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See here what young boys are playing, / Their practice will not bore you; / Follow youth in all their activities, / But let the crime remain outside
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Sheet with 24 depictions of children's games for boys, such as spinning tops, riding a hobby horse, and bowling. Under each image a four-line poem. Numbered top right: No. 60.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZie hier wat jonge knapen spelen, / Hun oeffening zal u niet vervelen; / Volg jeugd in alles hun bedryf, / Maar, dat er 't misdryf buiten blyf. 1818 - 1828. W. van Bergen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Come, children, buy this print, it will surely amuse you, / Here you have again a selection of all kinds of things, / Children's toys are depicted here, / Shared for your benefit and pleasure
See here what young lads are playing, / Their practice will not bore you. / Follow youth! in all their activities / Make sure that abuse remains outside
See here what young boys are playing, / Their practice will not bore you; / Follow youth in all their activities, / But let the crime remain outside
See here what young boys play, / Their exercise will not bore you. / Follow youth in all their business; / But, that there be no abuse
Most, O Youth! that you see here / Is childish play and nothing else (...)
Children, as you wish to amuse yourself, come, then contemplate these figures, each in their station and conduct, thereby to satisfy your reading desire