From mouth to mouth ran the whisper that the English were showing their heels; and in a moment these poor devils, who owed all their misery to France, were pulling like Madmen.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It is an agitation of the nerves, such as we may suppose Madmen feel, which you are inclined to wish removed, though you are not unwilling to admit that it is agreeable.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
Madmen were beings whom he did not comprehend.
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft