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Die Grafinn.

Death helps her at her tiring by decorating her with a necklet of dead men's bones.

The Noble Lady, or Bride XXXV Die Edelfrau.

"Me et te sola mors separabit"—says the motto. And Death already dances before her.

The Duchess XXXVI Die Herzoginn.

Death seizes her in bed, while his fellow plays the fiddle.

The Pedlar XXXVII Der Kramer.

Death stops him on the road with his wares at his back.

The Ploughman XXXVIII Der Ackermann.

Death runs at the horses' sides as the sun sinks, and the furrows are completed.

The Young Child XXXIX Das Junge Kind.

As the meagre cottage meal is preparing, Death steals the youngest child.

The Last Judgment XL Das jüngste Gericht.

"Omnes stabimus ante tribunal Domini."

The Escutcheon of Death XLI Die Wappen des Todes.

The supporters represent Holbein and his wife.

[Added in later editions]

The Soldier XLII

Death, armed only with a bone and shield, fights with the Soldier on the field of battle.

The Gamester XLIII

Death and the Devil seize upon the Gambler at his cards.

The Drunkard XLIV

Men and women carouse: down the throat of one bloated fellow Death pours the wine.

The Fool XLV

The Fool dances along the highway with Death, who plays the bagpipes.

The Robber XLVI

Death seizes the Robber in the act of pillage.

The Blind Man XLVII

Death leads the Blind Man by his staff.

The Waggoner XLVIII

The waggon is overturned; one Death carries off a wheel, the other loosens the fastening of a cask.

The Beggar XLIX

The Beggar, lying on straw outside the city, cries in vain for Death.

[Two others, not found in the earlier editions, "The Young Wife," and "The Young Husband," are not included in the Douce reprint for which the foregoing blocks were engraved.]

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Formauit Dominvs Devs hominem de limo terræ, ad imaginē suam creauit illum, masculum & fœminam creauit eos.

Genesis i. & ii.

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