“I ’ll make thee glorious by my pen,
And famous by my sword.”

—  James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

My Dear and only Love. Compare: "I ’ll make thee famous by my pen, And glorious by my sword", Sir Walter Scott, Legend of Montrose, chap. xv.

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