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He that lies at the stock Shall have a gold rock; He that lies at the wall Shall have a gold ball; He that lies in the middle Shall have a gold fiddle. |
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Rhyme for inducing children to settle down for the night in the days when everybody, from king to kitchenmaid, slept more than one to a bed. The stock is the outer rail of the bedstead, described by Oliver Goldsmith as the place of honour. |
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