marsh fever
Britishnoun
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During a second visit to Patras, in September, he was attacked by the same sort of marsh fever from which, fourteen years afterwards, in the near neighbourhood, he died.
From Byron by Nichol, John
In 1809 the British expedition to Welchereen failed in the Netherlands through marsh fever.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
It turned out that he was down with marsh fever in some out-of-the-way spot, and everything was over and finished with before he got back to civilisation and newspapers.”
From When William Came by Saki
Sometimes the inundations are disastrous, but the ordinary flood is an accepted event, and no damage accrues beyond the prevalence of marsh fever in April and May, when the water recedes.
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
In 1809 the British Expedition to Walchereen failed in the Netherlands through marsh fever.
From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
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