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Youth, do you wish to learn to play? / Come to associate with Cupid, / For he wins the prize from everyone, / No one is wiser than he
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Leaf with 24 depictions of children's games and activities portrayed with Cupids, such as marbles, hoop rolling, and fishing. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 13.
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Credit lineJonkheid wilt gy spelen leeren / Kom met Cupido verkeeren / Want hy wint van ieder prys / Niemand is hem te wys. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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