Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 394
Then the great scales were brought, amid laughter and jest, And Betsy was called to step in and be weighed;But a silence fell over each wondering guestWhen the mint-master opened a ponderous chestAnd a fortune of shillings displayed. By handfuls the silver was poured in one sideTill it weighed from…
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