brandy-wine

Something like-ah 'made of the finest brandy-wine, triply distilled, of vintage grapes trodden out by virgin girls in the full of the moon, and laden with the sacred herbs of the forest gods guaranteed to put heat in an old man and fire in a young one, to make weeping women smile and young maidens dance -' How does that sound?

Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

Something like-ah 'made of the finest brandy-wine, triply distilled, of vintage grapes trodden out by virgin girls in the full of the moon, and laden with the sacred herbs of the forest gods guaranteed to put heat in an old man and fire in a young one, to make weeping women smile and young maidens dance -' How does that sound?

Winds Of Fury Lackey, Mercedes 1993

A nice glass of brandy-wine did go down very well, making her tired fingers a little less tired, and putting a bit more life in her hands at the end of a long night.

The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992

Add to these a rollicking saddler from Heldesheim, who figures in a full beard, a rich cluster of crisp, brown curls, his own especial pride, and the object of deep envy to his less hirsute companions; and who, far too fond of corn brandy-wine, goes about singing continually the song of the

A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France William Duthie

I try to drink some brandy-wine the Padre gives me, but my lips freeze on the metal of the flask.

Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910

Each of us has a sweetheart on shore, excellent tobacco and superior brandy-wine.

The Wagnerian Romances Gertrude Hall Brownell 1912

Little barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine;

Puck of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1900

While she was looking after the brandy-wine I made a hasty copy of the portrait, and I now leave it to the impartial reader to decide upon the supposed resemblance.

The Land of Thor 1848

She took occasion to inform me, during the progress of her culinary labors, that he was a very good sort of man, but was somewhat addicted to brandy-wine, of which he had partaken a little too freely on the present occasion.

The Land of Thor 1848

Finally, I was forced to ask the landlady if she would be so kind as to bring me a glass of brandy-wine, for I was afraid she would discover the internal convulsions which threatened every moment to rend my ribs asunder.

The Land of Thor 1848