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Golden Fountain

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The property of a wealthy Jew of Jerusalem. “In twenty-four hours it would convert any metal into refined gold; stony flints into pure silver; and any kind of earth into excellent metal.” (The Seven Champions of Christendom, ii. 4.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Golden Bull
Golden Calf
Golden Cave
Golden Chain
Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece
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Golden Girdle
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Golden Mean
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