I was Leeched and blistered and drugged; I was put into flannel for the only time in my life; I was sent away for change of air; but no one could discover that the cough was from the lungs.
"An Autobiography"
Catherine Helen Spence
Observe the effective use of epithet in Will Levington Comfort's "The Fighting Death," when he speaks of soldiers in a Philippine skirmish as being "Leeched against a rock."
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
Leeched ashes are a valuable manure, but not equal to unleached.
"Soil Culture"
J. H. Walden