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Allon, beat the drums! sound the trumpets! / Come cheerfully, farmers! pack up and go: / Gather up; give money; that is the word. / Why? you cannot prevent it
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Allon, beat the drums! sound the trumpets! / Come cheerfully, farmers! pack up and go: / Gather up; give money; that is the word. / Why? you cannot prevent it

Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van · 1761 - 1804 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with 18 depictions of various figures, including a page, a hero, Hans on a goose, and a dying man. Below each depiction a two-line verse. Numbered top left: No. 28.

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Credit lineAllon, sla pauken! blaas trompetten! / Kom lustig, boeren! pak je voort: / Schaf op; geef geld; dat is het woord. / Waarom? gy kunt het niet beletten. 1761 - 1804. Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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