Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by al…

Charles Caleb Colton
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Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1849). Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Address--to Those who Think, p.124
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Gold is worshipped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes, without a single hypocrite. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1849). Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Address--to Those who Think, p.124

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