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Harlequin
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Sheet with 16 depictions of the life of Harlequin. Below each image a two-line verse in Dutch and in French. Numbered center bottom: No 91.
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Credit lineHarlekijn. 1866 - 1902. Franciscus Antonius Beersmans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Harlequin
Appropriate rustic play may amuse you, O youth / But follow no prank of Till Eulenspiegel; / Remain related to virtue and duty: -- then you will taste joy, / Then this true pleasure rises -- that soul-joy constantly to the top
Appropriate rustic play may amuse you, O youth / But follow no prank of Till Eulenspiegel; / Remain related to virtue and duty: -- then you will taste joy, / Then this true pleasure rises -- that soul-joy constantly to the top
Honest play may amuse you, O youth, / But do not follow the pranks of Till Eulenspiegel, / Remain virtuous and dutiful, - then you will taste joy, / Then this true pleasure - that soul's delight - will reach its peak / Take honest amusements, my dear ones / Do not follow the tricks
Learn from Tom Thumb's Pleasant Life, (Which We Give You Here in Print:) / If You Are Naughty, Though Small, Your End Will Be Sad / Children, Since of Tom Thumb, I Give You the Image, It Is to Excite You to Always Remain Wise; / Seek Virtue, That Is the True Means to Make You Cherished by...
See here, dear little boys, a pretty print, / You may freely amuse yourselves with it, / But make sure you always know your lessons well, / Then that joy will taste even better