I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting … - John Oldham

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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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John Oldham (August 9, 1653 – December 9, 1683) was an English satirical poet and translator.

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