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Definition of Bedlamites
1. bedlamite [n] - See also: bedlamite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedlamites
Literary usage of Bedlamites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the American Theatre by George Overcash Seilhamer (1888)
"... rean production, as the "bedlamites!" In pantomime he was the Harlequin,
showing a disposition on his part to rival Mr. Hallam in versatility, ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"Whoever they be, they are, we are told, " tigers," " bedlamites," " snakes/'and "lost
to all self- respect," which for tigers, ..."
3. The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical and Critical by Lionel Thomas Berguer (1823)
"A small bell had rung to summon the bedlamites into the great gallery. The keepers
had already unlocked the cells, and were bringing forth their mad folks, ..."
4. The Cabinet of Irish Literature: Selections from the Works of the Chief Poet by Charles Anderson Read, Thomas Power O'Connor (1893)
"A small bell had rung to summon the bedlamites into the great gallery. ...
The bedlamites immediately obeyed, and, with the tinker at their head, ..."
5. Thackerayana: Notes and Anecdotes Illustrated by Hundreds of Sketches by by Joseph Grego, William Makepeace Thackeray (1875)
"A small bell had rung to summon the bedlamites into the great gallery. ...
The bedlamites immediately obeyed, and, with the tinker at their head, ..."
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