"Hypochondria" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... iron energy and banter. He was growing taciturn and morose. The Bar remarked the change, as well they might. His friends thought him ill. The doctor said he was troubled with hypochondria, and that his gout was still lurking in his system, and ordered him to that ancient haunt ...
— Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
... I feel happier about the FABLES, and it is warmer a bit; but my body is most decrepit, and I can just manage to be cheery and tread down hypochondria under foot by work. I lead such a funny life, utterly without interest or pleasure outside of my work: nothing, indeed, but work all day long, except a short walk alone on the cold hills, and meals, and a couple of pipes with my father in the evening. ...
— The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson - Volume 1 • Robert Louis Stevenson
... 'why, that you must get married. I insist upon marrying you. You are full of sourness, hypochondria, gall, bad humour, biliousness and atrabiliousness I am fearful of all this on our account. What you want is a woman to sweeten this sourness and transform you ...
— The Memoirs of Victor Hugo • Victor Hugo |
