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Come, You Youths, Come, Will You Bear Arms, / Choose as You Please What Suits Your Pleasure, / Whether a Cuirassier, Ulan, or Hussar, / If You Prefer a Lancer, the Service is Ready for You
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Come, You Youths, Come, Will You Bear Arms, / Choose as You Please What Suits Your Pleasure, / Whether a Cuirassier, Ulan, or Hussar, / If You Prefer a Lancer, the Service is Ready for You

weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm · 1842 - 1866 · 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 4 depictions of soldiers on horseback. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: 52.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwarfarethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineKomt, jongelingen komt, wilt gy de wapens dragen, / Kies maar uw eigen zin, wat uw strekt tot behagen, / Het zy een curassier, ulaan of een huzaar, / Verkiest gy een lanssier, de dienst is voor uw kla. 1842 - 1866. weduwe C. Kok geboren Van Kolm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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