Now the Deel a Ma sol, Sir, gin ye touch yer Steel, Ise whip mine through yer Wem.
"The Busie Body"
Susanna Centlivre Commentator: Jess Byrd
Marry, and yar Ladiship's i'th' right,'twas en the Work o'th' faud Loone, the Diel brest his Wem for't.
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. I (of 6)"
Aphra Behn
In the life of Dr. Raffles, an amusing story is quoted, which is somewhat to the point: On our way from Wem to Hawkstone, we passed a house, of which the following occurrence was told: 'A young lady, the daughter of the owner of the house, was addressed by a man who, though agreeable to her, was disliked by her father.
"Strange Pages from Family Papers"
T. F. Thiselton Dyer