hell-broth
Example Sentences
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The Allies were not prepared to intervene in force, and they could not leave Russia to stew in her own hell-broth.
From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)
This yellow, sinuous beast with hell-broth slavering from its jaws!
From The River and I by Neihardt, John G.
And yet, blissfully ignorant of the hell-broth a-brew, I worried not a whit—didn't even begin to edge away from mid-channel for a while, in fact.
From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
The Allies are not prepared to intervene in force; they cannot leave Russia to stew in Her own hell-broth.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919 by Various
I have not yet stirred up the hell-broth of personal vices, nor do I intend to do so.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin
