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Your Riches, taught
me, poverty -
Myself a Millionaire -
In little wealths - as
Girls could boast -
Till broad as Buenos -
Ayre
-
You drifted your Do -
minions
-
A different Peru -
And I esteemed all
poverty -
For Life's Estate, with you -
Of Mines, I little know,
myself -
But just the names -
of Gems -
The Colors of the
commonest -
And scarce of Diadems -
So much - that did
I meet the Queen -
Her glory - I should know -
But this - must be a
different wealth -
To miss it, beggars so -
I'm sure 'tis India -
all day -
To those who look on you -
Without a stint -
without a blame -
Might I - but be the
Jew!
Im
sure it is Golconda -
Beyond my power to deem -
To have a smile for
mine, each day -
How better, than a Gem!
At least, it solaces
to know -
That there exists - a
Gold -
Although I prove it
just in time
It's distance - to behold!
It's far - far Treasure
to surmise -
And estimate the
Pearl -
That slipped my sim -
ple
fingers through -
While just a Girl
at school!
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