Emblems of Mortality; representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, death seizing all ranks and degrees of people

The CHARIOTEER.

Reading edition

And he sunk down in his Chariot.

2 Kings ix. 24.

Illustration from Emblems of Mortality; representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, death seizing all ranks and degrees of people

The Charioteer, by Horses fierce, Is rapid whirl’d along; The Reins they scorn, while Fear of Death Contends with Reason strong. The rapid Wheel at length torn off, The Axle overthrows; While, from the Casks, the precious Wine In copious Torrents flows.