But the two striplings were most of all shocked at hearing of the devil's burning stomach, and how the wine fizzed as it went down.
They asked who the two handsome striplings were that attended him, and spread the board with provisions?
They sent their sons to Oxford or Cambridge at an early age, and if the striplings did not immediately lay hold on philosophy, declared that they had no aptitude for learning, and removed them to a dancing school.
Weak and vain striplings of entirely English growth escaped the comment attracted by a sinner with strange garments and new oaths.
If thou believ'st what striplings say: Oh, from the deep temptation fly, Nor fall the specious spoiler's prey.
Woman, that fair and fond deceiver, How prompt are striplings to believe her!
While by far the larger share of Seri sustenance is drawn from the sea, a not inconsiderable portion is derived from the land; for the warriors and striplings and even the women are more skilful hunters than fishers.
Illustration: His lips moved, and in spite of themselves they started as they heard his first words: "What brings you striplings here?
Good now, Nurse Joan, what have I denied these rash striplings that my father would have granted them?
Ay, ay, 'tis but striplings and fools that have tears to spend for such as this!
As for putting forty crowns into the hands of striplings like you, it were mere throwing it to the robbers.
Preserve thy strength, and these striplings here counsel in kindness: requital be mine.
As unknown striplings you have no chance against yon crafty fox of Basildene.
We are still but striplings and our men are few, though brave and true.
What chance have two striplings like ourselves against so strong a foe?
In reality, however, that handful of striplings who "kept cabinet ministers in a perpetual state of terror" had stirred up a curiosity in her that sprang from anything but indignation or contempt.
To think of a handful of striplings keeping cabinet ministers in a perpetual state of terror.
If the Queen were moved to pray your Grace to pity the striplings then could the Spaniards make no plaint of too much clemency being shown.
But the adulterous issue, as their due, To seek their fortunes on the world were cast: Because the husbands would not suffer more The striplings should be nourished from their store.
The striplings were spared many of his hardships and were still able to endure the ordeal, if the end were sure relief.
She had, unless rumor was badly at fault, jilted an appalling list of the striplings who believed that beard-growing and love-making were conventionally contemporaneous events.
But in that case I might have found you out; for I wantstriplings of courage and likelihood around me; and I have thought of you as such ever since the day when you won the peacock.
These striplings were all men of truth, faith, soberness and integrity, and were conspicuous for their courage, strength and activity.
And Michael seemed gigantical, The Arch-fiend but a dwarf; And at the towers of Erebus Our striplings flung the scoff.
Then were the tongues of all loosen'd, and words of wisdom and feeling Not by greybeards alone, but by men and by striplings were utter'd.
The gentle, Lightly shod, and dainty striplings Did a shepherd meet, and hide them, With himself, within a cavern.
Ibrahim Zenete made his way into one of the tents, where he beheld several Christian striplings just starting from their slumber.
The instance of clemency which he had shown in refraining to harm the Spanish striplings on the last sally from Malaga won him favorable terms.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "striplings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
