Man, he was took with one of his spells, so I told him I'd come on out and take you back to town.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
We sought the lee of a hummock, and hoped the violence of the storm would soon spend itself, but there were no easy spells in this storm, nor did it show signs of early cessation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I cannot describe the relief I felt in reaching land after the spells of anguish through which we had passed.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook