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Calling him a black whelp was the real cause of the incident. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
She loves especially to hear about the dark coasts of South America with their impenetrable walls of trees and offshore breezes full of the stink of rotting kelp and the cries of whelping seals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z
“For a moment, I thought the thing had whelped.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
“Come on, you little pig’s whelp, you miserable mangy little runt! Spring at me! Just try it! You’ll never make the arena, you weakling! Come on, coward, what are you waiting for?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z
He wasn’t going to apologize to another Randall, certainly not that whelp who ran the place now. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
“Your recompense is coming, my bold little whelp. I have a long memory.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z
But as a child from a black family—a black whelp—I felt awkward around a Red Guard leader. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
“They said it. They said, ‘What’s a black whelp like you doing with a real army cap?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
If he knew that Lord Ramsay’s bride was but a steward’s whelp, well... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Which was peculiar ’cause when you studied Ma’s face real good you saw waren’t no scar nor whelp nor mark of any kind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
“You could breed the two of them, get good coin for the whelps.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Their family problems drew the three black whelps together more than ever. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
"The Arbor would have declared for Renly with all the rest, except that Redwyne knew full well his whelps would suffer for it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
But the girl was no true Stark, only a steward’s whelp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
His heart cried out within him the way a brach with whelps between her legs would howl and bristle at a stranger—so the hackles of his heart rose at that laughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
It happened that Jessie and Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest, giving birth between them to nine sturdy puppies. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z
He had grown more restive every day they waited; much longer and he would have been fit to whelp cubs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
Then, at long last and at such a late hour, the whelp nuts up. In the latest "Succession," a wedding cruise is wrecked by a reckoning 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z
"I'm actually obsessed with #GraceShow and it's kind of a problem...whelp!" wrote one fan on Twitter. Digital star Grace Helbig takes on TV 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z
Our house was chaotic, but I was whelping myself on good books, and as time passed I began to imagine the dog's point of view might be the more memorable. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z
James Franco has taken Cormac McCarthy’s stylistic prose and replaced it with grunts, whelps and whinnies. Child of God review – James Franco misfires with this punishing thriller 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z
Slotting a thesis about modern capitalism into the picaresque 17th-century adventures of a servant "named after the bush he'd been whelped under" doesn't bespeak subtlety. The Trade Secret by Robert Newman – review 2013-06-07T17:35:01Z
The music evolves with stretches of frenzy and whelping bursts. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z
The whelping, or delivery, area is off-limits, but we could watch the mothers and their litters on a wall of video feeds. On the West Coast of Florida, a service dog training facility changes lives and enchants visitors 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z
The ensemble rises to a unified roar, with little screams and whelps hidden within, before settling to an eerie, hovering calm. Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble’s ‘Scelsi Rediscovered’ 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z
He refers to them, as if they were abused whelps, as “members of our litter.” Books of The Times: ‘The Sound of Things Falling,’ by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2013-07-30T17:03:23Z
The prisoners are goofy fun, too, particularly as they struggle to abide by Felix’s first rule: Only profanity from the script may be used — so keep that in mind, you freckled whelp hag-born things. Margaret Atwood rewrites Shakespeare. Who will do it next — Gillian Flynn? Yes. 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z
“That first view of … whelp, there’s no building there.” Alexandria church, school await new beginning after tornado 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z
Charlotte, a 4-year-old red wolf, whelped the pups between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, according to the Tacoma zoo. Aww! Critically endangered red wolf pups born at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z
And from Susan’s line, the queen’s breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor whelped hundreds of corgi puppies. Queen Elizabeth II loses her last corgi, Willow, marking the end of a scrappy canine dynasty 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z
He said the puppies live in what’s called a whelping box right now, which is where they nurse and eat their gruel. Large litter of puppies born in Auburn doing well 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z
Her fav’rite whelp each mother brought, And humbly his alliance sought; But cold by age, or else too nice, None found acceptance in his eyes. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z
Both are sneaking cowards, the lion not even fighting for her whelps. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z
In a large enclosure were some hundred dogs, more wretched-looking than the dogs of Constantinople—"whelps and curs of low degree." From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z
"Then it must have been that red whelp who stole one of our hosses!" he said. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z
That whelp shall never have it to say that Tom Murdock failed, and perhaps add, where he did not. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
I mope about in solitary places, exclaiming often, "Oh! where are those good old times?" and echo, or some young Maori whelp from the Three Kings, answers from behind a bush,—No HEA. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z
Better it is to meet a bear bereaved of her whelps, than a fool in his folly. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z
"Do you think that I am to saddle for you, you whelp?" he cried. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z
Thou knowest thy father, he said to Absalom, he is a mighty warrior, like a bear deprived of her whelps in the forest, and his men are mighty and of fierce courage. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z
I know that, Tom agra, but maybe it's what you'll only fix her on that whelp, as you call him, the stronger, if you be houldin' back the way you do. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
"You young whelp, you'll suffer for this evening's work," raged the walking delegate when the callers had regained the street. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z
"You lying whelp," said the little Sergeant, unable to contain himself; "I saw you in Grand Junction this morning." Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z
A common person, for instance, would be mightily puzzled to apply the word "whelp" to any one with a view of flattering him. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z
"You little whelp!" he said, half in anger and half in admiration. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z
But, by the hatred I bear to that whelp, that shall never be, at all events. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
What are two dozen men against one woman whose blood is roused, who stands like a tigress 'twixt her whelp and danger? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z
"You old whelp! you deserve to be shot!" said the Colonel. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z
For the beautiful Tomoy� was a fit mother for lion whelps. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
He came here yesterday and wanted meat, the lazy whelp. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z
Here it was her father awakened; and Winny had only time to conclude her thoughts by wondering how that fellow dare call Emon "a whelp." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
Then would Count Hardman, looking from the window, see with pleasure how the foxes' whelps of children gathered from the hamlet to assail the outcast, and to cry as once their fellows to Elisha: 'Baldhead! Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z
The smith laments that all his property is of no value now that his watchman is slain, whereupon the young hero offers to guard his domains until a whelp of the hound’s has grown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
Puppy, pup′i, n. a doll: a young dog: a whelp: a conceited young man.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z
“I’ll have the whelp stiff at my feet before morning!” vowed the revengeful rancher. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z
He was now on his mettle, not only on account of Winny Cavana, but also because "that whelp, Lennon, was looking on, which he had no right to be." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
If this be your aim, I must think of a flight— In less than a month I must bid you good-night, And hurry away to that whelp ridden shore Where Clinton and Carleton retreated before. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
Some researchers report that harp seals whelping further north—a good sign. Green Blog: A Short Childhood for Seal Pups on Thin Ice 2012-01-05T12:43:46Z
One of the whelps said to its dam, “Mother, I wish to go with that handsome young man, who must be a prince.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z
The little whelp could not keep time to the music, and his possession of Persis was as grotesque as the presence of a gargoyle on a cathedral. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z
"I'll kill you some day, you whelp," he gritted, but before anything could come of it Shaw and his companions entered the room and the trouble was quelled. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z
As a rule, man detests to be taught, quite as much as does the whelp; yet, when he has gained an art, he is as proud of it as a highly trained spaniel. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z
I looked, and saw two wolves running through the field: one was full-grown, and the other a whelp. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z
As the mendicant and the prince were wending their way towards the forest they saw some dog’s whelps on the roadside. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z
And the lion had licked her foot, and the tigress had allowed her to rest in the warm lair of her whelps.... Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z
Jones fairly shook him, as a mastiff would shake a whelp. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z
Sin—the ideas connected with children and whelps. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z
The whelp was carrying a dead lamb on his shoulders, and holding on to one of its legs with its teeth. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z
The roaring whelps shall watch, and, leaving the woods, shall hunt within the walls of cities. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z
But she said, 'Truth, Lord; yet indeed the whelps eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.' Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
"Shut up! you sneaking whelp!" he cried, "or I'll smash you here and now!" From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z
If you say another word I'll smash your face, you young whelp! The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z
The whelp ran up to him and grasped the lamb. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z
There was a groan of sympathy and perplexity, until the tension was relieved by the cry of an inventive young whelp from the Orkneys: "What's the matter with ink?" The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z
And the Lord himself answered and said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to whelps.' Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
"You whelp!" says I—and then I stopped short. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z
The Germans sometimes pressed us pretty closely; but a bear robbed of her whelps is an awkward customer to deal with; and notwithstanding their superior numbers, they soon learned a great respect for us. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z
The old wolf let the whelp carry the lamb, while he himself ran slowly beside him. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z
"And when you came to health did you not look for that whelp?" asked Zagloba. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z
What's in those whelps at the Johnson Arms, that they stomach such jests as we cook for them? The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z
“He watched me like a lion’s whelp, That gnaws and yet may break its chain.” O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z
Now, look in that bed, rum-selling, licensing whelps that you are—that is worse than the dying boy in the other—see what we have bought with our money paid to your excise office. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z
Mother, mother, I say, get up; the whelps are gone. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z
This is what that dragon's whelp has brooded out in the wild woods of Hreptyoff! Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z
When in whelp they fight with great obstinacy, and defend themselves with intrepidity, being seemingly insensible to punishment. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z
By my troth, my good fairy must have guided my bridle to-day to give me this chance to say my say to this young whelp of a race of dogs! Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
I meant to hold up a looking glass for that young whelp to look into. Stories of the Railroad 2011-08-13T02:00:25.427Z
The other one of her whelps mentioned in verse 5, whom the lioness, Judah, made a young lion, that is a King, was Jehoiachin. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
You can't close them fast enough, and eventually the screen whelps itself into incoherence. Iain Sinclair's struggles with the city of London 2011-07-15T09:05:01Z
Come forth, you mild militiaman, To conquer or to fail, Who is it helps the Lion's whelps Untwist the Lion's tail? Verse and Worse 2011-07-12T02:00:34.607Z
And in that town a dog was found: As many dogs there be— Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree. National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z
The she-fox whelps upon its floor; The owlet roosts above its door; And where the musty mosses run, The freckled snake basks in the sun. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
There could be no other meaning to the big thing that throbbed and ached within and refused to be content to whelp and stable here as a beast of the field. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
There was life in these young sea whelps yet. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z
If she refused the enemy would be as good as his word, and her whelp might make up his mind to stay awake all night. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z
“It’s not for nothing all the surrounding whelps—of your kidney, Bob, and others—have labelled me ‘Damages.’ The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z
The whelps, the nations heard of, are the sons of the House of David. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
As for his black-hearted whelp of a son, darn me if I wouldn’t like to put an ounce o’ lead into his carcass, if it war only to larn him some human feelin’.” The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z
Reference has already been made to the whelp and the squirrels which he introduces into the Book of the Duchesse. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z
The third whelp was thrown and he held fast to the hide,—didn't fall. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z
I would rather throw my purse into the ditch, and spend my time in nursing mangy whelps, than ever more bestow the smallest care on such a thing. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z
Gibbe, a good whelp of that litter, doth help mad Coll more mischief to do, And Will he doth vow, the time is come now, he’ll join with their company too. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
You sit there like the whelp that you are, telling me of this woman you have married, with not a thought of that girl up in Kentucky that you had a right to marry. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z
The tiger fighting for her whelps would not be fiercer than I, if attacked. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z
Next morning the boy found three whelps, and coming back to Oisin, said: "There are three whelps and 'tis unknown which of them is the first." Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z
"Hungarian dogs!" thundered the governor, "then the rascally whelp can actually slander his own race!" 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z
Shall we pay the whelps of slavery for the privilege of converting them into decent, honest, upright men? The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z
Buddy crawled farther along the dew-chilled brink of the ledge like a young, lean catamount whelp. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z
"Impertinent whelp!" continued Jasper, preparing to repeat the blow. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z
The boy threw up one of the whelps against the oxhide. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z
It surely is not poetical to say of a baby: The tiger's whelp encaged with thee Would sheathe his claws to sport and play; Bees have for thee no sting. because it is not true. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z
“Take that, you whelp!” the Black Star cried. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z
Then I beat the head near off Anker's slimy little whelp, as the only relief in sight. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z
Marvelling that he, who had terrorised half Australia, should be dictated to by this English whelp, and bear it meekly; wondering what it all meant. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z
The boy did as he was commanded, and fed the two well, and when the whelp grew up the mother was banished, the whelp chained up and fed for a year and a day. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z
“Some people do mind what the whelp says, as he is quoted here,” Everett argued. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z
This affliction he attributed to his cruelty about that time, when having found a wolf with two whelps in an old beaver lodge, he set fire to it and consumed them. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z
The whelp, thus suddenly plunged into the cool tank, kept up a constant howling, at the same time beating the water violently with its feet, in the endeavour to keep itself afloat. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
“I’ll teach you to disobey me, you magnificent whelp!” rasped out Welsh, bringing his great hand down with a sharp smack on the little fellow’s face. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z
“Yes!” cried he, “I killed the whelp, for I could not find the wolf, his father,—may heaven’s blazes burn him!” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z
Brave as the lion’s whelp are the hardy children of Yemen, and but for the cowardly desertion of their false allies there would have been a different issue to the fell night at Aussa. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
A whelp indeed Is born in Thracia's lion fold, Whose leap shall make strong cities bleed. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z
I heard the cry again: it was the whining of a whelp—nothing else. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
Acquainted as he was from a long and bitter experience with that tyrant whelp, that tiger cub, how is it he did not take warning from the double sense that the King's words carried! The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z
But before Stone could answer, there was an agonized whelp from outside, as of an animal in pain. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z
"I must once again repeat the concerns we have about the viability and deliverability of the Northumberland Development Project," he whelped. A good day to slip out awkward press statements 2011-01-21T16:42:34Z
There was no sign that adult female No. 11 whelped or attempted to locate or construct a den. An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf 2011-01-21T03:00:13.917Z
"That's enough, you contemptible whelp," said a very low but emphatic voice. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z
“You’re a liar again as well as a dirty whelp of a sneak.” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z
There were twelve lions in the troop—old males, females, and whelps of different ages! The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
The sad havoc they commit on the flocks, demands the extermination by law of every dog that is guilty, whether Mongrel, puppy, whelp, or hound, Or cur of low degree. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.
Pregnancy and subsequent whelping of the alpha female might increase her attachment to the new area. An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf 2011-01-21T03:00:13.917Z
He was saved by his mother from the fury of his father, Athamas, who became inflamed by such a sudden fury, that he took Ino for a Lioness, and her two children for whelps. Heathen Mythology
Let us only over the shank yonder, and you and your whelps there may yelp and howl till the day of judgment, if you please. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15
In the beginning of March the October whelps were let out all day, and on March 5th we put them, with the older dogs, under the hood of the fore-companion. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
"Have him and keep him, the lazy whelp," cried my father from the back shop, where he was busy writing up his books in his shirt sleeves. Deep Moat Grange
The home of a man! and not a free hotel for whelps! Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch
About the same time as the walruses came great numbers of the Greenland seal, which a little later brought forth their funny little whelps. The Wreckers of Sable Island
After the lioness had become a mother, it was thought advisable to take the animal away, for fear that her jealous fondness for her whelps might lead her to injure it. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom
Can this be the she-wolf who sends her whelp forth to midnight murder? In the Day of Adversity
That's right—that's right," cried my father, "I hope you will put a little of that teaching into the lazy bones of my young whelp. Deep Moat Grange
“No, you despicable young whelp!” roared Fanning, utterly throwing aside all prudence. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship
I pictured him to my mind, embellishing life with every charm, and daring death in every shape,—beautiful as Apollo, graceful as the bounding Mercury, bold as Achilles, the lion's whelp, as �schylus calls him. The Fortunes Of Glencore
One loud-voiced young whelp called out an insulting word. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop
Heart, wilt not burst with rage, to see these slaves Fawn like to whelps on young Antonio, And fly from me as from infection? A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15
"Yet even before we've dressed this morning, you manage to worm an infernal woman in here and—what the devil do you mean by it, anyway, you infernal little whelp?" In And Out
I mope about in solitary places, exclaiming often, "Oh! where are those good old times?" and echo, or some young Maori whelp from the Three Kings, answers from behind a bush,—No hea. Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times
When the old lion roars, the young whelps growl. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel
Not his father’s son, for Izwe was a brave man and a true, and could never have been the father of such a whelp as Nanzicele. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising
My going out and coming in he watched like a lioness her whelps. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa
It was a little disappointing, because he had figured fully on rousing David—who must be a white-livered, spiritless little whelp, by the way—and having David rush to the defense of his mysterious lady. In And Out
“Thou dog and whelp of a dog!” hissed the King, as, with the rapidity of lightning, he dropped aside his skin robe and hurled a casting assegai at me. The White Shield
They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps. The Bible Story
We fought like lions over their whelps—but all in vain! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845
The large, wolf-like form, the bushy tail—why there could be no duplicate of this ever whelped at a Zulu kraal, that was certain. A Frontier Mystery
Philip's playful dog was willing Always to be set on watch; When a whelp, by daily drilling, Trusty seldom found his match! Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories
At other times so strong in her religious force, and now so humble and abashed before the whelps of the mighty ones of the earth! Black Forest Village Stories
And she brought up one of her whelps; he became a young lion: and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men. The Bible Story
Painted blue, wrapped in cloaks of human skin, it was thought that they were the whelps of demons. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
Then the happy Jean and Julie gave the whelps of the wolf their share of the wedding feast. The Whelps of the Wolf
"Hope is an anchor," and "Judah is a lion's whelp" are metaphors. Every-Day Errors of Speech
Meaning her yellow eyes glistening with fierce madness; because there's nothing more ready to fight a hundred enemies than a mother wolf with whelps. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
Whither has the Lion retreated, The whelps of the Lion with none to make afraid: The Lion who tore enough for his whelps, And strangled for his lionesses. The Bible Story
Then it took up its whelp and bore it away, leaving Percivale alone. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Evil was the mother that whelped that cur of a butcher’s dog! Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2
"Hope is like an anchor," and "Judah is like a lion's whelp" are similes. Every-Day Errors of Speech
I guess so," answered Thad; "what you see moving must be the whelps. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
And he was like a lion in his deeds, and as a lion's whelp roaring for prey. The Bible Story
The whelps were already on deck, and springing madly at the wooden bars of their cage for liberty. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
"We must exterminate," said Marat, "all the whelps of aristocracy." Josephine Makers of History
Rome is strong, but Rome is far away, and that lion's whelp prowls only a few days journey from here. Sónnica
"Do you expect that this was the only whelp?" he asked. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
This whelp started it, as he always does. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign
"Is it true, sirrah," said he, in a harsh, unpleasant voice, "that you have been jesting about Jarasch, and saying that you were ready to take charge of the whelps in his stead?" Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
"Teamster had got hold of a letter to his girl," explained the Sergeant, "and was reading it to these whelps." Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign
"You've got my shoes on, you brindle whelp," said Shorty, giving him a cuff in bitter remembrance of his own smarting feet. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures
Indeed, the second man had to also arm himself with a club, and put in a few vicious blows before the wolf whelp was subdued. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
"Go to thunder, you ungrateful whelps," said Si. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro
His functions on board were to feed and take care of two young lion whelps which Sir Dudley had brought with him from an excursion in the interior of Africa. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
These books were crawling about and tumbling over each other like blind whelps, uttering, at the same time, the most mournful cries. Devil Stories An Anthology
Break for your place as fast as you can, and take these whelps with you. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures
Undoubtedly she might have found means of escape by retiring further into the place; but nothing would induce her to abandon her whelps. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
He spat out a mouthful of blood and returned to the conflict, defending his nose with all the ferocity of a lioness defending her whelps. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia
For some minutes we lay thus; when at length, having recovered strength once more, I grasped the whelp's throat with both hands, and then by a tremendous effort threw her back, and rolled myself uppermost. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
Cap, bonnet, hat, he has none; and his yellow hair, dancing on his shoulders like a mane, gives him the look of a precocious lion's whelp. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)
An' your son, too, shares in your luck; he has heart an' hand, an' my whelps hae neither; an' the girl Henry, that scouts that sot there, likes him—but what wonder o' that? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III
But then he feared the scorn of the big prospector even more than he did the possibility of danger from a she wolf bereft of her whelps. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
If she, unheard, condemns me, mine will be A wild career most perilous to the soul,— That of a lion's whelp, breaking his chain And prowling through the world in search of prey. Olla Podrida
Whenever money was at stake Gamble had the courage of a bear with whelps. John March, Southerner
They rushed upon their unfortunate victims like bears bereaved of their whelps, saying, “Shall we, who have lost our relations by the English, suffer an English voice to be heard among us?” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784
"No, whelps," he said—"get sober as fast as ye can." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III
I am badgered by him, and will blame him, ay, ban him, for he is my curse, my bane; why should I not curse him as Noah cursed that foul whelp Canaan? The Advocate
There were two kinds of lions in the menageries—those born and raised in the cages and those caught as whelps wild in Asia and Africa. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877
"Here, let go of that lady, you dirty whelp!" cried Alexander, when yet some paces away. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories
The old man Raynier worshipped her, perhaps as a wild beast loves its whelp. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2
A common person, for instance, would be mightily puzzled to apply the word 'whelp' to anyone, with a view of flattering him. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters'
The surrounding glare threw out and exaggerated the man’s 147 smallness; it seemed no less perilous an enterprise, this that he was gone upon, than for a whelp to besiege a citadel. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston
"Shut up, you whelp," said the man in the chair. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877
Those are half-grown whelps, and the mother stands ready to defend them to the last ounce of her strength, and drop of blood. Jack Winters' Campmates
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: the lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2
The parents read upon the walls the names of their children, described as "whelps who ought to be strangled." Maria Antoinette Makers of History
A long mournful whelping that seemed torn from the damp night's very throat. The Land of Look Behind
He is one of Pluto’s whelps, first cousin to Cerberus, and his name’s Channibal.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century
Guess you must mean a lynx, don’t you, Jack, and with whelps in the bargain. Jack Winters' Campmates
For a long time the cries of that nameless female thing, as she struggled with her half-witted whelp, resounded through the house, and pierced me with despairing sorrow and disgust. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI
Now they sprang from cover, bloodthirsty whelps trailing the Tiger. The Missourian
“Hit you, you whelp!” said Isom, his lips flattened back from his teeth. The Bondboy
But the good, patient little sheep-dog had already placed herself at the grey whelp's voracious disposal, and he was pounding and tugging away at her in his usual merciless style. Finn The Wolfhound
Martin, my lad, thou'rt a swaggering whelp now; thou wilt some day be an outrageous puppy. Shirley
From what has been remarked, it appears that the fulfilment of this prophecy began first with David; up to that time Judah had been only "a lion's whelp." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
Only the Tiger’s whelps, by the hundred, surrounded her. The Missourian
Immingled dreams their senses storm As Westward shadows cloak each lee; Where censers blaze they drag their limbs, These cursed, forsaken whelps of hell! Betelguese A Trip Through Hell
That being so, it may be taken that the grey whelp was not particularly interested. Finn The Wolfhound
If anything, she isn't as bad as that young whelp. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success
A lion's whelp is Judah; from the prey, my son, thou goest up; he stoopeth down, he coucheth as a lion, and as a full-grown lion, who shall rouse him up? Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
He personally ordered Miramon off the field, yet it was Miramon who first made the insolent little whelp into a general.” The Missourian
Charles said he was a shiffless whelp, and there's no telling how he's treating the old man. Money Magic A Novel
The grey whelp's heart swelled within him; his jaws dripped hot desire as he galloped. Finn The Wolfhound
Then 112 like a small tigress robbed of whelp she advances on the beggar, shaking her in paroxysmal rage. Orphans of the Storm
From this time the manner of living was entirely altered between the brother whelps. The History of Sandford and Merton
The Contras were of variously hued races, but they were all the Tiger’s whelps. The Missourian
Faith, the roar and tumble of the whelps brings back to me me own wife and childer. Money Magic A Novel
The fateful moment came, and the whelp seized his prey precisely as Tara would have seized it, a little behind the shoulders. Finn The Wolfhound
In his own mind Harthouse called her father a machine, her brother a whelp and her husband a bear. Tales from Dickens
"Well, whelp of a deformed dog!" she cried. The Pirate Woman
“Is there nothing in the world for you, Top, but that club-footed young whelp?” The Cruise of the Shining Light
Tweedie, too, who had always been a complaining whelp, started up a cough about this time, and died. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
But, really, I think you are mistaken, you know, about the grey whelp. Finn The Wolfhound
Go back to the whelp that hired you, and tell him when he wants a friend of mine to send a man that can shoot. Whispering Smith
"Then, you dirty, mean, contemptible whelp, get out!" The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists.
You may get quit of your diamonds; but the fine gentleman this low villain has fashioned of a fishing-skipper’s whelp will all your days keep company at your elbow. The Cruise of the Shining Light
“What are you laughing at, little whelp?” adds he, turning round as he saw the boy smile. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges
She had but one whelp to care for, and of that one she hardly ever lost sight, even when sleeping. Finn The Wolfhound
Indeed, the whelps who stole it rather paraded their steal, knowing that the mouths of our men were sealed. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863
And what an "aid to reflection," which Coleridge never conceived of, is that wretched little whelp that explodes under my study window at the critical moment of intellectual inspiration, like a pack of animated fire-crackers! Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
I must say the unkind words or be thrashed for an obstinate whelp. The Cruise of the Shining Light
Some of you better take this whelp to a doctor. They of the High Trails
When he was weighed yesterday he scaled nine pounds more than the biggest of the other three, and they are as big as any whelps of their age I have seen. Finn The Wolfhound
You whelp, I'll teach you to talk that way to me!' and off he goes to the Cap'n, and reports him for disrespect to his superior officer. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
The trail is narrow, the wood is dim, The panther clings to the arching limb; And the lion's whelps are abroad at play, And I shall not join in the chase to-day. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
A lucky gold-miner, returning from the Klondike, had brought with him not only gold and an appetite, but also a lank, implacable, tameless whelp from the packs that haunt the sweeps of northern timber. Kings in Exile
"How," he asked at length, "did the blarsted whelp come here?" The Black Buccaneer
The six whelps had disappeared, old Tufter and the oldest of the mothers of the pack were no more, and neither the carrion-crows nor the ants had profited one atom by these deaths. Finn The Wolfhound
How can I make or meat or drink my care, How can mine eyes enjoy The light of day, when I see ravens tear Thy eagles' flesh, and dogs thy lions' whelps destroy? Hebrew Literature
I tell you I did what I could, but they said the balloon was contraband of war, and a military necessity; and they took it, the thieving whelps! The Maids of Paradise
The whelp had gnawed his way to freedom. Kings in Exile
The lioness in all the fierceness of her nature strokes her whelp in tenderness and kindness. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity
Whereupon the foster growled at him quite ferociously, and shouldered the great whelp out of her way. Finn The Wolfhound
It is said that even tigers, hearing the cry of their whelps when they are taken by the hunters, will plunge into the sea to swim after the vessels where they are confined. Public School Education
“Indeed,” said he, “I never knew the whelp to bay before.” Old New England Traits
Not, like his grim ancestors for a thousand generations, in some dark cave of the hills was he whelped, but in a narrow iron cage littered with straw. Kings in Exile
As a hunter wishing to take the lion’s whelps, throws him some bait to distract his attention, so Cuchillo had delivered to the lords of the desert his companions as a prey. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora
Get out of here, you lumping great whelp! Finn The Wolfhound
Only you, an' you stood it; you haven't stood much beside— Weak, a liar, and idle, and mean as a collier's whelp Nosing for scraps in the galley. The Seven Seas
He was a master printer; one of those miserable whelps who fatten on the unpaid labor of those in their employ. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston
It seemed a somewhat imaginative name for the prison-born whelp, but as he grew out of cub-hood his character and his stature alike seemed to justify it. Kings in Exile
In the tone of a man enraged to the point of madness, old man Thomas snapped out: "Go on, you confounded whelp!" McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
When the fawn whelp left that travelling-box again, some nine hours later, she was in the paved stable courtyard of a great house in Yorkshire. Finn The Wolfhound
You insist on keeping the whelp here, when you know he is a bombshell in your path and mine. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy
The young Seminole spoke up, "when the Big Tiger speaks, the whelp is silent, I will stay." The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, And strangled for his lionesses; And filled his caves with prey, And his dens with ravin. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature
Went so far as to lay claim to her himself, the whelp. Desert Dust
But this I will swear that I think there has been some change of the Queen with a whelp that died in the litter, that she might seem more young. The Fifth Queen Crowned
“King of Brattens Vendel, hear,    Keep your tongue behind your tooth; Quickly grows the young whelp up,    Full of threatening fangs his mouth.” p. Ulf Van Yern and Other Ballads
"Anyway, whelp of an inquisitor, your pious aunt will not remember you, and you need not expect the slightest assistance from her." The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
"The old hound will not be far off, when the young whelp was so near," exclaimed Clavers, upon a recital of the inhuman murder. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17
You know your men, don’t you—you coyote’s whelp! 'Firebrand' Trevison
"It's you, is it, you young whelp?" he gritted. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed
And about noon the lion took his little whelp, and placed him on his back, and bare him home again, and Sir Percivale, being left alone, prayed till he was comforted. The Book of Romance
There was a panther’s whelp in the little valley we did not get. A Virginia Scout
The lioness, robbed of her whelps, makes the wilderness ring with her cries; and the little bird, whose tender household has been stolen, fills and saddens all the grove with her pathetic melody.” Minnie's Pet Parrot
“So that’s the kind of a whelp you are!” he said. 'Firebrand' Trevison
At this the Lioness and whelps retreated and after an hour I mounted Gotch and rode up near the tired and crippled Dog and sent a ball through his heart. Black Beaver The Trapper
It must not be supposed that thisPage 69 animal existed for nine weeks without food; she was in whelp when lost, and doubtless ate her young. Anecdotes of Dogs
O woe! they are all with cub, and are come here to whelp: new brutes keep sprouting out of the old ones, and the child is always wilder and frightfuller than its dam. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck
He ran immediately to kill the whelps, and drew them out of the cave. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers
You've done your work and that whelp shall not keep you out of its results. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
The boys up at the mill are all talkin’ about your interest in this little whelp, and I’m getting the branding-iron from every one I meet. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range
She had suckled two whelps until they were able to take care of themselves. Anecdotes of Dogs
Full-cry" rose, The huntsman to the puppy goes,— Down falls the lash,—up rose the yelp, And murmured thus the puppy whelp: "Why lash me? Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered)
A broad cylindrical piece of elm, resembling a millstone, and fixed immediately above the barrel and whelps. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Ring him up, you treacherous little whelp—quick! The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts
The whelp will dig up everything he can to queer me with the office. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range
What adds to this singuPage 291larity is, that the terrier's whelp was nearly five weeks old, and the cubs could just see, when this exchange of progeny was made. Anecdotes of Dogs
He couldn’t do nothing, and he never loved that black-muzzled whelp from the time he sassed him in the 103 depot. The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch
The cylinder between the whelps and the paul rim, constituting the main-piece. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Do you think it takes two men to ‘get’ you—you miserable whelp? 'Drag' Harlan
“The young whelp,” he said, apostrophizing the overdressed youth with the cigarette. Little Lost Sister
It was conjectured that in the course of a short time the terrier had, unobserved, raked her whelp from the ashes, and had restored it to life. Anecdotes of Dogs
Then turning about, he saw the disabled whelp trying to sneak off, and, with unerring aim, threw his axe. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
The whelps reach downwards from the lower part of the drumhead to the deck. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The Eagle, that she might rescue her young ones from the peril of death, in a suppliant manner restored to the Fox her whelps in safety. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
But she’s rare and kindhearted, and is very fond of them, whelps that they be.” Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School
She had a litter of whelps a few weeks before, which were taken from her and drowned. Anecdotes of Dogs
But she looked at each of her savage whelps, and knew that any attempt to lead them off would be worse than vain. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
The pieces of wood bolted on the main-piece of a windlass, or on a winch, for firm holding, and to prevent chafing, are also called whelps. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
An Eagle one day carried off the whelps of a Fox, and placed them in her nest before her young ones, for them to tear in pieces as food. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
You dirty whelps, to presume to sleep in beds. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887
On entering the barn, three whelps were found about a week old; so that in her savage state she had evidently been visited by a male of her own species. Anecdotes of Dogs
These unnatural whelps that attacked her—he suddenly saw them, not as wolves at all, but as dogs, and hated them with a deadly hate. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
The main-piece is whelped like the capstan, and suspended at its ends by powerful spindles falling into metal bearings in the carrick or windlass heads. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The Wolves sent ambassadors, and demanded a peace, 465 ratified on oath, on these terms; that the Sheep should give up the Dogs, and receive as hostages the whelps of the Wolves. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
As for that boy of mine, he is the condemndest little whelp in town, and he isn't no pet anywhere. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883
When she littered, one of the whelps had one of her hind legs broken—the limb was contracted—a perfect callus formed, in everything resembling the leg of the dam. Anecdotes of Dogs
But the hybrid whelps, by some perversion of inherited instinct, hated man savagely, and had less dread of him than either of their parents. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
To the windlass it is vertical; for capstans, horizontal, bolted to the whelps, and butting to the deck-rim. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Surely I am more worthy than a whelp to enjoy a happy life, and to obtain the highest honor.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
"I believe this smooth-faced young whelp has cast an eye on you too," he snarled. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest
Meanwhile the two whelps, that had been left in the covert of the bushes, were seen hastening to join her. The Tiger Hunter
Flint waits in hell for three whelps to join his crew. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates
This term specially applies to surging the messenger when it rides, or when the two lashing eyes foul on the whelps or the barrel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
But if I use those papers which that girl has stolen from her father I'll be a dirty whelp. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
It was necessary to conceal their birth as the children of a noble, for the brutal threat of Marat ever rang in her ears, "We must exterminate all the whelps of aristocracy." Hortense Makers of History Series
Your plan will be this: take up one of the whelps in each hand, and break in their skulls, by striking them one against the rather. The Tiger Hunter
When we came in together to look at the English whelp the drawer was open. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
He stroked and caressed the whelps at taking leave of them, and the dam and sire accompanied him till he was safely out of the forest. A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals
"I have been to see that fat whelp of a Fogg," stated the old master mariner. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
"You whelp!" he cried, banging the luckless head against the door-post before any one could interfere. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike
Perhaps both; for if I miss we shall have both the brutes to contend with, to say nothing of the brace of whelps.” The Tiger Hunter
And I'd seen the dogs this research team at my hospital was working on—old dogs' brains in whelps' bodies, spry as natural. A Matter of Proportion
On an estate in Scotland a terrier had a litter of whelps, which were immediately taken from her and drowned. A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals
"Why didn't that young whelp come to me?" The Fifth Ace
Lemon had declared him a "graceless young whelp," and nothing that Mr. Sala ever cared to do had tended to change that opinion. The History of "Punch"
Ah, I'll tell you—he got his education as the lion's whelp gets his. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
We’ll see what the whelp says when he finds that, in spite of all his attempts to scuttle, there isn’t going to be any slump!” Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
Jacques, she could understand, for in thought and deed and body he was Indian—a whelp of her own breed. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest
"Yes!" cried he, "I killed the whelp, for I could not find the wolf, his father, may heaven's blazes burn him!" The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
I began to realise that I was in a dangerous situation, for a lioness robbed of her whelp is not the most gentle creature to deal with. Adventures in Many Lands
At the thought her face and form took on something of the lioness that guards her whelp. The Christmas Peace 1908
And it came to me that Scaurdale was not the man to be cherishing any tinker's whelp, not even if he had fair claim to. The McBrides A Romance of Arran
I’m jiggered, too, if I don’t, ye young whelp! The Island Treasure
They were young, and required care just like her own dear little whelps; so, seizing them, she carried them off one by one to her kennel, and would allow no one to take them away. Stories of Animal Sagacity
Then was this island— Save for the son that she did litter here, A freckled whelp hag-born—not honour’d with A human shape. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
They were horrid little whelps with human heads. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales
He makes me think of the lion, roaring in defence of his whelps. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon
The mare seized another one of the whelps and shook it in the air. Debts of Honor
The tigress generally takes much less care of her young than does the lioness of her whelps. Stories of Animal Sagacity
He is an ugly whelp when he's drunk. The Forbidden Trail
She was only standing up for her whelps, and so long as they were not placed in peril she did not mean to attack that crowd of two-legged enemies. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge
If you can catch the dirty whelp before he sails for foreign parts, I'll do my part to put him where he belongs. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day
The providential joint had come very opportunely to the mother of seven whelps. Debts of Honor
I still have signs of those whelps on me today. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2
There was nothing for it, however, but obedience, so that he had to give currency to the remarkable principle of law, that "a genuine little whelp cannot be left in legacy." The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author
Yes, you son of Satan, you and your hybrid whelps have helped me do all this in spite of the fact that you hate me, and would love to tear me limb from limb. The Black Wolf Pack
"Mann—the dirty whelp, after lining his pockets, and doing you all the harm he dares," he went on. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day
Suddenly she seized one of the whelps in her teeth. Debts of Honor
Swifter and more terrible than the mother of whelps? Witch-Doctors
Then said the Earl: ‘What hath that whelp to do with the meting out of grace?’ The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)
The wolf, as soon as he saw him, told his whelps to keep out of the way of Manabozho. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
"Why didn't you help me, you dirty little whelp?" he hissed. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
A party of gentlemen from Bombay, one day visiting the stupendous temple of Elephants, discovered a tiger's whelp in one of the obscure recesses. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
I hardly think the whelp will try another trick, but there is no telling. Frank Merriwell's Races
The spark of mad Raincy blood is in the whelp," he confided to his friends; "the same his grandfather has. Patsy
We keeled over the ugly whelps as they started for us; and later on found old Sallie, just as she had dropped. The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon or The Hermit of the Cave
As we drown whelps or kittens, they amuse themselves now and then with sinking a ship, and stand round the fields of Blenheim, or the walls of Prague, as we encircle a cockpit.  Obiter Dicta Second Series
“He is quite safe,” said the princess, “not that I count much on his fear, for he is as brave as a she-wolf with whelps, and fears nothing, but I know he likes me.” The Hot Swamp
He has carried that little whelp the last part of the way on his back, and now objects to part with him,—got fond of him, I fancy. Black Ivory
“Thou dog’s whelp!” shouted Hauskuld, as soon as he could speak. Erling the Bold
“You hear what he says, whelp: where are the other dogs?” said the captain. The Coral Island
“No, no, let the whelp go,” cried others; “besides, he’d be able to peach on us.” Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn
"Young grafts grow not only soonest, but also fairest, and bring always forth the best and sweetest fruit; young whelps learn easily to carry; young popinjays learn quickly to speak." The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I
“Go, you little whelp,” said Moosa, pointing to the fallen chief, and at the same time giving the child a cut with the whip. Black Ivory
Away, away, and tell the tale And start your whelps a-whining, Say "In the greenwood of his soul A lizard's eye was shining, A little eye kept shining." A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry
“So you’re blubbering, are you, you obstinate whelp?” said the deep voice of the captain as he came up and gave me a box on the ear that nearly felled me to the deck. The Coral Island
A hound’s whelp howleth, if you pluck him up above where he stood: man, in much greater peril from falling, doth rejoice. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
“Well, then, jump up yourself you young whelp, you’re younger than me.” Poor Jack
My brother in his wrath is as a lion’s whelp.” The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook
So I must lose my wine for such a young whelp as you. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer
“We’ll teach the Government to send their whelps to hunt us out in this fashion.” Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman
I know: ‘Careless young whelp,’ or something; and the sergeant—” “Never mind the sergeant,” said the young sharpshooter. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
How came you here, you vagabond Irish whelp, in this company? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
The dogs aboard ship were the survivors of the pack that had been with us all through the campaign, and a number of litters of puppies that had been whelped since the spring season. A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
I am no more a whelp than yourself!” Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer
The modern Teutonist is "disappointed" that the contemporary authority saw nothing in his Teutons except wolves, dogs, and whelps from the kennel of barbarism. A Short History of England
Sure, I know these young whelps an' their pa too. Rebel Spurs
These secured the boy, and, according to prescriptive rule, allowed the wolf and her three whelps to go on their way. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 Volume 18, New Series, July 17, 1852
“Come hither, ye unhanged whelp,” said Jekyl, “and tell me if you know the old gentleman that passed down the walk just now—yonder he is, still in sight.” St. Ronan's Well
I started up, and pushing to the poor whelp the piece of meat which had cost me three new rents in my coat and a split ear, I trotted slowly away. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
That one, whom ye see strutting awkwardly, stagily, and stiffly, and with a laugh on her mouth like a Gallic whelp. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
Both boys sank back in tumultuous, shuddering haste, and rolled down the embankment, while they heard the voice of Steve thundering: "Fetch the little whelp here!" Prairie Folks
Having made an excavation of six or eight feet, the garrison evacuated the place—the wolf, the three whelps, and the boy, leaping suddenly out and taking to flight. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 Volume 18, New Series, July 17, 1852
Only he is such a conceited, snobbish little whelp that it makes you ache to cuff him. Torchy, Private Sec.
But the merciless whelp, in his ire, sprang at me, seized my coat, and tore a large piece out of it! Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
The lion's whelps In their wide roaming, nor their fiercer sire Have never trod it. Man of Uz, and Other Poems
Bring on this whelp, let's see how he looks. Prairie Folks
The gamekeeper aimed a blunderbuss at the Bard, but ere he could fire the deadly weapon, I jumped on the petty tyrant whelp, and cudgeled his face into a macerated beefsteak. Shakspere, Personal Recollections
No, that's a brand for the faith, you conceited whelp, you—they stopped their tortures because they saw you with me. Lords of the North
The idea of showing a pistol to such a whelp of cowardice! Marion's Faith.
At the word whelp, he cuffed him with his hammerlike fist, and Miner went down in a heap. Wayside Courtships
It is better to slay the wolves' whelps, if only to teach women that it is no longer wise to bring forth Romans. The Lion's Brood
Verse 12.—Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century Two Lectures delivered at the London Institution February 4th and 11th, 1884
There 375 is probably no other civilized country so dog-ridden as this, both in "Mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree." Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings
That covetous little whelp wouldn't stir a step to help me unless I'd agree to give him half the honey! A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
There's nothing the matter with the wagon—that's all right, but that whelp Manuelito has run off with the mules and the captain's put out after him. Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
On asking what was in her lap, she answered that she was going to drown some whelps. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
"Listen to me," Bradley snarled; "if I don't kill that dirty whelp in twenty-four hours from now, I leave home for good and all." Dixie Hart
"I am surprised that that miserable whelp escaped with his life," he said. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York
And the young children were to be led to battle at a safe distance, "that the young whelps might early scent carnage, and be inured to slaughter." Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity
The breeding season is from January to March, and about six whelps are born at a time. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
The earl being a great hunter, and consequently fond of dogs, demanded to see the whelps, that he might judge whether they should be destroyed. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
The cause of Freedom needs our help, The Old Land's in the fray, It's up to every lion's whelp To either fight or pay. War Rhymes by Wayfarer
Twenty years he's laughed at the Wolf and his whelps, an' think you he'll stop now? Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers
"Ramsey"—his tone was thin—"when you were talking just now with that pusillanimous whelp, and neither of you looking at the other, did he say anything of a confidential nature?" Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi
And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound, And curs of low degree. The Dog's Book of Verse
"This is a female, and she was close to whelping—" He nudged the white wolf with his toe. The Time Traders
Captain Baster glared at him with unbelieving eyes and gasped: "I—I made sure it was that young whelp!" The Terrible Twins
First of all, there is small honour to be got in hunting an overgrown whelp like this Nils Sture. Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III Lady Inger of Ostrat
I meant to hold up a looking-glass for that young whelp to look into. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers
Leonine the man always looked; to-day he looked the lion bearing off a wounded whelp to its den. Wolf Breed
And in this town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelps, and hound, And curs of low degree. History of English Humour, Vol. 2
Nor heed we more than he what liars dare say Of mercy's holiest duties left undone Toward whelps and dams of murderous foes, whom none Save we had spared or feared to starve and slay. A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI
Why doesn't some man that is a man kill that albino fiend and all his whelps and rid the country of his breed? The Settling of the Sage
She might as soon think of robbing a bear of her whelps as getting her own from Bruce. Alec Forbes of Howglen
A captain of a ship from Barbary gave me this lion, when quite a whelp. Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match
A controversy prevailed among the beasts of the field, as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth. Aesop's Fables A New Revised Version From Original Sources
"I 'd like to get my hands on the young whelp," he went on, squaring his shoulders. The Mayor of Warwick
And, Martin, the brazen whelp reared back and looked me squarely in the eye and answered without blinking, 'Because, Phil Ward, I want the job.' A Certain Rich Man
The hen loves her chickens, the she bear loves its cubs, the mother dog loves its whelps, and the ewe loves her lambs, without any regard to reason. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story
You lazy hound! you whelp! you turtle! you lazy, good-for-nothing creature! A Chinese Wonder Book
You would take a girl's name from her on the word of that half-breed, who would sooner lie than steal—and both are easy to the whelp. The Place Beyond the Winds
Will you go or not, you silly, lazy, good-for-nothing whelp! The Delight Makers
Thence like wolves Prowling in gloomy shade, which hunger blind Urges along, while their forsaken whelps Expect them with dry jaws. The Training of a Public Speaker
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up, and art couched as a lion, and as a lioness that shall be roused up. Pascal's Pensées
Do you mean to say that drunken whelp suspects anything so—so wildly absurd——" "Which drunken whelp? The Danger Mark
The pups will be large and the dam has great difficulty in whelping. The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog
Moreover, the space was confined, and there were the whelps and all, and I rather fancy black-back was more frightened to leave go and stay than he was to hold on and run. The Way of the Wild
And as I listened, I realized, ignorant young whelp though I was, that this man was different from any man I had ever met or imagined. The Blood Ship
A hunter on one occasion having gone in search of a lion, and having penetrated a considerable distance into a forest, happened to meet with two whelps of a lion that came to caress him. Stories about the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters, and Habits
Now, consider further yet, that the prophet in the afore-remembered verses saith that in the night there walk not only the lions' whelps but also "all the beasts of the wood." Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens
I had not seen her or her mother for two or three days, but the time for whelping having arrived, was keeping a close watch on the stable. The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog
This havoc was committed by a she-wolf, which, with her annual whelps, had for several years infested the vicinity. "Old Put" The Patriot
To the fairness and helpfulness of the newspaper men there are one or two exceptions, for instance, a certain sneaking whelp who writes for several papers. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I
The boy went on all fours, and seemed to be on the best possible terms with the old dam and the three whelps, and the mother seemed to guard all four with equal care. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
A nice thing it is for your father's son to be standing slavering there and cowering to me like a whelp. The Romance of the Coast
She will have an easier time whelping than when she is older. The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog
Upon being closely pursued she would generally fly to the western woods, and return the next winter with another litter of whelps. "Old Put" The Patriot
Brown is a whelp, also he's a power that must be reckoned with. The Enchanted Canyon
The wolf must have had several litters of whelps during the six or seven years that the boy was with her. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
He never could do anything like a man since the day he was whelped. The Romance of the Coast
He could picture to himself the ferocity of the mother, defending her young as a lioness would her whelp. An Eye for an Eye
"A multitude of whelps," says the Welsh monk Gildas, "came forth from the lair of the barbaric lioness, in three cyuls, as they call them." Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain
"I was an unlicked whelp in my youth, Huntingdon, but though I got into rotten company, I never did anything actually crooked." The Enchanted Canyon
When they had dug in about six or eight feet, the old wolf bolted with her three whelps and the boy. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
Little master, pray save an unfortunate whelp, Who began the attack, but is now in retreat, Having shown all his teeth, just escapes on his feet, And is trusting to you to make safety complete. Verses for Children and Songs for Music
Hamilcar, the chief general in command there, had four sons, whom he said were lion whelps being bred up against Rome. Young Folks' History of Rome
She is raging like a lioness robbed of her whelps. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot
And well the hero fought that day Around the god-built wall— Fought as a tigress fights at bay, Roused by her young whelps' call. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891
"Come on out and fight like men, you miserable whelps!" Square Deal Sanderson
And when Scylla stooped to seize her, they struck back her ravening heads, and foul Scylla whined, as a whelp whines, at the touch of their gentle hands. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People
And pickled sucking-pig And flesh of whelps floating in liver-sauce With salad of minced radishes in brine; All served with that hot spice of southernwood The land of Wu supplies. More Translations from the Chinese
He wished to meet that young whelp Surtaine nowhere but in a court of law, he announced. The Clarion
They laved two old uns an' a young whelp to me, as they runned by. Stories of Mystery
The whelp may come to something in time, when I have entered him into his business. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07
The man who had held the pistol, a black-visaged fellow with a red face and dyed mustache, after rubbing his knuckles a moment, said: "Let's take it out o' the —— whelp!" The Bread-winners A Social Study
It is considered that a lion cannot bear a rival in the field; therefore if two or more lions are introduced they are supposed to be lion's whelps, or in Heraldic terms lioncels. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science
And now Jan had rolled him over on his back as though he were a helpless whelp. Jan A Dog and a Romance
"You lie, you young whelp; you know you lie," cried one of the miners, shaking the boy by the collar so roughly that I was fearful he would dislocate his bones. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia
No, you whelp, don't you see how my hands, and be hanged to them, tremble and shake. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
Hang perfect gentlemen, Helen! they are, some of them, the most contemptible whelps upon earth. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
Now he was a lad of nineteen years, beautiful exceedingly, and strong as a lion's whelp. Old Testament Legends being stories out of some of the less-known apochryphal books of the old testament
"What are you laughing at, you whelp?" was the rude inquiry. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest
On my word, now, gentlemen," returned the Catholic, again, "that was a dear, blasphemous young whelp! The Seeker
That precious Phil, was a cowardly whelp all his life—so was his father. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
Why, then, do you ask me where I am, when you know I'm astray, that we're both astray, you snivelling old whelp? Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
"Impertinent young whelp!" spluttered the oldest director; but his first fellow-director who dared to look at him saw that he was gazing pensively from the high window, his back to the group. Bunker Bean
He had been worsted where he had been most confident of success, and he was as furious as a bear robbed of her whelps. The Secret Chamber at Chad
The Ohio country were full o' robber whelps which I kind o' mistrusted he were one on 'em who had raked up this 'ere band o' runnygades an' gone off fer plunder. In the Days of Poor Richard
What!" cried Don Quixote, "lion whelps against me! Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories
Curse me, but I give the old whelp credit for the hit she gave me. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
The rushes were filled with half-gnawed bones, brought thither by the hounds; and in one corner, on a mat, was a favourite spaniel and her whelps. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest
"Now, darn me, if them whelps had stopped the boat, but I'd have just rounded her back to Pembina and tied up under the American post yonder, and claimed protection as an American citizen." The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America
"The lion loves its whelp, the tiger its cub; but he, less human than the brutes, casts off his offspring in the hour of its birth!" The Baronet's Bride
Her wolfship in a few days was safely delivered of five fine whelps, whose scalps, with that of their mother, were duly presented to the magistrate. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I)
The wolf, as soon as he saw him, told his whelps to keep out of the way of Hiawatha, "for I know," continued he, "that it is he that we see yonder." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)
Would "JARLZBERG" kindly favour me with a reference to his interesting anecdote of the lion's whelps? Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850
We attribute this to the destruction of seals at the time of their whelping, by steamers which are ever growing larger and more numerous. Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911
Since for the rest thou saidst most admirably, if we could succeed in taking the whelp of the impious father. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
"The trail is narrow, the wood is dim,    The panther clings to the arching limb;    And the lion's whelps are abroad at play,    And I shall not join in the chase to-day." McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
"The whelp seems pleased with himself," he observed to Daisy, with a sneering smile. The Keeper of the Door
Alfieri's were like lion's whelps—brought forth with difficulty, and at long intervals; Goldoni's, like the brood of a hare—many, frequent, and as agile as their parent. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
That the whelp had put the glove there, Cathro no longer doubted, and he would have liked to know why, but was reluctant to give him the satisfaction of asking. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
Yes, touched a lion’s whelp as touched your father; for didn’t Aunt Stanshy pitch into him! The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play
The herds are followed on a large scale at the end of the winter season, which is also the whelping season, and hundreds of thousands are killed, females and young preponderating. Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador An Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation at Quebec, January, 1911
"A bear robbed of her whelps" is no meaningless expression. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895
As for that boy of mine, he is the condemndest little whelp in town, and he isn’t no pet anywhere. Peck's Compendium of Fun
"I may be mistaken, Aaron, but I'm doubting the young whelp is at his tricks again." Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
"We go," said they, "to Iorroway for the hound's whelp which is there." The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
The preponderance of females and young killed in the whelping season is a drain impossible for them to withstand under modern conditions of slaughter. Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador An Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation at Quebec, January, 1911
"Seemed to me from my hand whelps I let slip; lacking cause of joy, both of them howled: seemed to me their bodies became dead carcases: of the carrion I was compelled to eat." The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
But there will be none of that, my young whelp! Norse Tales and Sketches
"Do what you like; whatever suggests itself to a scurvy whelp like you!" said Langham. The Just and the Unjust
And the hound-whelp I asked of you is the whelp of the King of Iorroway, that can catch and slay any beast in the world; hard it is to get possession of that whelp. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
His late defeat has only incensed his rage, "as a bear robbed of her whelps." Notes on the Apocalypse
So then the whelp was given to the sons of Tuireann, and the king was unbound, and peace was made between them. Gods and Fighting Men
Go, thrust thy head into a lion's den, Murder its whelps, and say to it, Be calm! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV.
Camacha went away taking the whelps with her, and I remained to comfort the lying-in woman, who could not bring herself to believe what had happened. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
By and by there came a she-wolf roaming through the wood in search of prey for her whelps, and it came upon the sleeping woman and the little child. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
Never let this glorious word be disgraced, degraded, by applying it to the little, self-centred whelps who are unable to get beyond the politician stage. What All The World's A-Seeking The Vital Law of True Life, True Greatness Power and Happiness
"We are going," they said, "to the country of Ioruaidh, on account of a whelp that is there." Gods and Fighting Men
"Well, then, jump up yourself, you young whelp, you're younger than me." Poor Jack
This Nicholas taught me and other whelps to run at bulls in company with old dogs and catch them by the ears. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes
I was just going to ask the coachman a question or two concerning his journey, when he began to snap his whip about the bare legs of the little whelps. Helmet of Navarre
She would do that for a new whelped puppy! David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona
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