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!
-The End-
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Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century American writer best known for his gothic horror tales and poetry, though he also had a sharp comic wit that surfaces in lesser-known works like this one. "Epigram for Wall Street" was first published in 1845, the same year as his landmark poem "The Raven," revealing a playful side that often goes overlooked in his legacy.
