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Take, little ones, take joyfully, view this print, / It makes you acquainted with Chloris and Rosje, / And how they celebrate their wedding with joy, / For joy is indeed so characteristic of youth
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Leaf with 12 depictions of the wedding of Kloris and Roosje. Below each image a four-line verse. Marked in the upper right: Letter V.
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Credit lineNeemt, kleinen, neemt vrolijk, beziet deze prent, / Zij maakt u met Kloris en Roosje bekend, / En hoe zij hun bruiloft gaan vieren met vreugd, / Want blijdschap is immers zoo eigen aan jeugd. 1822 - 1870. Christiaan Cornelis Lucas van Staden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Take, little ones, take joyfully, view this print, / It makes you acquainted with Chloris and Rosje, / And how they celebrate their wedding with joy, / For joy is indeed so characteristic of youth
Take it, little ones, take it cheerfully, view this print, / It makes you acquainted with Chloris and Rosje, / And how they are going to celebrate their wedding with joy, / For joy is indeed so natural to youth
See in these children their activities / The mirror of your own. O Youth! / Learn also from them to follow the path of Virtue, / In everything you do, to remain steadfast.
Rejoice freely, you dear little ones, / At the feast you know so well. / Saint Nicholas comes to appear to you, / But no, the joy in this print
Here is given you a sketch, / Of the useful, cheerful life of the countryman. / Have respect, children, for that station, / It contributes to the welfare of the fatherland!
Seek diligence and virtue from these prints, / Then your amusement will serve as the joy of life