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Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus, from Cebus apella group), sharing: photo by Frans de Waal, from K. Powell, Economy of the Mind, 2003; image by Ayacop, 2006
Ay me, alas, heigh ho, heigh ho!
Thus doth Messalina go
Up and down the house a-crying,
For her monkey lies a-dying.
Death, thou art too cruel
To bereave her of her jewel,
Or to make a seizure
Of her only treasure.
If her monkey die,
Thus doth Messalina go
Up and down the house a-crying,
For her monkey lies a-dying.
Death, thou art too cruel
To bereave her of her jewel,
Or to make a seizure
Of her only treasure.
If her monkey die,
She will sit and cry,
Fie fie fie fie fie!
Untitled song (Messalina's Monkey): Anonymous, from Canzonets in Three Voyces: Henry Youll, 1608
Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimuri sciureus): photo by Luc Viatour, 2007
Monkey on a leash and cherry blossoms: Hiroshige Ando, between 1830 and 1858 (Irving H. Olds Collection, Library of Congress)
Monkey on a leash and cherry blossoms: Hiroshige Ando, between 1830 and 1858 (Irving H. Olds Collection, Library of Congress)
Young women walking a monkey under a plum tree: Eisen Ikeda, 1824 (Japanese Prints and Drawings Collection, Library of Congress)
Young Girl Holding a Monkey: Rosalba Carriera, 1762 (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Two Chained Monkeys: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1562 (Staatliche Museum, Berlin)