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 He had a fever when he was in Spain,
 And when the fit was on him, I did mark
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 He had a fever when he was in Spain,
 And when the fit was on him, I did mark
  How he did shake. 'Tis true, this god did shake.
   His coward lips did from their color fly,
    And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
     Did lose his luster. 
 The best of remedies is a beefsteak
 Against sea-sickness; try it, sir, before
  You sneer, and I read more 
 The best of remedies is a beefsteak
 Against sea-sickness; try it, sir, before
  You sneer, and I assure you this is true,
   For I have found it answer--so may you. 
 Some maladies are rich and precious and only to be acquired by 
the right of inheritance or purchased with read more 
 Some maladies are rich and precious and only to be acquired by 
the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.
   - Nathaniel Hawthorne, 
 I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing 
trivial.  
 I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing 
trivial. 
 My long sickness
 Of health and living now begins to mend,
  And nothing brings me all things.  
 My long sickness
 Of health and living now begins to mend,
  And nothing brings me all things. 
Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.
Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.
I've that within for which there are no plasters.
I've that within for which there are no plasters.
 An' I thowt 'twur the will o' the Lord, but Miss Annie she said 
it wur draains,
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 An' I thowt 'twur the will o' the Lord, but Miss Annie she said 
it wur draains,
 For she hedn't naw coomfut in 'er, an' arn'd naw thanks fur 'er 
paains. 
 I've known my lady (for she loves a tune)
 For fevers take an opera in June:
  And, read more 
 I've known my lady (for she loves a tune)
 For fevers take an opera in June:
  And, though perhaps you'll think the practice bold,
   A midnight park is sov'reign for a cold.