The British dance of death, exemplified in a series of engravings from drawings by Van Assen : with explanatory and moral essays / from drawings by Van Assen.

  • Van Assen, Benedictus Antonio, -1817.
Date:
1823
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The British dance of death, exemplified in a series of engravings from drawings by Van Assen : with explanatory and moral essays / from drawings by Van Assen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    immaterial being which braves the shock of dissolution; for as the only sting of death is sin, the vital stream, when unpoHuted, repels the venomous assault—reflowing thus in a pure current to the fountain head of everlasting virtue. MORAL. The human breast when stor’d with goodly seeds Contemplates joyfully the future state. Approving conscience smiles on virtue’s deeds. And blunts the arrow of imperious Fate.