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The most, O youth! that you see here, / Is children's play, and nothing else (...)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 16 depictions of children's games, including kite flying, hoop rolling, playing with dolls, and swinging. Under each image a four-line verse. Numbered top left: No. 94.
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Credit lineHet meest, ô jeugd! dat gy hier ziet, Is kinderspel, en anders niet (...). 1761 - 1804. Egmont, erven de Weduwe Jacobus van. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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