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Old 04-27-2012, 02:34 PM   #189
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Originally Posted by Justin Nemo View Post
Ormulu style, is that what they call gilding the lilly?
Um, I was wondering about the too. Even looked it up, and could only find references to applying gold to bronze objects. I'm sure there's some kind of metaphor hidden in there, but I couldn't find the reference in terms of the writing craft.
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