Gold

Gold

Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. It is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79.

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Famous quotes containing the word gold:

    “Not the gold that fastens your sandal,
    nor the gold reft
    through your chiselled locks
    is as gold as this last year’s leaf.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “John Brown of Ossawattamie
    Who died to set Abstraction free
    Stole Washington’s gold-handled sword
    Less for the gold than for the Lord....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A.”
    —Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)