR.

Pret a rentrerdans son couvent avec sa tire-lire & sa besace, la Mort l'arrete a la porte, &toute aussi sourde a ses cris, qu'insensible a l'ef-froi qu'elle lui cause, elle le tire de toutes sesforces par son capuchon, & rend impuissans lesefforts du bon Frere pour se derober de ses mains.