Englishmen allied to them had to learn that they were dealing with broomstick witches and irresponsible sprites.

Irishwomen were models of propriety beside them: indeed Irishwomen might often be patterns to their English sisterhood.
Mr.Adister described the Cambrian ladies as a kind of daughters of the Fata Morgana, only half human, and deceptive down to treachery, unless you had them fast by their spinning fancy.

They called it being romantic.

It was the ante-chamber of madness.

Mad, was the word for them.