The Works of the Late Aaron Hill ... In Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, And of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With An Essay on the Art of Acting |
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[Tender-handed stroke a nettle]
Tender-handed
stroke a nettle,
And it slings you, for your pains:
Grasp it, like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk, remains.
And it slings you, for your pains:
Grasp it, like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk, remains.
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'Tis the same, with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel:
But, be rough as Nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
Use 'em kindly, they rebel:
But, be rough as Nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
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