I dare not fight; but I will wink and hold out mine iron

I dare not fight; but I will wink and hold out mine iron

The line "I dare not fight; but I will wink and hold out mine iron" is spoken by the character Mercutio in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio is a close friend of Romeo and a witty and hot-tempered young man who often finds himself in the middle of the feuding between the Montagues and Capulets.