So stung were the French by the Wasps issuing from this nest that they made a descent on Fowey in 1457 when Lady Treffry, whose husband was not at home, led the defence and helped to beat back the attackers to their ships.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
From Wroote she returned to Louth, to face her trouble alone; for the preliminaries of selling the Lincoln business had brought old Wright's creditors about her husband's ears like a swarm of Wasps.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"You think so," said a voice from behind a netting on the wall; "but that is because we wall-fruit are so rich and rare, young fingers are forbidden to touch us, while they are allowed to play with you; and besides, we keep a large army of Wasps, in bright yellow uniforms, to protect us against thieves.
"Lady Daisy and Other Stories"
Caroline Stewart