BRANDY, N. A Cordial Composed Of One Part Thunder-and-lightning, One Part Remorse, Two Parts Bloody Murder, One Part Death-hell-and-the- Grave And Four Parts Clarified Satan.

BRANDY, N. A Cordial Composed Of One Part Thunder-and-lightning, One Part Remorse, Two Parts Bloody Murder, One Part Death-hell-and-the- Grave And Four Parts Clarified Satan.

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BRANDY, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one
part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-
grave and four parts clarified Satan. Dose, a headful all the time.
Brandy is said by Dr. Johnson to be the drink of heroes. Only a hero
will venture to drink it.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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