 | G.W. Carleton & Co - 1878 - 360 σελίδες
...ebony. — THOMAS FULLER. Nettle — 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... | |
 | 1878 - 742 σελίδες
...the advice of Aaron Hill:— " Tender handed atroke a nettle, And it gtingfl you for pains ; Graap it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains. " Tii the >ame with common natures : Use 'em kindly, they rebel. But be rough as nutmeg graters, And... | |
 | 1881 - 590 σελίδες
...difficult for smaller animals, like dogs, to avoid. The familiar advice in handling the nettle — ''' Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains," is not applicable to this treacherous plant. To apply the precept would be to add to the pain, with... | |
 | Francis Hill Bigelow - 1917 - 530 σελίδες
...these lines on a window in Scotland : "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... | |
 | Harriet Louise Keeler - 1917 - 394 σελίδες
...rhyme chants of the Nettle: "Tender hearted seize the Nettle and it stings you for your pains, Seize it like a man of mettle and it soft as silk remains." 34 The Nettle is one of the "lair flora"; these are species which frequent the places where animals... | |
 | John Reinder Pelsma - 1918 - 516 σελίδες
...Disdain Returned. THOMAS CAREW. 2. Tender-hearted 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... | |
 | Karl Wilson Gehrkens - 1919 - 200 σελίδες
...will be appreciated more than ever. 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. Before stating how to produce the laugh, the sob, the sigh, the snarl, the moan, bell effects, ejaculations... | |
 | Henry Ezekiel Jackson - 1919 - 436 σελίδες
...way to handle it is with boldness. "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." This fact of experience leads me to think that the only way to start a community church is to start... | |
 | Karl Wilson Gehrkens - 1919 - 266 σελίδες
...will be appreciated more than ever. 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. Before stating how to produce the laugh, the sob, the sigh, the snarl, the moan, bell effects, ejaculations... | |
 | James Cowan - 1923 - 88 σελίδες
...given out to us in our school days: — 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. Don't, if you value your skin, try that on the ongaonga. Lower down, however, the way is clear of this... | |
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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. 
