Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore:
Prime nature with an added artistry -
No carat lost, and you have gained a ring.
What of it? 'T is a figure, a symbol, say;
A thing's sign: now for the thing signified. (Robert Browning)

Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore: Prime nature with an added artistry - No carat lost, and you have gained a ring. What of it? 'T is a figure, a symbol, say; A thing's sign: now for the thing signified.

Robert Browning

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