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The Written Word

Aye, the written word! Dearly, my dearest friend Bestow the meekest with thy power Liberate thy most ignorant follower And then to them Make thee, great men Aye, touché To wisdom, to wit, to script Tongue also sharp and dreadfully quick But thus a pen mightier and ever brave With one bold stroke, swift of quill The most ardent of cynics, shall be swayed

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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