
A mischievous tour of language opens the work, where the author treats words like tiny pendulums swinging between meaning and nonsense. Through a series of bite‑size verses and mock‑dictionary entries, familiar concepts—money, love, aristocracy—are turned into playful riddles that tease the ear. The text blends Frisian, Dutch and invented terms, creating a collage that feels both scholarly and delightfully chaotic.
Listeners are invited to follow the narrator’s wandering thoughts as he compares society to a clock, the female gender to a swinging weight, and everyday objects to fleeting “clips.” Each fragment is a snapshot of wit, offering sharp observations on politics, philosophy, and the absurdities of daily life without ever settling into a conventional plot. The result is a lively, thought‑provoking experience that rewards attentive ears with humor and unexpected insight.
Language
fy
Duration
~45 minutes (43K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Frank van Drogen, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) With special thanks to Hillie Plantinga for context reading and SL for providing higher resolution scans.
Release date
2006-11-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1816–1887
A 19th-century Frisian poet remembered for witty, learned verse, he brought humor and wordplay into writing about language, history, and the world around him.
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