| 单词 | flambeau |
| 例句 | Often, when the Queen was entertaining distinguished company under the flambeaux of the Great Hall, Lancelot had found him sitting by himself in a small room, mending stockings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The flambeaux around the edge were bright and red in the dark. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As darkness falls, the thundering drum lines and costumed riders on horseback are joined by the sight of flambeaux — traditional kerosene-fueled torches used to light the floats before the advent of electricity. Heads Up: In New Orleans, Early Mardi Gras Parades Are Family Fare 2011-02-04T19:55:00Z On Tuesday night, authorities lit flambeaus to keep wild animals away, an official involved in the operation told the Hindustan Times newspaper. Palakkad: Indian army rescues Kerala trekker trapped in hill crevice for 48 hours 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z He and friends played hide-and-seek in nearby brush but never saw the flambeau lit. Questions light up a childlike look at the Van Asselt flambeau in South Seattle 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z High and low the serfs looked out, red the flambeaus tossed about,— Toll slowly. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z It was a striking scene in the otherwise perfect darkness of the streets, the torch-bearers at the sides waving their flambeaux regularly over their heads, and shouting with the rest in chorus. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The chaste and beautiful design of this portal, even to the inverted flambeaux, is a counterpart of that of the Old Granary ground at Boston. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z To carry out my Lord Glandore's conceit, however, it was necessary to provide flambeaux. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The gold and silver plate was very handsome, particularly the massive flambeaux and high ornaments for the middle of the table. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z They are perfectly dark, the only means of exploring them being by the use of flambeaux; but to what length they extend has never been discovered. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Its monuments and statues, where they were complacently innocent of art, had been brought into harmony of tone by the atmosphere vivid like the flambeau trees, the inconceivable blueness of its sea. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The musicians led the procession, which was flanked on each side by a number of flambeaux bearers, and a retinue of servants, all bearing swords despite the law. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z One light--the single flambeau which had escaped extinguishing--threw a ghastly glare on the surge of scowling ruffians. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Lamps and flambeaux are used at Japanese weddings, and torches are still used at Turkish marriages. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z At that moment the two flambeaux, as if to proclaim their owner's withdrawal from the claims of society, simultaneously collapsed and strewed Mr. Ripple's fair white steps with ashes. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z After another rain the bare flambeau trees would burst into fiery bloom. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The hockey-players rejoiced in the rumour that there would be hockey by torchlight, with goals lit up by flambeaux and a phosphorescent bung. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Raising himself on the steps of a house, he strained his eyes over the sea of faces and detected little lights--flambeaux apparently, which tossed and floundered, then went out. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Two big footmen with flambeaux and tall candles escorted him to his carriage. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z In such despondent meditation he wandered on until the dancing glare of two large flambeaux, stuck in iron sockets, caught his attention. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Many of the inhabitants carry lighted branches and flambeaus, and rockets, squibs, etc., are discharged on the occasion. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z One way of representing this goddess, it is said, was in the habit of a matron, holding in her right hand a flambeau or lamp, and sometimes a Palladium or small Victory. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z "Old age having laid his hand upon this truly great man, this truly philosophical politician, at his expiring flambeau I lighted my taper." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In the red glare of terrifying flambeaux, were seen daggers dripping with the blood of men, women, and even babes. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Mark the flambeaux guttering and sputtering into an odorous death. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Ten thousand strong, the blazing flambeaux had marched and countermarched along the city's main thoroughfares, and Harry had reviewed them from the balcony of the hotel which was the party's rendezvous. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z He and Tomaso came back, after dark, to the crypt, and spread out the torn manuscripts by the light of two flambeaux in the wall. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Night closed in, and the flambeaux of the pages lighted up the mourning procession. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z They found the town lighted up with flambeaux and torches, on occasion of the ratification of the treaty. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z The candle-gleam of science; the flambeau of the lover; the constellated nebulæ of the poet. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z Down the avenue beyond the great gate, the flambeaux clustered and faded and diminished, the band music had throbbed to silence and about them was only the silver, dew-silent night. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z The room was lined with black, and lighted with flambeaux. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z The sword was gilded, and shone bright, in the light of the flambeaux, above the duke's head. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z All a-quiver, he watched for the flambeau of Belle-Ann's pious prophecy: "Know ye the truth and the truth shall make ye free!" The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Servants held up lighted flambeaux on either side, and the old butler, with hair as white as the harper's, presented a goblet of wine. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z Here an old man presented himself who officiated as an experienced guide, furnished with a lantern and great flambeau made of ropes impregnated with some kind of resin. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Finally, Suidas and Cedrenus have still further improved on the calumny, in asserting that the Manichæans held nocturnal assemblies, in which, after extinguishing the flambeaux, they committed the most enormous indecencies. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z A hundred thousand flambeaux, inclosed in rich crystal cylinders, illuminated the gardens and the dining-hall. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Still another white beacon leaned over the hills where, like a stellar flambeau, the lead-star trembled and sputtered, kindled just on the apex of Henhawk's knob. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The moine flambeau, he that is burning with fervour, would possess Him with his passion like a woman. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z He then spoke to the youngest, who immediately got a flambeau, and prepared to go, having first asked the elder wife to accompany her. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z The morning was ushered in with the ringing of bells, and in the evening a procession took place, by the light of flambeaux, to the number of some thousands. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Others of the party had these natural flambeaux also, which added greatly to the solemnity and impressiveness of the scene. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z It sometimes appears as a stately flambeau, stalking along unsupported, burning with a ghastly blue flame. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The page took up a little taper that lay near the flambeau, and, shuddering as he passed by the body, instantly departed on his errand. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico He had a flambeau of twisted bark in one hand to give light, but when he came to take out the fish he did not know how to manage to hold the light. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z It was a weird and curious picture presented by the group on the pier,—the blazing, flickering flambeau casting flashes upon the many faces, and all surrounded by deep shadows and darkness. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands And he went on tiptoe to the door of the weaving room, unlocked it, and looked in, holding his flambeau high above his head. Deep Moat Grange We were conducted back to our rooms by quite a procession, including the thin landlord and imposing landlady, headed by the Dragon bearing a flambeau. Glories of Spain The burning flambeau on the knoll served as a guide, and, after one or two pauses, owing to the treacherous footing, the elder brother succeeded in carrying the other thither. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches His sword, flaming by the sweeping action he gave it, traced circles of white or red, according as the moon glittered on the blade or a flambeau glared on its blood-stained brightness. Marguerite de Valois High and low the serfs looked out, red the flambeaus tossed about— Toll slowly. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II The door was that of a hall in the middle of which was erected a tribunal lighted by a number of flambeaux. The Silver Cross or The Carpenter of Nazareth Then they went off in a procession of two, the landlord carrying the flambeau. Glories of Spain —The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Two of these support her by the arms, while the other carries a flambeau of white pine before her to dissipate all lurking enchantments and dispel all evil incantations. Roman Women And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The worst of it is, by the light of this great modern flambeau which they had been unable to extinguish, they saw their own deformity. Priests, Women, and Families Bobby, under the flambeau of red hair, dreamed at the fish. What Rough Beast? The flambeau's glory is the shining fire; She was the pride, the glory of her sire, Shedding new lustre on his old descent, His loveliest child, his richest ornament. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa But as some one has said, “Death lights up a terrible flambeau in which the aspect of all things is changed.” Francezka “Maybe ’twill paint the blues in old Tory Cave, if we run across them there,” put in Tomoke, maiden of the flambeau and the fire-talk. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl When William III. came to see the City and the Lord Mayor's Show in 1689, the City militia, holding lighted flambeaux, lined Fleet Street as far as Temple Bar. Old and New London Volume I And when another day had gone, and night came again, a silent funeral passed, by the light of a flambeau, to the chapel of the Ursulines for the lonely obsequies. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The princes applaud with a furious joy; And the king seiz'd a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way,23 To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer In order to be sure that it was not some illusion, they called their valets de chambre; but no sooner had these appeared with their flambeaux, than the spectre disappeared. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Thousands of flambeaux are continually burning in it. Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly With the bride to the bridal apartment they go, Fair Kirstin in front bears the yellow flambeau. Child Maidelvold and other ballads They then rode round and round the inclosure, examining the ground with flambeaux and torches to find the tracks which Temujin's army had made in going away. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series And the king seiz'd a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer At the same time, taking a flambeau in his hand, he hastily led the way on board his own ship, and set it on fire. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Drivers carry flambeaux in the streets to avoid running into each other. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Shortly afterwards Prince Mirliflor, just as he was about to extinguish the flambeaux and turn into bed, was startled to see his door opening by some mysterious means. In Brief Authority The most of those that so passed were sight-seers, and these the Inn saw again as they passed homeward in the dusk or sometimes even in the darkness with the aid of flambeaux and lanterns. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama On either side of Mr. Darrel's horse marched a lacquey bearing a flambeau, and the marshal's page was in attendance with his master's cloak. A Book About Lawyers The great pavilion was lit by a score of resinous flambeaux. A Victor of Salamis Around this spot were assembled a band of kirtled Greeks, provided with ropes, ladders, and flambeaux. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Now and again a coach, preceded by lackeys bearing flambeaux, would roll by, conveying ladies of distinction to or from some brilliant assembly. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France "Can one see him?" demanded a rough fellow, dashing a flambeau close to the guardsman's face. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times As the king, preceded by the house-steward and two ushers with flambeaux, entered the supper-room, he found there awaiting him the princes and princesses of France, with a numerous assemblage of courtiers, gentlemen, and ladies. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series The superintendent shall likewise have a supply of fire-buckets, flambeaux, and lanterns, at the office, to be ready when wanted. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction In a moment it opened, and four slaves came forward with flambeaux in their hands. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers He brandished his flambeau, and shouted for help; but he was instantly disarmed, and a sword at his throat reduced him to silence. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 With regard to torches—well, doubtless dry branches could be found lying about under the trees; or, failing these, flambeaux could be made of dry grass bound up into bundles. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise By the light of the flambeaux the sleek, black, oily-looking natives managed their clumsy craft, which, dipping suddenly now and then, shipped great seas, compelling us to hang on for life. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason A moment afterwards and it was again drawn up, parted, waved its flambeaux and shot its lances hither and thither, advancing and retreating as before. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland The Sultan then entered in at the little door, and followed the Vizier and his guard, and the four slaves with flambeaux in their hands. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers And thrusting the flambeau into the earth, between the crevices in the pavement, he left the room abruptly. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Stay, I will show you the exact colour, if you will come near this flambeau!' Curious, if True Strange Tales His was a weird figure, standing in the centre of the circle of uncertain light shed by the flambeau, watching eagerly, and waving his signals with untiring energy. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason These flambeaux, though of rude construction, gave a very excellent light, and Marco and Forester walked about the huts, waving them in the air, and illuminating the whole scene in a very brilliant manner. Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge With trembling hands he laid on such pieces of wood as he could lift, lighted another flambeau, and lay down on his straw. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance He’s the fellow who organized the Ohio flambeau brigade. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic But 'While flares the epaulette like flambeau On Corporal Cuff and Ensign Sambo,' can you expect either of these distinguished officers to leave the service of the United States for ours? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The faces of the worshippers, men and women, illuminated by flaming flambeaux and burning braziers, were all fierce and determined-looking, showing that the worship of the Crocodile-god was conducted in no faint spirit. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason The guests were still at supper in the great pavilion erected in the garden, which was as light as day with the glare of innumerable flambeaux set among the shrubbery. A Midnight Fantasy As his dim eye recognised the place, by the flicker of the expiring flambeau, he smiled at his delusion, and sank back to sleep again. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The fact is, I had some stock in the flambeau factory, and I was a rabid partisan of flambeaux. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic A flambeau fastened to the wharf bowed its light to the wind as the boat swung about, showing the King of Beaver smiling and waving his hand in farewell. The King Of Beaver, and Beaver Lights From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 The prisoner was at once brought before the old man, who eagerly scrutinized his features in the flickering light of lanterns and flambeaux, casting shadows which a Rembrandt would have loved to paint. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. The Russians are about as mixed up as a group of Transylvanian villagers with two vampires to track down and not enough flambeaux for all. Supermind There is a minute variety, white, with long silky hair, like a lap dog, and this is trained to carry flambeaux and lanterns. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals “I should regard organizing a flambeau brigade,” said I, “as about the last thing you would engage in.” Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic On came the mass of hunters with flambeaus, closing in, shrieking and shouting, driving the whole body of elephants before them. My First Voyage to Southern Seas It was lighted by four large wax flambeaux in massive silver candlesticks. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat He got one glimpse of the sans culottes, appealed again to the De Chenier macer in his ancestry, and flung the flambeau at the first who entered. Doom Castle It was at first dim and distant, but soon shone upon them with the brilliance of a flambeau. The Lone Ranche He agreed with the gentleman who preferred the smell of a flambeau in St. James Street to any abundance of violet and sweetbriar. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century Far off in the path of the flambeau rays I saw the swordfish leaping as they pursued small fish or gamboled for 25 sheer joy in the luminous air. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year In many communities the open flambeaux have been employed to light the streets, and allowed to burn day and night to avoid the expense of a man to care for them. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation "In ye come! in ye come!" cried the servant, trembling excessively till the flambeau shook in his hand and his teeth rattled together. Doom Castle There had been the brightness of flambeau and lanterns in the outer court, but it was in the Court of Women that the Great Lights, branching out on high supports, were lighted. The Coming of the King The same as the tree now called ku-k�-i, the tree whose nuts were used as candles and flambeaus. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula She will stand With lifted flambeau, lighted by the hand That lights the stars, till she again is free, Inspiring normal man in every land With love of Freedom, by her scorn of thee. Freedom, Truth and Beauty In a new region where gas is abundant there is also a great waste from leaking pipe lines laid on the surface of the ground, from open flambeaux, and from careless home and factory consumption. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation But he had scarcely reached the corridor when the flambeau Mungo held was suddenly blown out, and this effectively checked his progress. Doom Castle Compare— "And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy." The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Thus doubly assailed they soon gave way, and the stream of new-comers rushed in, torches and flambeaux illuminating the scene. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. Footmen, holding flaming flambeaux, rode in pairs in front, by the side of the carriage, and in its rear; the piqueur scouring along the road in advance, like a rocket. Recollections of Europe Many of the inhabitants carry lighted branches and flambeaus; and rockets, squibs, etc., are discharged on the joyful occasion. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide But little for the sea or for the shore had Count Victor any interest; his eyes were all for the wild band who clamoured about the flambeau. Doom Castle They offered up thanksgiving on this day, and paraded about with flambeaux and candles—proceedings which some thought were too close imitations of the Pagan customs of brenning—in honour of Juno. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales It was dimly lighted by representations of flambeaus, stuck at angles in the walls. Man of Many Minds The King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys —The princes applaud with a furious joy: And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Three boys, whose parents were alive, attended her; two of them supported her by the arms, while the third walked before, bearing a flambeau of pine or thorn. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales One seems to be lighting a candelabrum with a flambeau; another carries a bowl which may be used for incense. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation Ahead, on the port bow, an angry flambeau burnt redly beneath the peaceful vault of the heavens. The Devil Doctor The dowager did not count her gains as she clutched them, while borne along the street by the glare of the dropping flambeaux. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Also their confederates would shortly return, bearing flambeaux—and then her little moment of advantage would end. A Pagan of the Hills Athos went toward the house; but he had hardly reached the parterre, when the entrance gate appeared in a blaze; all the flambeaux stopped and appeared to enflame the road. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" The little fellow with the flambeau is at the left, and last is one whose face is turned away towards the imaginary space behind the balcony. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation After the early dinner and "dish" of tea, his mistress goes out visiting in the evening, and Dodsley precedes her with a flambeau. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 A lighted flambeau at the bow acted as a beacon during the night. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 He could see, by the dim light of two flambeaux set in gold sconces, column after column of blackness receding into inky depths of darkness. Visionaries Aramis opened the window: he saw a crowd of people running with flambeaux. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" At this moment Aunt Becky's voice was heard at the door, and the flash of the flambeaux glared on the window. The House by the Church-Yard At the upper end is a sort of altar, where the name of God is written; and before it stand two candlesticks, as high as a man, with wax candles as thick as three flambeaux. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe In these days of alleged intolerance for tyrants he dispensed with the fanfare of trumpets and the tossing of flambeaux. Destiny So eager was the throng to approach her, that in the press one of her standards was set on fire by a flambeau. Joan of Arc The darkness was almost complete, notwithstanding the flambeaux borne at a small distance by the soldiers who were following Aramis in his rounds. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" When, in 1797, he ordered one Joseph Villeneuve to cease the "flambeau" fishing at night, the fellow "roared and bellowed" and set him at defiance; no less than twenty companions joined him in the fishing. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The Indians make of it boots, shoes, bottles, flambeaux, and a species of cloth. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. In the wavering light of the flambeau, Nechutes read the address on the linen scroll. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt In the church are six silver candlesticks, nine palms high, made to hold wax flambeaux. A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 Volume 1 The whole procession was attended with 150 flambeaux and lights, by order; but so many more came in volunteers, as made up some thousands. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 It was strange to watch the folks assembling, and the gradual kindling of the flambeaux. Oddsfish! This person was speedily followed Page 18by half a dozen others, some of whom carried flambeaux. Jack Sheppard A Romance But before she could speak, a light shone somewhere on the roof; and almost immediately the man came back carrying another flambeau. Come Rack! Come Rope! The Pine tree growing in the garden is from Norfolk Island, and runs to an amazing height and thickness; the knots from this tree are used instead of flambeaux, and burn remarkably well. The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) It was565 nine at night before the last soldiers, under the flaring light of torches and flambeaux, defiled through the gates, and took their quarters in the streets of the Eternal City. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Half a dozen masked fellows, in fantastic dresses, tended the bonfire and replenished the flambeaux that burned about the effigy. Oddsfish! She lacked not admirers; the light of the lover oft burned in her teepee— At her couch in the midst of the night,—but she never extinguished the flambeau. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Great shadows fled this way and that as the gaoler hung up the flambeau. Come Rack! Come Rope! They soon became visible at the distance of a hundred yards, Page 179 waving flambeaux, and yelling like a troop of devils. The Awakening of China The rare old battlements of Haddon were ablaze with flambeaux, and inside the rooms were alight with waxen tapers. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall He could find nothing of his flambeau, although he was confident that it was near at hand. The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne At intervals of fifty feet along the Esplanade, wrought iron gothic flambeaux support powerful electric lights. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin He looked a little white and drawn in the wavering light of the flambeau; but his clothes were orderly and clean, and his eyes as bright and resolute as ever. Come Rack! Come Rope! Far off in the path of the flambeau rays I saw the swordfish leaping as they pursued small fish or gamboled for sheer joy in the luminous air. White Shadows in the South Seas The flambeaux on the castle gate and those which the link-boys had brought with them from Haddon were lighted, and the scene in front of the gate was all aglow. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall By that time the flambeau was blazing not two hundred yards ahead of us. The Touchstone of Fortune Two or three of the guardsmen were about her, one with a flambeau, by which they were all surveying her. Helmet of Navarre "No private citizen was permitted to use a carriage, and such persons were likewise interdicted the use of flambeaux." Willis the Pilot The classical illuminations were made not only with lamps, but links, and wax flambeaux. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832 I recognize them by the light of their flambeaux. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall On came the flambeau over the middle arch. The Touchstone of Fortune The young officer appeared less interested in this moving tale than in the face of mademoiselle, lighted up by the flambeau on the tower wall. Helmet of Navarre Here, here, deposit the shining flambeaux, and the wrenching irons, and the bows, that threatened the resisting doors. The Works of Horace On the altar, there are angels with flambeaux in their hands, of wooden carving. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California As the link-boys passed the coach some and some with their flambeaux I could see Dorothy's sweet pale face, almost hidden in the tangled golden red hair which fell in floods about her. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall And in the new light the signal flambeaux paling. Wide Courses I had put the flambeau in a socket on the wall. Helmet of Navarre Where she dived, the flambeaux clustered; and up among them, Hautia rose; hands, full of pearls. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II But by night his retinue is frequently increased by the presence of several small luminous fish, running in advance, and flourishing their flambeaux like link-boys lighting the monster's way. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The stable boys are lighting their torches and flambeaux. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall As he advanced, he saw a dozen flambeaux carried by pages, while thirty musicians were playing on different instruments. The Forty-Five Guardsmen Then my half-uttered scream changed to a quavering laugh, as my eyes, becoming used to the gloom, discovered my bogy to be but a figure carved in wood, holding aloft a long since quenched flambeau. Helmet of Navarre With a dull flambeau, we now descended some narrow stone steps, to view Oh-Oh's collection of ancient and curious manuscripts, preserved in a vault. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Ah, still as soon the young Aurora plays, Tho' moons and flambeaux trail their broadest blaze; As soon the sky-lark pours his matin song, Tho' Evening lingers at the mask so long. Poems My heart jumped when I saw her in the glare of the flambeaux, and the spirit of my dead love for her came begging admission to my heart. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall The husband followed her, both being respectfully preceded by Dame Fournichon, who carried a flambeau in her hand. The Forty-Five Guardsmen I was afraid he would drop the flambeau and run, but he did not; he only sank back against the wall, eyeing my sword with exceeding deference. Helmet of Navarre Upon gaining the vault, forth flew a score or two of bats, extinguishing the flambeau, and leaving us in darkness, like Belzoni deserted by his Arabs in the heart of a pyramid. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II The household turned out with flambeaux to receive her, and never did torches gleam on a more weather-beaten, travel-stained band than came tramping into the court. Tales of a Traveller He held her in his arms, and the light of the flambeaux fell upon her upturned face. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall The first thing she remarked was the candlestick in which the flambeau which Remy had lighted the previous evening had burned away. The Forty-Five Guardsmen They came down here with torches and flambeaus and saw the darkness only, while the light came out to meet us, seeing we had none…. Pélléas and Mélisande The cobra, before eating, is believed to cast it up and conceal it for the moment; else its splendour, like a flambeau, would attract all beholders. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon The mantles were extended to prevent the light of the flambeau from being seen through the forest. Tales of a Traveller The lieutenant himself opened the locks, while two soldiers, standing on either side with flambeaux, gave Dumiger a full view of the desolate stair which he had to ascend. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 "Where is your highness going to?" inquired Diana, seizing hold of the flambeau and turning her head aside. The Forty-Five Guardsmen Accordingly thither they drove, accompanied by two footmen bearing flaming flambeaux, the custom of the great in those days, when the town was not so well lighted as in the present age. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 580, Supplemental Number This at nightfall is lighted by flambeaux of wax, and the buffalo bearing it, is driven slowly into the jungle. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon The prince ordered out forest guards, and domestics with flambeaux to search for the confessor. Tales of a Traveller One day was like another, and the nights were made brilliant with flambeau dances and processions. The Grandissimes A something in a summer's day, As slow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete How a small dusk crawls on the village Till the houses blot; And the odd flambeaux no men carry Glimmer on the spot! Poems by Emily Dickinson, Third Series The mob was beyond all belief: they held flambeaux to the windows of every coach, and demanded to have the masks pulled off and put on at their pleasure, but with extreme good-humour and civility. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II The captain then struck a light, and a flambeau was lit immediately. Tales of a Traveller A long procession of flambeaux and friars; no plumes, trophies, banners, led horses, scutcheons, or open chariots; nothing but friars, White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I How a small dusk crawls on the village Till the houses blot; And the odd flambeaux no men carry Glimmer on the spot! Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete The Princes applaud, with a furious joy; And the King seized a flambeau, with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. The Illustrated London Reading Book When the charging has been effected, the flambeau is primed by inserting a quickmatch in the composition. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 People still living can remember the days when the Archbishop of Canterbury was preceded by servants bearing flambeaux when he walked across from Lambeth Chapel to what were called "Mrs. Howley's Lodgings." Collections and Recollections The flare of a spluttering flambeau, which he held in his hand, caused them to blink and shrink away, beyond its yellow circle. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 The voice ceased; the chains and bolts were one by one withdrawn; the door slowly swung back, and a glare of flambeaux flashed into the cell. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 I saw her chair move, and Wilson, with his lighted flambeaux, before it, and the four masks who followed her to the chair return into the house. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Another white composition, used for charging ¾ inch flambeaux, consists of 1,000 parts of chlorate of potash, 1,000 of nitrate of baryta, and 175 of boiled oil. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 Torches sprang into flame, braziers of resin wood began to smoke, flambeaux were lit, and, half blinded by the glare, the Christian monk stood revealed in the hall of Abul Malek. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories "Look ye—I have lost my flambeau, but come to the window and take a squint at him." A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 By the light of a smothered flambeau, I could perceive that the alcalde and the friar lay senseless, whether from fear or from wounds, I could not tell. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 De Balzac feasted her in his fantastic lodgings, and lighted her across the square with a silver-gilt flambeau, himself attired in a flounced satin dressing-gown, of which he was extremely proud. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 A Lamarre flambeau 1½ inch in diameter and 3 inches in length will burn for about thirty-five minutes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 I understood that this was the pêche au flambeau, of which I had already heard. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Erard was soon out of sight, and only a short time had elapsed before he returned with the two domestics, who held each a flambeaux and brought the litter. Theobald, the Iron-Hearted Love to Enemies Helen waves a tiny flambeau, the candle is lighted, the flame whirled down upon the hearth and trodden out. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 The building was long and low, standing back a little from the road, with two flambeaux blazing on either side of the door as a welcome to the traveller. The White Company A red or white Lamarre flambeau consists of a sheet rubber tube filled with one of the above-named compositions. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 At the conclusion of the meeting, the young people of the town improvised a procession of flambeaux and triumphantly escorted him to his hotel. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist "And the poor horse!" said Erard, at the moment when his grandpapa, who bore the flambeaux and the sword of the Chevalier, began his march. Theobald, the Iron-Hearted Love to Enemies Hast thou not seen, sweeping so far and high, The meteors, midnight flambeaus of the sky, How after them they draw long trails of flame Wherever Nature gives a thoroughfare? On the Nature of Things Rushing from out the gate, the people stand, Each with a fun'ral flambeau in his hand. The Aeneid English This animal is taught to carry flambeaux and lanterns. The Dog It was dark; the footman's flambeau was out; I could only just see by the lamps that we were at the door of a lone, odd-looking house. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 So thinking aloud, I took a flambeau from the old tree, burning, but consuming not, to light my steps withal, and, like a jack-o'-the-lantern, set out on my midnight tour. Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The flambeau glares still within a yard, held up in a park-keeper's hand; its long eager tongue of flame almost licks the figure of the Expected—there—where she stands full in my sight. Villette Immediately, as upon a signal, an hundred flambeaux lighted the area and lined the passage to the saloon of pleasure. Imogen A Pastoral Romance At length a flambeau appeared with which he did not quarrel. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 I do wish you could have seen the honest, happy face of George, as he held his flambeau bolt upright at his station, looking at his own pretty daughter Mary. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Then she bade her women light flambeaux and search for him, whilst she herself went forth and seeing the garden-door open, knew that he had gone thither. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Now I have just come from Cairo, where I left the hunchback at the door of the bath, surrounded by the King's servants holding lighted flambeaux and making mock of him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I I never saw such a sight of flambeaux, torches, and hagios, sanctified tapers, rush-lights, and farthing candles in my whole life. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 And, with this last toast, the company took leave; the General's coach and servant, with a flambeau, being in waiting to carry his family home. The Virginians She lacked not admirers; the light of the lover oft burned in her teepee— At her couch in the midst of the night, —but she never extinguished the flambeau. Legends of the Northwest Then one of them went before me with a flambeau and brought me down into a mansion, wherein were furnished sitting-chambers, whose like I had never seen, save in the Khalif's palace. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Such a marshalled wealth of ancient candlesticks and flambeaux I had never beheld. A Passionate Pilgrim The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers Stream from the hawthorn on the wind away, The doors clap to, the pane is blind with showers. Last Poems by A. E. Housman Her chairmen and flambeaux were already waiting at the door. The Virginians Beatrice herself, flambeau in hand, directed the labor. Darkness and Dawn So they opened the doors and windows and lighted the flambeaux till the place shone in the season of darkness even as the day. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III And the captain of the guard, the colonel of the Swiss, and some attendants, rushed into the king's room with flambeaux. Chicot the Jester The low recess in the rock, through which Julia had passed, he perceived by the light of his flambeau. A Sicilian Romance O glorious sight, ��Prophetic visions on my fancy throng, ����I see wild Agony's lean finger write ����Sad figures on his forehead!—Keenly bright ��Revenge's flambeau burns! The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas From the floor he arose, holding the flambeau in one hand, the bottle of alcohol in the other. Darkness and Dawn I forgot to mention that there is an inscription with that name on the side of the proscenium of the theatre easily legible by the light of flambeaux. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Flaring flambeaux, torches, Chinese lanterns, and oil lamps flicker and glare, and make the interior almost as bright as day. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The Foot Guards stood close together with arms reversed, every fifth man having a flambeau. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II She answered "No," and he retreated, the flambeaux gleaming on a weapon beneath his cloak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 Bright gleamed her gray eyes by the light of the flambeau; limpid, and deep, and earnest, they looked at Stern. Darkness and Dawn Our guide then prepared a flambeau, and having unlocked and lifted up a trap door invited us to descend. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 In one of the turns of this very crooked way there is now a murky flush cast by flambeaux sputtering and borne in hand. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Here and there flambeaux streamed out, with hundreds of dark-gowned excited figures speeding after them as best they could. The Prince of India — Volume 01 The princes applaud with a furious joy; And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy; ������������Thais led the way, ������������To light him to his prey, ����And, like another Helen, fired another Troy! Mosaics of Grecian History Then came the onslaught of musketry, the glare of flambeaux, and the response from the besieged. Annette, the Metis Spy He hastily extinguished the fire, which had, indeed, nothing that it could lay hold of, and proceeded, by the light of the flambeau, to examine the apartment, and its means of entrance. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Proceeding systematically, he first examined the cistern, paddling through it in a boat with a flambeau at the bow. The Prince of India — Volume 02 I stopped in a chamber to readjust my hair, and the Prince of Wales again held a flambeau for me. History of King Charles the Second of England He hastened to assist her into the carriage, and saw by the light of the flambeaux her face streaming with tears. Thaddeus of Warsaw Drawn off their guard by the silence of the besieged, the enemy became more reckless, and lighting flambeaux of birch-bark, they began to wave them above their heads. Annette, the Metis Spy And so great is the chance, that methinks I would fain dispense with extinguishing the flambeau. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 "Flashes of flambeaux looked Like Demons guarding the river of death." Round the World Don't say—"Her head was glowing as the glorious god of day when he sets in a flambeau of splendor behind the purple-tinted hills of the West." How to Speak and Write Correctly I went in my cab— the streets were one sheet of ice—and two flambeaux on each side. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II I could hold him tight in the dark, and the flambeaux only cast in a fitful flickering light. Stray Pearls He found it illuminated with an infinite number of flambeaux of white wax, and a delicious scent issued from several boxes of fine gold, of admirable workmanship, all ranged in excellent order. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 While the contest about the Prince went on, a carriage, with eight horses and outriders, bearing flambeaux, drove past the church. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 A hurried consultation took place, with indrawing of canoes under the flambeaux, waving arms, and angry gestures. The Maid of the Whispering Hills This elf-like harping continued for a short interval, during which the priests, gathering in a ring round a huge bronze font-shaped vessel hard by, dipped their flambeaux therein and suddenly extinguished them. Ardath Somehow or other we all found ourselves in the court of the Louvre, strongly lighted by flambeaux, and by the windows of the building. Stray Pearls It was past midnight, but at the English house the lamps and flambeaux were lighted in the great hall. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes A long procession of flambeaux and friars; no plumes, trophies, banners, led horses, scutcheons, or open chariots; nothing but friars, white, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 He went all over the country with his flambeau eveilleur, awakening the Youth of England, finding at last the great artistic gift the gods had given him, the gift of oratory. The Fortunate Youth They stood now on each side of the Shrine, divided in groups of equal numbers, tossing their flambeaux around and above them to the measured ringing of bells. Ardath It was a dark night, but mounted servants carried flambeaux, and we saw the light glance on the Corinthians who guarded us. Stray Pearls A lamp burned before the image of the Madonna at the head of the bed, and two lighted flambeaux flanked the picture of the Last Judgment on the opposite wall. The Valley of Decision When the procession filed out priests perfumed the coffin with incense and sprinkled it with holy water, acolytes bore aloft their flambeaux, and the choir, now seen to be robed in black, sang epicedial hymns. The Life of Sir Richard Burton He was to be the flambeau eveilleur, the awakening torch in the darkness before the daybreak. The Fortunate Youth We stopped, and made them of dry palm branches; and then, sending two lads on in advance for the purpose of gathering fuel to feed the flambeaux, we continued our journey. Omoo "Come," said the banker, advancing with his flambeau. Joseph II. and His Court Odo caught up one of the flambeaux, and in its light, as on a sunlit wave, there stepped forth to him the lost Venus of Giorgione. The Valley of Decision All the mummers wore crape, and all the horsemen carried blazing flambeaux. The Golden Bough Scarcely had we left the village when the flambeaus were extinguished, and we were left in almost total darkness. The Life of George Borrow Grotesquely were they like a column of monks marching with dimmed flambeau of their worship. The Metal Monster When I had reached the middle of the gallery, I heard a great clatter and saw the light of flambeaux coming towards me. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 Then she bade her women light flambeaux and look for him, whilst she went forth in person and, seeing the garden- door open, knew that he had gone thither. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 However, he mingled with the people and, lighting his flambeau, moved on with the bridal procession till he came to the bath where he found the Hunchback already on horseback. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Last night they held a noisy flambeau procession around the Hohenstaufenplatz, knowing full well that the king had had another stroke and quiet was necessary. The Puppet Crown The darkness was almost absolute, notwithstanding the flambeaux borne at a small distance by the soldiers who were following Aramis in his rounds. The Man in the Iron Mask At the same moment, behold, there came up a damsel, the lustre of whose face outshone that of the flambeau in her hand, and drawing near she said, Who is this?' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 A something in a summer's day, As sIow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series One The royal company was recruited, at the door of the retreat, by men of arms, all loaded down with iron, and by slender pages bearing flambeaux. Notre-Dame De Paris Look, sire," said he, taking a flambeaux from the hands of M. de Saint-Remy, "this is where he fell. The Vicomte De Bragelonne Aramis opened the window; he saw a crowd of people running with flambeaux. The Man in the Iron Mask A valet-de-chambre supports a mirror before the king while two others on the two sides light it up, if occasion requires, with flambeaux. The Ancient Regime He had a flambeau in his hand, and two large heavy ship-pistols stuck into his belt. Redgauntlet Here, pretending to scrutinize the king more closely, he held the flambeau to the flaxen coat which enveloped him, and which instantly burst into a sheet of vivid flame. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 The young prince exhibited, when bowing to some windows from which issued the most animated acclamations, a noble and handsome countenance, illuminated by the flambeaux of his pages. The Vicomte De Bragelonne Athos went towards the house; but he had hardly reached the parterre, when the entrance gate appeared in a blaze; all the flambeaux stopped and appeared to enflame the road. The Man in the Iron Mask For the very heaven blackens; battering rain-torrents dash, with thunder; almost drowning the organ's voice: and electric fire-flashes make the very flambeaux on the altar pale. The French Revolution Look, sire," said he, taking a flambeau from the hands of M. de Saint-Remy, "this is where he fell. Ten Years Later Ahead, on the port bow, an angry flambeau burned redly beneath the peaceful vault of the heavens. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu His eminence crossed the court, conducted by Monsieur, who himself held a flambeau; then followed the queen-mother, to whom Madame familiarly gave her arm; and both walked chatting away, like two old friends. The Vicomte De Bragelonne Upon his right forearm was branded a mark resembling the apparition which I had witnessed in the night, namely, a little torch, or flambeau, surmounted by a tongue of fire. Fire-Tongue He will hold a flambeau for you while you spread your blankets on the boughs and dress for bed. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things His eminence crossed the court, conducted by Monsieur, who himself held a flambeau, then followed the queen-mother, to whom Madame familiarly gave her arm; and both walked chatting away, like two old friends. Ten Years Later Complicated garnish of iron-work entwines itself over the flights of steps in this awful street, and from these petrified bowers, extinguishers for obsolete flambeaux gasp at the upstart gas. Bleak House "Your flambeau in the dusk shall burn, Flame high in storms, flame white and clear; Your ghost in gleaming robes return And burn a deathless incense here." The Congo and Other Poems It was in the form of a torch or flambeau surmounted by a tongue of flame. Fire-Tongue The light grew brighter, assuming the form of a bluish flame burning in a little flambeau. Fire-Tongue The young prince exhibited, when bowing to some windows from which issued the most animated acclamations, a noble and handsome countenance, illumined by the flambeaux of his pages. Ten Years Later |
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