Those who in quarrels interpose

Must often wipe a bloody nose.

John Gay (1688-1732): Fables. Part i. The Mastiffs.

When I can read my title clear

To mansions in the skies,

I 'll bid farewell to every fear,

And wipe my weeping eyes.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748): Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Book ii. Hymn 65.