The English Dance of Death from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with metrical illustrations, by the author of "Doctor Syntax" [i.e. William Combe] |
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No Summons left t'awake our care,
Against the mischief to prepare;
As the Hawk pounces on its prey,
These sudden evils ne'er betray
Their fell approach, but strike the blow
And leave the victims to their woe.
Against the mischief to prepare;
As the Hawk pounces on its prey,
These sudden evils ne'er betray
Their fell approach, but strike the blow
And leave the victims to their woe.
| The English Dance of Death | |