As you may imagine, everyone was almost paralysed with terror at this awful calamity which threatened them; and the King called a solemn meeting of all his Counsellors, and asked them if they could devise any way of Warding off the danger.
"The Scottish Fairy Book"
Elizabeth W. Grierson
If attacked by a dog, safety is not sought chiefly in the means of Warding him off, but by showing him the means possessed of hurting him, as by picking up a stone; and with a man, where an appeal lies to the intelligence, the argument from power to injure is peculiarly strong.
"Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles"
Alfred T. Mahan
The person charged with the duty of Warding Mary in her chamber was Edward Herne, parish clerk of Henley, who some twelve years before had been employed in Mr. Blandy's office, and had since remained on intimate terms with the family.
"Trial-of-Mary-Blandy"
Roughead, William