Take thy correction mildly, kiss the rod?
Two Gentlemen of Verona, I., 2, 58:
That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse,
And presently, all humbled, kiss the rod.
Unnatural Combat, IV., 2, 6:
Let his passion work, and like a hot-reined horse
'Twill quickly tire itself.
Henry VIII, I., 1, 132-4:
Anger is like
A full-hot horse, who being allow'd his way