Riddles

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.What am I?
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Two bodies have I;
Tho’ both join’d in one,
The stiller I stand,
The faster I run.What am I?
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To cross the water I’m the way,
For water I’m above;
I touch it not, and truth to say,
I neither swim nor move. What am I?
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I have an eye but cannot see. I am stronger and faster then any man alive but have no limbs. Who am I?
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At the sound of me, men may dream
Or stamp their feet,
At the sound of me, women may laugh
Or sometimes weep. Who am I?
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I give milk and have a horn but I’m not a cow? Who am I?
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I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night. Who am I?
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I killed one fourth of mankind. Who am I?
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Some try to hide, some try to cheat but time will show we always will meet. Try as you might to guess my name, I promise you’ll know when I claim you. Who am I?
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I dig out tiny caves and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help yet many people are afraid to let me help them. Who am I?
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