• 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.

    Aaron Hill: 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.
    'Verses Written on a Window in Scotland'