fever and ague
Example Sentences
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All through the summer and autumn of 1506 Katharine had been ill with fever and ague, unhappy at the neglect and poverty she suffered.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp
Lake fever and ague broke out among the low-lying log-houses, and Zack's highly adulterated and heavily priced drugs came into great demand.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
I have been ill for three weeks with pains in the back, and fever and ague everywhere.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
While performing he fainted, and an illness of fever and ague was the consequence of his swimming expedition.
From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.
He had one bad habit, which was that of getting the fever and ague.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.
