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Gold is for the mistress-- silver for the maid-- Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade. 'Good!' said the Baron, sitting in his hall, 'But iron-- cold iron-- is ruler of them all'.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The verse ranks metals by station: gold for the lady, silver for the maid, copper for the skilled craftsman. The baron approves, then caps the list by declaring cold iron master of all. It ends with hard force outranking wealth, beauty and craft.
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