hell-broth

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He pitched pell-mell into the hell-broth of his criticism any image that assaulted his fecund brain.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

Now there is only one man more—and after that, one more tub to be lowered—and the hell-broth is cooked once again, and will come streaming forth.

From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Its springs are far between, and, without a single exception, mere receptacles of a salt, potash, and sulphur hell-broth, which no man would drink, save in extremis.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various

There was a pretty hell-broth brewing in the little town.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas

The dog, who still sat watching the hell-broth brewing, saw him hurrying past the door, but he thought to himself, "When I have had something to eat, I will soon catch froggy up."

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir