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Hence, horrible villain, or I'll spurn thine eyes like balls before me; I'll unhair thy head, Thou shalt be whipp'd with wire, and stew'd'in brine, smarting in lingering pickle.
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Monday. in such a frenzy at the Church Door, that they frightened the Crowd of People, and frightened a Horse or the People in the Chaise so that they whipp'd their Horse, till he ran over two Children.
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-- The coachmen whipp'd up their horses full speed through the park; -- thump, thump, went my heart, when by a number of lights I discover'd we were just at the house.
Barford Abbey Susannah Minific Gunning
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The Maid pretended an intire Ignorance of the matter, and so whipp'd down Stairs again.
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Very well was all her answer; but she told my master of it, and he order'd that old Ned should be tyed up and whipp'd, and was never suffer'd to come into the kitchen with the rest of the servants afterwards.
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
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When laden and weary at setting of sun, Their father came home and saw what they had done, He scolded them roundly, and whipp'd them all soundly, And soon put an end to their fun.
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He whipp'd his apron round his waist, and gathering up his nails, went down the ladder.
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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And when I had done, to my amaze he spoke out sharply, and as if to a whipp'd schoolboy.
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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I whipp'd a pistol out of my sash and put the cold ring to his ear: and he scrambled up; and was a very lion all the rest of the day.
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"How has it gone?" asked I. "Well," says he, with his nose in the boot; "we had a pretty rising ground, and the Cornishmen march'd up and whipp'd us out -- that's all -- and took a mort o 'prisoners."
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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