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...ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The health, the soul, the beauty most divine, 20 A mask of gold hides all deformities ; Gold is Heaven's physic, life's restorative, Oh therefore make me rich : not as the wretch, That only serves lean banquets to his eye, Has gold,...

...had failed to supply. With what gusto he sings, in the person of Fortunatus, the praises of gold ! " Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; 76 O therefore make me rich ! not as the wretch That only serves lean banquets to his eye ; Has gold,...

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...along the line. An English merchant and forerunner of Adam Smith, Sir Mathew Dicker, wrote in 1743 : Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world : The...deformities : Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative. When this golden thread runs between all the nations of the world a stability of exchange will be provided...

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