ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst nˈoʊn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪz fˈaʊnd ɪn bᵻwˈɛɹ ðə kˈæt, ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ wˈɪljəm bˈɔːldwɪn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹi stˈoːɹi ʌv "ðə dˈɛθ ʌv pˈæn".
The earliest known example is found in Beware the Cat, written by William Baldwin in 1553, though it is related to the first century story of "The Death of Pan".