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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
