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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.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
