Oliver Wendell Holmes: Old Tune, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants guineas for groats; He keeps all his customer

Old Tune, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants guine — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Old Tune, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants guineas for groats; He keeps all his customers still in arrears By lending them minutes and charging them years.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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