Poem by Thomas Moore

A Speculation

Of all speculations the market holds forth, 
      The best that I know for a lover of pelf, 
Is to buy Marcus up, at the price he is worth, 
      And then sell him at that which he sets on himself. 

1. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 65
2. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 25
3. From “Irish Melodies”. 115. Song of Innisfail
4. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 34
5. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 74

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