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Youth, let this cat be your example / and do not learn to do evil / So you will not fall into great sorrow / and will avert this punishment
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A cat, sitting.
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Credit lineJeugd spiegeld uw aan dezen kat / en wilt geen quaat doen leeren / Soo raakt gy niet in groot verdriet / en sult dees straf af keeren. 1719 - 1724. Groot, erven Weduwe Gijsbert de. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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