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Frenzy Beatlemania term referring to the Beatles’ (rock musicians) immense popularity; manifested by screaming fans in the 1960s. [Pop. Culture: Miller, 172–181] speculation craze precipitated stock market crash (1929). [Am. Hist.: Allen, 205–226] lure of instant riches precipitated onslaught of prospectors (1848, 1886). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 203] the scene of wild rush for riches (1886). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 269] of Surrey “morn, noon, and night in a hurry.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Mother Goose, 117] funeral overwhelmed with grief, fans rioted. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 317–327] agitated rabbit in a perpetual hurry. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] in a perpetual dither. [Br. Lit.: Through the Looking-glass] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Herncastle's fiery temper had been, as I could plainly see, exasperated to a kind of frenzy by the terrible slaughter through which we had passed. Fretted conceit and suppressed envy--perhaps your fathers' conceit and envy: in you break they forth as flame and frenzy of vengeance. This I feared was but too probably the case; since how could it be otherwise accounted for that I should have escaped the same indisposition, but by supposing that the bodily Exertions I had undergone in my repeated fits of frenzy had so effectually circulated and warmed my Blood as to make me proof against the chilling Damps of Night, whereas, Sophia lying totally inactive on the ground must have been exposed to all their severity. |
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