[Water is taken as the unit. Translate into numbers the last four consonants of the couplet, and place a decimal point in the middle, e. g. Gold ]
| Gold | Would you have enough Gold for your rents? Invest in the seven per cents. |
| Silver | With Silver the young soldier tip, And with a new sabre equip. |
| Copper | I bet you a copper that nook Is the place where the salmon broke hook. |
| Tin | It is merely a question of Tin, Where the wealthier suitor may win. |
| Lead | Leaden shot had been busy that day, Where many a dead rabbit lay. |
| Iron | Yes, Iron’s the metal, old stoker, To make a superior poker! |
| Brass | Brass trumpet and brazen bassoon Will speedily mark you a tune. |
| Mercury | Quicksilver is quicker by far Than the liveliest live rabbits are. |
| Platinum | Of Platinum’s little to spare: It is a commodity rare. |
| Lithium | From Lithium dread no fatigue, Though a lump you should carry a league. |
| Glass | Spun Glass will delight girl or boy: Nothing else makes so pretty a toy. |
| Deal | Yes, Deal is the timber, old mate, To make you a door or a gate. |
| Cork | This Cork to my shoulders I tie, And all marine terror defy. |
| Alcohol | For Alcohol cherish a dread; In excess it will injure your head. |
| Sea-water | Sea-water is held in repute. An invalid’s health to recruit. |