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Oh, children! who love the game, / Live cheerfully, joyfully, in good spirits; / If you wish to share in sweet joy, / Then you must not quarrel while playing
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Oh, children! who love the game, / Live cheerfully, joyfully, in good spirits; / If you wish to share in sweet joy, / Then you must not quarrel while playing

Jacobus Thompson (I) · 1791 - 1812 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with 24 depictions of children's games, including hoop rolling, riding a hobby horse, and tag. Below each image a two-line verse.

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Credit lineGy, kindren! die het spel bemind, / Leef vrolyk, lustig, welgezind; / Wild gy in zoete blydschap deelen, / Dan moet gy, spelend', niet krakeelen. 1791 - 1812. Jacobus Thompson (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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