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Death's Dance
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The English Dance of Death
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TIME & DEATH
Time & Death their Thoughts Impart On Works of Learning & of Art
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THE ANTIQUARY'S LAST WILL & TESTAMENT
Fungus, at length, contrives to get Death's Dart into his Cabinet
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THE LAST CHASE
Such mortal Sport the Chase attends: At Break Neck Hill the Hunting Ends
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THE STATESMAN
Not all the Statesman's power or art Can turn aside Death's certain Dart
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TOM HIGGINS
His blood is stopp'd in ev'ry vein, He ne'er will eat or drink again
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THE SHIPWRECK
The Dangers of the Ocean Oer, Death Wrecks the Sailors on the Shore
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THE VIRAGO
Her tongue and temper to subdue: Can only be perform'd by you
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THE MISER
What do these sav'ry meats delight you? Begone, & stay, till I invite you
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THE RECRUIT
I list you, and you'll soon be found, One of my regiment under ground
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THE MAIDEN LADIES
Be not alarm'd: I'm only come To choose a wife, & light her home
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THE QUACK DOCTOR
I have a screct art to cure Each malady, which men endure
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THE SOT
Drunk and alive, the man was thing, But dead & drunk, why, he is mine
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THE HONEY MOON
When the old fool has drank his wine And gone to rest, I will be thine
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THE HUNTER UNKENNELLED
Yes, Nimrod, you may look aghast: I have unkennel'd you at last
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THE GOOD MAN, DEATH, AND THE DOCTOR
No scene so blest in Virtue's eyes, As when the Man of Virtue dies
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DEATH AND THE PORTRAIT
Nature and Truth are not at strife: Death draws his picture after Life
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THE GENEALOGIST
On that illumin'd roll of fame, Death waits to write your Lordship's name
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THE CATCHPOLE
The Catchpole need not fear a jail, The Undertaker is his Bail
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THE INSURANCE OFFICE
Insure his Life. But to your sorrow, You'll pay a good, round Sum tomorrow
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THE SCHOOLMASTER
Death, with his dart proceeds to flog Th' astonish'd, floggin Pedagogue
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THE COQUETTE
I'll lead you to the splendid Croud: But your next dress will be a shroud
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A CAUSETTE
On with your dead: & I'll contrive To bury this old Fool alive
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THE UNDERTAKER & THE QUACK
The Doctor's sick'ning toil to close, "Recipe Coffin" is the Dose
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THE MASQUERADE
Such is the power, & such the strife, That ends the Masquerade of Life
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THE DEATH BLOW
How vain are all your triumphs past, For this Set-To will be your last
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THE VISION OF SKULLS
As it appears, though dead so long, Each scull is found to have a tongue
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[THE PORTER'S CHAIR]
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THE PANTOMIME
Behold the signal of Old Time: That bids you close your Pantomime
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THE HORSE RACE
This is a very break Neck Heat: And Squire Jockey you are beat
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THE DRAM SHOP
Some find their Death by Sword & Bullet: And some by fluids down the Gullet
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THE GAMING TABLE
When'er Death plays, He's sure to win: He'll take each knowing Gamester in
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THE BATTLE
Such is, alas, the common Story, Of Blood & Wounds, of Death & Glory
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THE WEDDING
Plutus commands, & to the Arms, Of Doting Age, She yeilds her Charms
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THE SKAITERS [SKATERS]
On the frail Ice the willing skate, becomes an Instrument of Fate
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THE DUEL
Here Honour, as it is the mode, To Death consigns the weighty load
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THE BISHOP AND DEATH
Though I may yeild my forfeit breath, The word of Life defies thee, Death
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