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bedlamite

[bed-luh-mahyt] / ˈbɛd ləˌmaɪt /




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He was furious moreover at having been tricked, and meditated bedlamite plans of vengeance.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest

After all, I reflected, the worst bedlamite must have food and shelter, and, unless the gleam had been a will-o'-the-wisp, I foresaw a fire.

From Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan

It turned out we were to see more of Landrecies than we expected; for the weather next day was simply bedlamite.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang

The bedlamite replied, "The world said I was mad; I said the world was mad, and they outwitted me."

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Mark Lemon

The devil take the bedlamite old woman," said the counsellor; "will she not let things take their course, prout de lege, but must always be putting in her oar in her own way?—Then,

From Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott




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