Because 'twas Riches I could own
Because ’twas Riches I could own,
Myself had earned it Me,
I knew the Dollars by their names
It feels like Poverty
An Earldom out of sight to hold,
An Income in the Air,
Possession has a sweeter chink
Unto a Miser’s Ear





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