The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door;

The chest, contriv'd a double debt to pay,—

A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day.[397:2]

The Deserted Village. Line 227.

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The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.[398:1]

The Deserted Village. Line 232.

To me more dear, congenial to my heart,

One native charm, than all the gloss of art.

The Deserted Village. Line 253.