What does devil's delight mean?

devil's delight

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

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"They are tied by the head, so that they are unable to lie down; but, their legs being free, they kick up a devil's delight during the storm, and sharpen the sensations of their sea-sick neighbors. They snort, and neigh, and groan with terror, […]"
"[…] though he would certainly not himself do us any harm, he would awake a devil's delight of fire from all sides from the still dispersed pillagers […]"

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