PLATE XXXII.—THE MERCHANT.
Escaped from the dangers of the sea, and safely arrived in port, this rich Merchant believes himself now in perfect safety; but he is mistaken. Employed in counting his money, examining his goods, and treating about their disposal, a bad customer, Death himself, comes up, and it is his person only that he wants to bargain for.
Qui congregat thesauros lingua mendacii, vanus et excors est, & impingetur ad laqueos Mortis. Prov. xxi. 6.