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Quote by John Oldham
I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I m

I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I meet, the word Is Satisfaction: straight to thrusts I go, And pointed satire runs him through and through. – John Oldham

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