fever and ague

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A cold caught and neglected had given him a fever and ague, and the least chill brought on a return of it.

From It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) by Wood, Mrs. Henry

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.

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.

The alternate hope and despair that seized him were like the deadly burning and chill of fever and ague.

From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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 Lever, Charles James