He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

Who could be happy and alone or good?

Who could be happy and alone or good?

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.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.