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Uilenspiegel was a rogue, / And performed many whims; / But children, never follow his life, / Which would bring you no honor but shame
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Sheet with 24 depictions of the life of Till Eulenspiegel. Under each image a two-line verse. Numbered at the top center: N. 8.
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Credit lineUilenspiegel was een guit, / En voerde vele grillen uit; / Doch kind'ren volgt nooit zijn leven, / Dat u geen eer maar schand zou geven. 1848 - 1881. Lutkie & Cranenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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