phrensy

British  

/ ˈfrɛnzɪ /

noun

1. an obsolete spelling of frenzy

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Example Sentences

The "berserk-gang," or fighting phrensy, was, it has been supposed, produced by eating of some intoxicating herb.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

"Thank you, Count, thank you," cried the man, grasping his hand in his with the vehemence of actual phrensy.

From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Niobe appears with a sorrowful countenance—and Medea announces her character by the fierce expression of her physiognomy—stern courage is painted on the mask of Hercules, while that of Ajax proclaims his transport and phrensy.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

Furious from disappointment, exasperated with the unforseen yet fatal result, they pressed to the assault with the blindness of phrensy.

From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold

She threw herself on the ground, and in alternate prayer and phrensy passed the first night of her woe: towards morning, however, she fell into a perturbed sleep.

From Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter by Opie, Amelia Alderson