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Various works, devised by the human mind, and useful for exercising human strength, we again show you, O youth! before your eyes, and point them out to you in a few rhyming lines
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Sheet with 4 depictions of different occupations, including fencing and working in the fields. Below each depiction a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 52.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerschillend werk, door 't brein des menschen uitgedacht, / En nut tot oefening der menschelijke kracht, / Vertoonen wij, o jeugd! hier weêr aan uw gezigt, / En wijzen u die aan in weinig reeglen dich. 1822 - 1849. I.I. de Lanier. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Various works, devised by the human mind, and useful for exercising human strength, we again show you, O youth! before your eyes, and point them out to you in a few rhyming lines
Various works, devised by the human mind, and useful for exercising human strength, we again show you, O youth! before your eyes, and point them out to you in a few rhyming lines
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In this print, children may observe: that the character of each region and the distinctive clothing of each people clearly distinguish men from one another
Here you can, O dear youth, learn something even from play, / Seek useful pastime already at the early beginning, / And in sweet pleasure, value noble virtue, / Then heaven's grace will crown you, and your parents' love