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I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew. (source)Midas = greedy king of Greek mythology who turned anything he touched into gold
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King Midas lived thousands of years ago.† (source)King Midas = Greek mythology: the greedy king with the power to turn everything he touched into gold
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Before she could order one more after the tale of King Midas, I asked her hoarsely if she'd liked the story.† (source)
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King Midas lost interest in his piggy bank.† (source)
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He had the Midas touch, whatever he touched turned to gold!† (source)the Midas touch = easily makes profit OR (from Greek mythology) referring to the story of everthing turning to gold when touched by King Midas
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The Greeks tell of King Midas, who had the luck to win from Bacchus the offer of whatsoever boon he might desire.† (source)King Midas = Greek mythology: the greedy king with the power to turn everything he touched into gold
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Savannah takes a moment to greet Midas now.† (source)
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We must not have King Midas represented as an example of success; he was a failure of an unusually painful kind.† (source)King Midas = Greek mythology: the greedy king with the power to turn everything he touched into gold
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Could be a Rocket, a Midas, or a Spur.† (source)
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Weaving through the traffic, closing in on us rapidly, were three glittery, vaguely humanoid apparitions—like billowing plumes from smoke grenades touched by King Midas.† (source)
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She sat by Galt's side as he drove, skirting the town, to Midas Mulligan's house.† (source)
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It was his barber (if I remember right) who had to be treated on a confidential footing with regard to this peculiarity; and his barber, instead of behaving like a go-ahead person of the Succeed-at-all-costs school and trying to blackmail King Midas, went away and whispered this splendid piece of society scandal to the reeds, who enjoyed it enormously.† (source)
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In spite of it all, Papa still seemed to have a Midas touch.† (source)
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She looked like she'd been touched by King Midas.† (source)
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His father's rich as Midas, so they say.† (source)
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Please tell me you're not related to King Midas.† (source)
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