Nell not only was rid of the fever but of anaemia also; Stas' head never ached; Kali's and Mea's skins began to shine like black satin; Nasibu looked like a melon walking on thin legs, and the King, no less than the horses and the donkey, grew fat.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
They led her to the sofa in the little salon; and after a minute of silent relaxation with closed eyes, she was able to tell Signora Selva, still smiling, that these attacks were caused by anaemia, and that she was accustomed to them.
"The Saint"
Antonio Fogazzaro Commentator: William Roscoe Thayer
His want of exercise, the want of air, and the bad and scanty nourishment had made him fall into a mortal anaemia; he coughed continually, suffering great oppression on his chest.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez