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Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared read more
The miserable have no other medicine,
But only hope:
I have hope to live, and am prepared to die.
