Read the passage from An Essay on Man. Self-love and reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire; But greedy that, its object would devour, This taste the honey, and not wound the flow'r The author contrasts words with positive and negative connotations to

The contrast between “devour” and “taste the honey, and not wound the flow'r” shows two ways of pursuing pleasure: greedily and destructively, or with restraint. These contrasting images help clarify the author’s argument about desire and self-control. The purpose is not mainly to create humor or encourage debate.

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