'He’s Mad – Mad – Mad'
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Description
From Act 2, Scene 1 of The Strange Gentleman (Lord Chamberlain’s Copy, 1836).
Creator
Dickens, Charles
Source
Lord Chamberlain’s Copy, British Library.
'He’s Mad – Mad – Mad.' The Strange Gentleman. The Letters of Charles Dickens. The Pilgrim Edition. Edited by Madeline House and Graham Storey. Volume 1 (1820-1839), p. 697. Oxford University Press, 1965.
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Bibliographic Citation
Dickens, Charles. 'He’s Mad – Mad – Mad.' The Strange Gentleman (1836). Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1836_The_Strange_Gentleman_Hes_Mad_Mad_Mad.
Transcription
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad.
Alas! Poor lad
Like a March Hare he’s Mad.
Overton Quick seize him I say.
And take him away –
Mrs Nooke Be careful I pray
Stranger Only hear what I say.
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
Overton To his bedroom now take him.
Tom If he’s restive, I’ll shake him
Mrs N. When asleep, pray don’t wake him
Tom Oh, I’ll never forsake him.
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
Stranger Let me go
Overton Hold him fast
We’ve got him at last
Mrs N. His sanity’s past
Tom His die now is cast
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
Alas! Poor lad
Like a March Hare he’s Mad.
Overton Quick seize him I say.
And take him away –
Mrs Nooke Be careful I pray
Stranger Only hear what I say.
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
Overton To his bedroom now take him.
Tom If he’s restive, I’ll shake him
Mrs N. When asleep, pray don’t wake him
Tom Oh, I’ll never forsake him.
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
Stranger Let me go
Overton Hold him fast
We’ve got him at last
Mrs N. His sanity’s past
Tom His die now is cast
All He’s Mad – Mad – Mad! &c.
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Citation
Dickens, Charles, “'He’s Mad – Mad – Mad',” Dickens Search, accessed April 24, 2024, https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1836_The_Strange_Gentleman_Hes_Mad_Mad_Mad.