The gates of the palace of John the Priest were "made of sardius, with the horn of the horned snake inwrought, so that no man might bring poison within." Over the gable were "two golden apples, in which were two carbuncles," so that the
gold might shine by day and the carbuncles by night.
Carmack was still there, flashing his coarse
gold in the eyes of an unbelieving generation.
On the eighth night a fearful storm of wind and rain came on while the Herd-boy was on his way to bring the beautiful girl another bag of
gold. Then for the first time he noticed, just as he reached his master's house, that he had forgotten the belt which made him invisible.
At the cheerful tinkle of the
gold, the Fox unconsciously held out his paw that was supposed to be lame, and the Cat opened wide his two eyes till they looked like live coals, but he closed them again so quickly that Pinocchio did not notice.
King James listened with attention, and thought this a fine opportunity to fill his treasury with Spanish
gold. He appointed William Phips to be captain of a vessel, called the Rose Algier, carrying eighteen guns and ninety-five men.
The king was greatly delighted to see all this glittering treasure; but still he had not enough: so he took the miller's daughter to a yet larger heap, and said, 'All this must be spun tonight; and if it is, you shall be my queen.' As soon as she was alone that dwarf came in, and said, 'What will you give me to spin
gold for you this third time?' 'I have nothing left,' said she.
"Thus, by all means that may be, they procure to have
gold and silver among them in reproach and infamy.
It contained no trace of
gold. He dug deep, and he dug shallow, filling and washing a dozen pans, and was unrewarded even by the tiniest golden speck.
Silas got up from his knees trembling, and looked round at the table: didn't the
gold lie there after all?
On hearing the cause of these loud wails the lady turned to her attendant and said to him, "Give him whatever you have got with you." The man obeyed, and placed in my brother's hands a purse containing five hundred pieces of
gold. Alnaschar almost died of joy on receiving it.
I will take the exact bearings of this spot, and give them to you, so that, upon your return to England, you can tell our countrymen about it, and let them have a share, if you think that so much
gold would make them happy."
"I went to Milan, no one molested me, my affair in nowise interested the State.--One small observation before I go further," he continued, after a pause, "whether it is true or no that the mother's fancies at the time of conception or in the months before birth can influence her child, this much is certain, my mother during her pregnancy had a passion for
gold, and I am the victim of a monomania, of a craving for
gold which must be gratified.
The story of the big idol of
gold had occupied his thoughts for many hours.
Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his
gold at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go and dig it up and gloat over his gains.
A ROBBER who had plundered a Merchant of one thousand pieces of
gold was taken before the Cadi, who asked him if he had anything to say why he should not be decapitated.
