Ah, Rembrant, be careful when you etch Coppenol [28], It is fraught with danger: the burin will slip from your hand When your eyes feast on this calligraphy Your stylus will lose all its power. (Rembrandt)

Ah, Rembrant, be careful when you etch Coppenol [28], It is fraught with danger: the burin will slip from your hand When your eyes feast on this calligraphy Your stylus will lose all its power.

Rembrandt

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