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But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),
But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),
I've known my lady (for she loves a tune)
For fevers take an opera in June:
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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.
A malady
Preys on my heart that med'cine cannot reach.
A malady
Preys on my heart that med'cine cannot reach.
Sick now? droop now? This sickness doth infect
The very lifeblood of our enterprise.
Sick now? droop now? This sickness doth infect
The very lifeblood of our enterprise.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.