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 silks rem

Tender handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a — 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 silks remains.

Aaron Hill

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