I neither can work now, nor do I like it, so an irremediable bad conscience afflicts my ownership of this place.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
Not if she's young and hot-blooded, if she has grown so accustomed to affection and caresses that the want of them afflicts her with a thirst like that of a man lost in a desert.
"The Hidden Places"
Bertrand W. Sinclair
Pardon me if this afflicts you; I am his only friend here, and the poor lad sorely needed comfort.
"Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories"
Louisa M. Alcott