[_A German cargo of lead has been captured._]
It is not lost to you, so make no moan;
You shall receive it back, O Potsdam pundit;
We do but take a temporary loan,
Intending to refund it.
And goodly interest it shall not lack,
A generous rate per cent. for every particle;
We take the raw material, sending back
The manufactured article.
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