A poem by
Edgar Allen Poe, first published in the
Evening Mirror of
New York in 1845.
Epigram for Wall Street
I'll tell you a plan for gaining
wealth,
Better than banking, trade or leases —
Take a
bank note and fold it up,
And then you will find your money in creases!
This wonderful
plan, without danger or loss,
Keeps your
cash in your hands, where nothing can trouble it;
And every time that you fold it across,
'Tis as plain as the light of the
day that you double it!