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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Devil's Candle

So the Arabs call the mandrake, from its shining appearance at night. (Richardson.)

Those hellish fires that light
The mandrake's charnel leaves at night.

T. Moore: Fire Worshippers.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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