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 Golden Legend.Golden-mouthed. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Golden Mean.
 
Keep the golden mean. The wise saw of Cleobu’los, King of Rhodes (B.C. 630–559).   1
       
“Distant alike from each, to neither lean,
But ever keep the happy Golden Mean.”
       
Rowe: The Golden Verses.
 


 Golden Legend.Golden-mouthed. 

 
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