XVII. The Dance of Death modernised. Published July 13, 1800, and designed by G. M. Woodward, Berners’ Street, Oxford Street. Contains the following caricatures. Size 5 by 4½.
1. King. “Return the diadem and I’ll follow you.”
2. Cardinal. “Zounds, take care of my great toe, or I shall never rise higher than a cardinal.”
3. Bishop. “I cannot go, I am a bishop.”
4. Old Man. “My good friend, I am too old, I assure you.”
5. Dancing-master. “I never practised such an Allemande as this since I have been a dancing-master.”
6. Alderman. “If you detain me in this way my venison will be quite cold.”
7. Methodist Preacher. “If you wo’nt take I, I’ll never mention you or the Devil in my sarmons as long as I lives.”
8. Parson. “I can’t leave my company till I’ve finish’d my pipe and bottle.”
9. Schoolmaster. “I am only a poor schoolmaster, and sets good examples in the willage.”