AS LARGE AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL

Dear experts,

Is the expression AS LARGE AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL a mere emphatic (or ironic?) variant of AS LARGE AS LIFE?

Thank you,
Yuri

Yes, barring some peculiarity evident in the context. It certainly is ironic, but still probably just emphatic. SS

The way I've heard it: large as life and twice as ugly.