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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Saturnian Days

Days of dulness, when everything is venal.

Then rose the seed of Chaos and of Night
To blot oat order and extinguish light,
Of dull and venal a new world to mould,
And bring Saturnian days of lead and gold.

Dunciad, iv.

They are lead to indicate dulness, and gold to indicate venality.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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