Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.

Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.

Consider the end.

Consider the end.

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

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.

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.

Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.