A little urging of necessity behind is a marvellous Whetter of the appetite to danger before, he!
"The Disowned, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
An excellent proverb, the veracity of which is daily attested; for, however unpleasant a keen wind may be, there is no doubt of its being a marvellous Whetter of that greatest of Heaven's blessings-an appetite.
"Pelham, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009
My first visit had been hasty, and only as a Whetter to the second.
"A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One"
Thomas Frognall Dibdin