Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Sickness
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 answerso may you. ByronDon Juan. Canto II. St. 13.
Some maladies are rich and precious and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold. HawthorneMosses from an Old Manse. The Old Manse. The Procession of Life.
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 colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre. Julius Cæsar. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 119.
An I thowt twur the will o the Lord, but Miss Annie she said it wur draäins, For she bednt naw coomfut in er, an arnd naw thanks fur er paäins. TennysonVillage Wife.
Ive known my lady (for she loves a tune) For fevers take an opera in June: And, though perhaps youll think the practice bold, A midnight park is sovreign for a cold. YoungLove of Fame. Satire V. L. 185.