Word: mads
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...With mad contention torn...
...self-reliance. It shows that one's own approbation is not sufficient unless that of others be superadded. And there is a dim belief that the speaker, as Socrates says, is moved by a certain divine inspiration and enthusiasm, or, to describe his condition in plain English, he is mad, and, although possessing a certain method in his madness, nevertheless he is destitute of true wisdom. His mind is not finely balanced, he is not sufficient unto himself, his ideas are purely theoretical...
...SOPH. gets mad at his girl, and avenges himself thereby...
Dodged a snowball, for which mad prank...