That dueling's a gentlemanly vice I hold; and wish that it had been my… — The Devil's Dictionary
SAPIR 861
That dueling's a gentlemanly vice I hold; and wish that it had been my lot To live my life out in some favored spot-- Some country where it is considered nice To split a rival like a fish, or slice A husband like a spud, or with a shot Bring down a debtor doubled in a knot And ready to be put upon the ice. Some miscreants there are, whom I do long To shoot, to stab, or some such way reclaim The scurvy rogues to better lives and manners, I seem to see them now--a mighty throng. It looks as if to challenge _me_ they came, Jauntily marching with brass bands and banners!
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