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Children, follow your parents' advice, show obedience, / Flee the beginning of evil, always learn with diligence, / Then father will gladly give you a play hour, / Then mother's care will not be at all sour
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Children, follow your parents' advice, show obedience, / Flee the beginning of evil, always learn with diligence, / Then father will gladly give you a play hour, / Then mother's care will not be at all sour

weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm · 1842 - 1866 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Leaf with 8 depictions of children's activities, including drumming, going to school, and catching soap bubbles. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No 10.

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printpopular printgoing to school
Credit lineKinderen volg uw ouders raad, toont gehoorzaamheid, / Vlied 't beginzel van het kwaad, leer altoos met vlyt, / Dan geeft vader u zoo graag, ook een speelens uur, / Dan valt moederlief haar zorg, in 't. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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