The Dance of Death

XLV. - The Fool

THE FOOL.
THE FOOL.

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Quasi agnus lasciuiens, & ignorans, nescit quòd ad vincula stultus trahatur.

Proverb vii.

Le Fol vit en ioye, & deduict

San scavoir qu'il s'en va mourant,

Tant qu'à sa fin il est conduict

Ainsi que l'agneau ignorant.

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

All the sentiments of worldly grandeur vanish at that unavoidable moment which decides the destiny of men. -- Richardson

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