Chapter Macrothumus to Madoc of M by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Mademoiselle, the French lady’smaid waiting on lady Fanciful; full of the grossest flattery, and advising her ladyship to the most unwarrantable intrigues. Lady Fanciful says, “The French are certainly the prettiest and most obliging people. They say the most acceptable, well-mannered things, and never flatter.” When induced to do what her conscience and education revolted at, she would playfully rebuke Mlle. with, “Ah! la méchante Françoise!” to which Mlle. would respond, “Ah! la belle Anglaise!”—Vanbrugh: The Provoked Wife (1697).

Madge Wildfire, the insane daughter of old Meg Murdochson the gipsy thief. Madge was a beautiful but giddy girl, whose brain was crazed by seduction and the murder of her infant.—Sir W. Scott: Heart of Midlothian (time, George II.).

Madman (Macedonia’s), Alexander the Great (B. C. 356, 336–323).

Heroes are much the same, the point’s agreed, From Macedonia’s Madman to the Swede[Charles XII.].    —Pope: Essay on Man, iv. 219 (1733).

How vain, how worse than vain, at length appear The madman’s wish, the Macedonian tear! He wept for worids to conquer; half the earth Knows not his name, or but his death and birth.

Byron: Age of Bronze (1819).

The Brilliant Madman, Charles XII, of Sweden (1682, 1697–1718).

The Madman of the North, Charles XII. of Sweden (1682, 1697–1718).

The Worst of Madmen.

For Virtue’s self may too much zeal be had; The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Pope: Imitations of Horace, vi. (1730).

Madoc, youngest son of Owain Gw yne dd king of North Wales (who died 116 9). He is called “The Perfect Prince,” “The Lord of Ocean,” and i s the very beau-ideal of a hero. I nvincible, courageous, strong, and daring, but amiable, merciful, and tender-hearted; most pious, but without bigotry; most wise, but without dogmatism; most provident and far-seeing. He left his native country in 1170, and ventured on the ocean to discover a new world; his vessels reached America, and he founded a settlement near the Missouri. Having made an alliance with the Aztecas, he returned to Wales for a fresh supply of colonists, and conducted six ships in safety to the new settlement, called Caer-Madoc. War soon broke out between the natives and the strangers; but the white men proving the conquerors, the Aztecas migrated to Mexico. On one occasion, being set upon from ambush, Madoc was chained by one foot to “the stone of sacrifice,” and consigned to fight with six volunteers. His first opponent was Ocellopan, whom he slew; his next was Tlalâla “the tiger,” but during this contest Cadwallon came to the rescue.—Southey: Madoc (1805).

…Madoc Put forth his well-rigged fleet to seek him foreign ground, And sailed west so long until that world he found… Long ere Columbus lived.

Drayton: Polyolbion, ix. (1612).