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Quotation from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

“Why then, the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Pistol)

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene II (Project Gutenberg #1517)

Refused a loan by Falstaff, Pistol threatens to make his fortune by force; the phrase later became proverbial.

Citation: "Why then, the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open" — William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene II (Project Gutenberg #1517). (id the-merry-wives-of-windsor-q1)

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