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  • England with his load of "golddust," and Master Wingfield and Captain

    The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

  • a storm back to the West Indies, and did not arrive at James River with his vessel, the Phoenix, till after the departure of Newport for England with his load of "golddust," and Master Wingfield and Captain Arthur.

    Captain John Smith Charles Dudley Warner 1864

  • The Sacred Heart Cathedral dominates the entry into the city, sitting high and proud, way up on the hill, well out of the tawdriness and the golddust.

    What I cooked last night. 2006

  • The Sacred Heart Cathedral dominates the entry into the city, sitting high and proud, way up on the hill, well out of the tawdriness and the golddust.

    Archive 2006-01-01 2006

  • The city is of great antiquity, and was, together with Adule (Adoua on the coast) known to the Greeks and Romans as the chief centre of trade, with the interior or Africa, for golddust, ivory, leather, hides, and aromatics.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

  • Traders soon grow vastly rich by exchanging rotgut whisky for golddust, ivory, cam-wood, fibre, kola nuts, palm kernels, palm oil, etc.

    Africa and African Methodism. Alfred Lee Ridgel 1896

  • I'm glad the union was there to support me. golddust: You are WRONG!

    JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010

  • It was later than I really wanted, but Inca Trail permits are like golddust and that was the earliest I could even get on the request shortlist.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Don't get me wrong: Both these points are golddust, and great reasons for shooting with SLR cameras.

    Photocritic photography blog 2010

  • I'm glad the union was there to support me. golddust: You are WRONG!

    JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010

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