The Dance of Death

XVII. - The Canon

THE CANON.

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Ecce appropinquat hora.

Mat. xxvi.

Tu uas au choeur dire tes heures

Paiant Dieu pour toy, & ton proche.

Mais il fault ores que tu meures.

Voy tu pas l'heure qui approche?

The Canon, with his falconer, page, and jester, enters the church door. Death shows him that his sands have run.

Death is always next door. -- Meredith

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