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  • After my sicknes in 90-91 I lost 50 lbs, and now I freeze when temp drops below 40.

    Two Cases Where Bigger Isn't Better 2008

  • For as I ever did hold Suspition to be the sicknes of a Tyrant, so was I so farre upon the other extremity, as I rather contemed all advertisements, or apprehensions of practices.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2006

  • RonF unemployment benefits are funded out of general taxation like other benefits such as the Domestic Purposes benefit, sicknes benefit, and invalids benefit.

    Maia vs WINZ: WRK4U 2006

  • For as I ever did hold Suspition to be the sicknes of a Tyrant, so was I so farre upon the other extremity, as I rather contemed all advertisements, or apprehensions of practices.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Flavia 2006

  • And being mounted up so hy, that they were safe from his sodaine comming on them, Lydia had soone forgotten her sicknes, and the promised kisse cost her above twenty more, beside verie kinde and hearty embraces, as lovingly respected and entertained by Pyrrhus.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Calandrino hearing, that they all agreed in one opinion of him; he beganne verily to perswade himselfe, that some sodaine sicknes, had seised upon him, which they could discerne, although hee felt no anguish at all: and therefore, like a man much perplexed in minde, demanded of them, What he should do?

    The Decameron 2004

  • Madam (quoth Massetto) so I was indeed, but not by Nature; onely I had a long lingering sicknes which bereft me of speech, and which I have not onely recovered againe this night, but shal ever remaine thankfull to you for it.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Those whom their harts enabled to attempt, He puts a shoare to make supplie for neede; Those whom long sicknes taught of death contempt, He visits, and from _Ioues_ great Booke doth reede The balme which mortall poysen doth exempt; Those whom new breathing health like sucklings feed, Hie to the sands, and sporting on the same, Finde libertie, the liues best liuing flame.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Then casts he Anchor hulling on the maine, And all his shyps poore Citizens recounts, And hundred iust were free from sicknes paine, Fourscore and ten death their redress accounts; So that of all both sicke and sound vnslaine, Vnto two hundred wanting ten amounts.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Painting his wants by sicknes pale and wan; With other griefes, that others force opprest, Aduising stay, (as what is but they can,) Whilst he that fate to come, and past, nere feard, Concludes to stay till strength decayd repaird.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

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