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.
Source: Verses Written on Window.
-- Aaron Hill, (Feb 10 1685-1750), English poet, dramatist, essayist; His adaptations of Voltaire's plays Za#re (The Tragedy of Zara, 1736) and M#rope, 1749 enjoyed considerable success.