The Voice that stands for Floods to me 1
Is sterile borne to some－
The Face that makes the Morning mean
Glows impotent on them－
What difference in Substance lies 5
That what is Sum to me
By other Financiers be deemed
Exclusive Property!
Is sterile borne to some－
The Face that makes the Morning mean
Glows impotent on them－
What difference in Substance lies 5
That what is Sum to me
By other Financiers be deemed
Exclusive Property!
(F.1207/J.1189)
[1] Voice:: the roar of a bear.
[2] borne:: produced; a hint on the bear market. some:: the people devoted to stock exchange.
[3] mean:: penurious, poor. Face, mean:: the bear stands for poor in stock market.
[5] Substance:: possessions, estate, wealth (OED substance 16, 1382, 1849).
[6] Sum:: total amount; no material substance produced in the stock market, so for her the sum didn't change.
[8] Exclusive Poverty:: financiers think people not in stock market are poor.
The parties of the Stock Exchange are two－the Bulls (i.e. those speculating for an advance), who are generally the followers of Moses and the profits; and the Bear (i.e. those who speculate for the decline). ─ Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1832)