fever and ague
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On one side of this principal room was the quartel, with the garrison, which consisted of seven soldiers, militia, three or four of whom were down with fever and ague.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
This misery would seem at its full, if now and then seasons of sickness did not show how fever and ague can augment the sad calamities of daily life.
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
It preserved him, in particular, from attacks of the fever and ague, which racked his constitution almost as much as the gout.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott
He had one bad habit, which was that of getting the fever and ague.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
While performing he fainted, and an illness of fever and ague was the consequence of his swimming expedition.
From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by H. G. Somerville
