BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one p…

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BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.29, University of Georgia Press
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BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.29, University of Georgia Press

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