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Whatever the cause there are many recorded instances of persons suffering from ailurophobia exhibiting symptoms of distress in rooms which apparently contained no cats; later cats would be discovered, hidden behind curtains or in closets.

...these itching ardours, thus excited in those parts on which the storm of discipline had principally fallen, detached legions of burning, subtile, stimulating spirits, to their opposite spot and centre of assemblage, where their titillation raged so furiously, that I was even stinging mad with them. —

"'Twould be very becoming," Mrs. Benacre allowed; and made him promise he would bring back the news. Weyman, Stanley John

For beleaguered countries like Greece and Spain, the deals out of China are looking better every day.

“Without any religious rite at all,” he urges, “unclean spirits brood upon waters, aspiring to repeat that primordial gestation of the divine Spirit.” Various

He is glad when he sees men busy fishing, planting, and hunting, and engaged in all manner of bucolic occupations. Vondel, Joost van den

Tess and Dot could only be reached by climbing up the long, sloping roof of the bungalow, and getting in at the chamber window. Hill, Grace Brooks

Taken all in all, she was a very comely person; she was stylishly dressed, and her manners denoted high social position. Kock, Charles Paul de

Mr. Assange has, at times, appeared to conflate the organization’s identity with his own. New York Times (May 12, 2011)

At small literary reunions he is the cynosure of all eyes. Various

Edgar wasted no time in dalliance when there was planning to be done. Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

In the context of the turquerie fashion, the seraglio became the subject of works of art, the most famous perhaps being Mozart's Singspiel, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio).

Exposed is full of sneaky images and surreptitious views, hidden cameras and nefarious goings-on.

In some countries the rite was practiced as a talisman against evil spirits. Graves, Kersey

With no thought of the soul or its salvation, they scratch the catgut and the violin; they pain the ear with tintinnabulation, and sear the eye with every form of sin. —Jillette, Penn; Penn and Teller: Bullshit! S6E10

He can walk out in the rain and doesn’t need an umbrella.” New York Times (Mar 22, 2012)

His adversary seemed untoward, not adapted to military organization or combinations. Longstreet, James

Observations on vestigial structures in animals are sadly wanting; but they are certainly found in the horse, pig, sheep, and others. Various

Smaller and distressed companies may simply lack the experience and wherewithal to deal effectively with hedge funds. New York Times (Aug 9, 2011)

The vicar, looking most woebegone, murmured that there was no answer. Tracy, Louis