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Meanings of had the ague in English

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Usage of had the ague in English
1
So also of those who have had the ague badly and got well.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
2
The young feller lay on the ground shakin' as if he had the ague.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
3
Then, sitting down again, he had begun trembling, as if he had the ague.
From out the Vasty Deep
4
The young fellow in his jaunty new clothes shook as if he had the ague.
Frances Waldeaux: A Novel
5
Early was shivering as though he had the ague.
Jewel Weed
6
Her face was hidden in her hands, and she was trembling-shakingas though she had the ague.
The Chink in the Armour
7
Barras won't have the nerve to oppose me, and Gohier and Moulin have had the ague for weeks.
Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica
8
As she did so she noticed that the other's hands were shaking as though she had the ague.
The Firm of Girdlestone
9
It seemed to me the old mountain was trembling just like I did once, when I had the ague.
The Saddle Boys of the Rockies; Or, Lost on Thunder Mountain
10
My dear child has not been well ever since he had the ague, and looks very pale and spiritless.
The Backwoods of Canada / Being Letters from the Wife of an Emig...
11
At this grandfather gave a loud exclamation and stood up, shaking his head as if he had the ague.
Hillsboro People
12
So here I've been sitting, hugging my knees, and listening till I'm shivering as if I had the ague.
The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players
13
But say, let me tell you right now that I'm shivering all over as if I had the ague!
The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron
14
On arriving, Fouquet was ill and trembled as if he had the ague; he did not present himself to the king.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
15
I had been doing that work, more or less of the time, and I trembled as if I had the ague.
A Man of Samples. Something about the men he met "On the Road"
16
There he was, alone, wet as a drowned rat, and shivering, partly from cold and partly from fright, as if he had the ague.
Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young
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