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Proverbs, fitting the images you see / In this picture are for your benefit, do not forget them; / But imprint, O youth! their meaning in your thoughts, / You may enjoy the pleasure thereof with delight
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Proverbs, fitting the images you see / In this picture are for your benefit, do not forget them; / But imprint, O youth! their meaning in your thoughts, / You may enjoy the pleasure thereof with delight

1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 36 depictions of proverbs. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 134.

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printpopular printproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineSpreekwoorden, passende op de beelden, die gy ziet / In dit tafreel zyn u tot nut, vergeet ze niet; / Maar prent, ô jeugd! den zin 'er van in uw gedachten, / Gy moogt daar van 't vermaak met lust betr. 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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