Martin took it, and as his eyes traced the lines a sickly paleness covered his features, and in a voice scarcely stronger than an infant's, he said, "It is so."
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
A faint, sickly fear of he knew not what crept over him.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
But though she was dressed better than when we saw her, she was paler; and when she came down the dark hall, carrying a candle above her head to light the way, I thought I had never before seen such a sickly person out of a grave.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe