The softness of my hands was secured by medicated gloves, and my bosom rubbed with a pomade prepared by my mother, of virtue to discuss pimples, and clear discolourations.

The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.

Tigridia pavonia […] bears spotted, somewhat irislike flowers in summer […]

This process, known as “regulatory capture,” turns regulators from watchdogs into lapdogs.