. The deserted village . 29. The parlour splendours of thatfestive place:The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behindthe door; The chest contrived a double debt to pay,A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day;The pictures placed for ornament and use,The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose;The hearth, except when winter chilled the day,With aspen boughs, and flowers and fennel gay,While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show,Ranged oer the chimney, glistened in a row. 30

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