fever and ague
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Franklin had been stricken by that disheartening malady which is formed by the union of fever and ague.
From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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.
Thus it is, too, that what we call fever and ague might be banished from the country as a general disease, if two things were done.
In addition to this dangerous affliction I had bronchitis, catarrh, constipation, piles, periodical rheumatism, cataracts on my eyes, corns on my feet, and fever and ague from one to three months every year.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
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
