This Illusiveness was an added spur to his desire to know this girl.
"Every Man for Himself"
Hopkins Moorhouse
One thing or the other must be the effect of such a mood in which-even though only for an hour or two-all things other than physical take on themselves an appearance of Illusiveness: either the standard is lowered and these things are treated as slightly doubtful; or the will sets its teeth and determines to live by them, whether they are doubtful or not.
"None Other Gods"
Robert Hugh Benson
The Illusiveness of life is the theme of moralists when they preach resignation.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews"
Thomas Charles Edwards