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At nightfall tribes in the Rocky Mountains entertained the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by applying torches to sap-dripping fir trees, which then exploded like Roman candles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z
The boy turns his head and pivots his body just in time; the Roman candle’s projectile misses my parachute by several feet. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
Diego wrestled the lighter from my brother and then lit three Roman candles, which sent streamers of blue and red and green sparks into the air. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z
Every year, the junior and senior classes pulled off a prank at some point in the year—usually something lame, like Roman candles in the dorm circle at five in the morning on a Sunday. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z
The laws of at least one town required automobile drivers to stop, get out, and fire off Roman candles every time horse-drawn vehicles came into view. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
Percy spotted a bazooka, a grenade launcher, a giant Roman candle, and a dozen other wicked-looking weapons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z
When it’s only about fifteen feet off the ground, I see a boy aiming his Roman candle in the same direction. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
“I know we want some sparklers, some Roman candles. Maybe a fountain or two?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
Between the puny pops of Roman candles and the hisses of launching rockets, we could hear the vachettes bitterly lowing from within their nearby trailer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z
Otis had barely finished speaking when Percy’s missile-launching contraption spit out one last sphere of Roman candle fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z
We pick the pretty ones, then select some Roman candles and two stubby fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
A green fireball shoots out of his Roman candle with a muted thunk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
Cherry bombs, Roman candles, ground spinners, parachutes, sparklers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z
But the rockets were American and the men were American and it stayed that way, while Europe and Asia and South America and Australia and the islands watched the Roman candles leave them behind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
His Roman candle is still poised in the air, but the tube is smoking, empty. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
When she’s around, Coop lights up like the fireballs that shoot out of a Roman candle. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z
The boy with the Roman candle is staring at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
In the same minute that the White House goes up in flames, the Empire State Building is turned into a Roman candle, and cities all over the planet are evaporated. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z
Also useful are big bangs, fog bombs, sparkle showers, Roman candles, solos and wails and lots of songs about girls, girls and girls. Motley Crue goes out with a bang at Hollywood Bowl 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z
Hundreds of bundled Roman candles firing together at low angles across the meadow suggested battle. The Pyro-American in Me 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z
He looks around, curious, exploring, as the flames shoot from the top of him like a human Roman candle. Joe Pesci was burned on "Home Alone 2," adding to a history of injured actors toughing it out on set 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z
That meme, like most, burned out quick as a Roman candle. What Was, Is and Will Be Popular 2013-09-06T22:52:30Z
He writes, "These were the Roman candles, the Catherine wheels of that epoch of movie writing, and their names are now writ in water." S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z
Like Smith, Heckman resists the notion that fireworks need to be restricted — particularly the small-scale sparklers and Roman candles that are sold for use in back yards and parking lots. Eyes on the skies, minds on their phones: The fireworks lobby hopes for a quiet Fourth
Whether they're Roman candles or falling leaves, fireworks share the same underlying science. 9 fascinating facts about fireworks 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z
The orchestra made a brash display, reaching its decibel maximum with the last of the Roman pines, which seemed set aflame with Roman candles setting the scene for Scheherazade's upcoming big show. Violinist Leila Josefowicz is a powerful storyteller in John Adams' 'Scheherazade.2' 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z
Rather, its involving notion was to focus exclusively on one year in the life of the legendary rock star, the year before he took off like a Roman candle. 'Jimi: All Is By My Side': Before Hendrix became Hendrix 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z
Exploding like a Roman candle into the nationwide protests over police shootings of several unarmed black men, "Selma" eschews the cradle-to-grave conventions of a biopic in favor of something more fresh, specific and timely. In 'Selma,' David Oyelowo digs deep to play Martin Luther King Jr. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z
“Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” the tweet said. Smash Mouth retweets a Kardashian bikini post. Too soon? Or would Steve Harwell have approved? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z
“Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger-than-life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” Hayes said. Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z
“Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” Hayes said. Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z
“Trees, they exploded and flamed up like a Roman candle immediately.” Second fatality reported as Spokane County wildfires grow 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z
But in one case, an officer chased down and arrested a 17-year-old suspect who allegedly fired a barrage of Roman candles at an occupied squad car, the Star Tribune reported. Despite prevention efforts, fireworks were used to target people, police in Minneapolis 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z
If you’re spending this Fourth of July holiday in the U.S. grilling or setting off Roman candles, we hope you have some time to take a break and read. Overlooked Stories 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z
Richwine said illegal fireworks include skyrockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, M-80s or “anything that will be propelled into the air, explode or travel across the ground uncontrollably.” Wildfire concerns prompt some park closures for Fourth of July weekend 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z
Throwing off sparks like a Roman candle, Jackman turns the character into a romantic hero who just needs the love of a good woman to set him on the straight and narrow. Commentary: Are Broadway megastars obsolete? Not while Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone are around 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z
That leaves the monarchs at risk of going up “like a horrible Roman candle,” Brigham said. California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z
D.C. police said the devices included Roman candles, bottle rockets and other fireworks. D.C. bolsters police presence, requests National Guard troops ahead of Derek Chauvin verdict 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z
Police said the devices included Roman candles, bottle rockets and other fireworks. D.C. police arrest 4 after skirmish and night of demonstration 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z
An older cousin, Mario Greer, said he and Wright loved seeing each other on holidays, especially the Fourth of July, when they liked to shoot off Roman candles. Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
An older cousin, Mario Greer, said he and Wright loved seeing each other on holidays, especially on the Fourth of July, when they liked to shoot off Roman candles together. Daunte Wright: Doting dad, basket player, slain by police 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z
An aerial Roman candle has 20 grams, reloadable aerial shells, shot from a tube, have 60 grams. In fireworks-wary Illinois, ‘fountain’ sparklers are debated 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z
Thanks to a 2017 change in state law, it’s legal to buy fireworks such as Roman candles, firecrackers, bottle rockets and other items that previously were banned. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z
A few companies that specialize in large fireworks displays also sell Roman candles, spinners and sparklers for individuals to use in their backyards, a business that is booming this year. It’s July 4, but the Firework Shows Won’t Go On 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z
One of those hurt was a young girl who suffered burns to her neck and shoulders from a Roman candle. Unprecedented fireworks boom spreads across D.C. ahead of July 4 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z
It was with his Roman candle of a play, The Normal Heart, that his two lives most directly intersected. Larry Kramer: a titan of gay rights and literature whose prophecies live on 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z
But they were not armed with guns - they actually were shooting Roman candles at a group of people standing in front of building. Cops won’t be charged in shooting of 2 men who had fireworks 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z
The effort to bring rules governing explosive and related colorful products such as Roman candles used primarily during national, state and community Independence Day celebrations wasn’t wrong in intent. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z
A Massachusetts man sparked a fire on his family home’s roof last week as he was trying to get rid of a pesky hornet’s nest with a Roman candle. Massachusetts man sparks fire on roof using Roman candle to kill hornets 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z
That includes Roman candles, bottle rockets, and firecrackers with no more than 50 milligrams of explosive material. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z
Arm a community with firecrackers, smoke bombs, whistling missiles, Roman candles, bottle rockets and other explosives that can rightly be referred to as aerial bombardments and its residents are bound to put them to use. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z
His golf partner, his oldest son, then known as “Junior” and the Roman candle in the family, did look, though, and leveled a fierce glare at me. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z
That means sales of Roman candles, bottle rockets and other airborne fireworks will continue at the state’s roughly 80 brick-and-mortar fireworks stores. Court decision limits fireworks sales from roadside tents 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z
An affidavit in the case says the girl waited in a car on July 5 while her friends shot Roman candles at the apartment. Self-defense cited in shooting of teen during fireworks war 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z
Look at all the studies that show the ventral striatum firing off dopamine like a Roman candle the moment someone gives to charity. Perspective | On #GivingTuesday, here’s how to feel great about yourself 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z
Like a trail of sparks that leads to a Roman candle eruption, though, “Lorelei” soon fires high and wide. California Sounds: New L.A.-area music from Dominique Pruitt, Tim Presley's White Fence, Lost in Stars and the Samps 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z
The structure of “I Shall Love 2” runs parallel to her artistic evolution in that it opens modestly, gains graceful, well-paced momentum and then, through precisely composed measures and changes, erupts like a Roman candle. California Sounds: New Los Angeles music from Julia Holter, Empress Of and Health - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z
Bottle rockets, Roman candles and firecrackers are illegal in Oregon without a permit. Editorials from around Oregon 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z
They grimace each time they see a wooden fence in the neighborhood, thinking of it as a Roman candle that could shoot flames onto a nearby home. In San Diego, Lessons on Rebuilding From a Neighborhood Once Ravaged by Fire 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z
But in penman Robert Hurford’s hands, H explodes like a Roman candle in ink. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z
Ahead of July 4, he called for legalizing bottle rockets and Roman candles — an effort to appeal to liberty-minded voters — in a video that showed him lighting fireworks and dashing to safety. Gillespie’s primary scare has White House, others urging ‘Trump world’ hires 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z
“It was like a Roman candle,” one eyewitness said. Liu Xiaobo, George Pell, Dalian Wanda: Your Tuesday Briefing 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z
On our day of national pride, when celebratory words such as “freedom” and “liberty” are hurled about like Roman candles, it feels important to remain clear-eyed about our faults. Perspective | My fellow liberals hate Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA.’ I love it. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z
“Otto was a fabulous yellow Roman candle kind of person,” she said. ‘Let’s bring it in’: Otto Warmbier’s family and friends celebrate his life at memorial 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z
Last year, violence quickly erupted, with some in the crowd shooting off Roman candles and other fireworks, while a window was shattered at a Starbucks at Westlake Center. Anti-Trump sentiment could intensify Seattle May Day activism 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z
Since the government discourages people from celebrating the holiday, there are no campaigns on how to safely handle firecrackers or Roman candles. Fireworks Offer an Illicit Thrill Ahead of Iranian New Year 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z
Lynne riffed on Berry’s lyrics as Roman candles lit the sky and the masses gazed upward. Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra makes flawless landing in Hollywood Bowl debut 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z
A last resort is a launcher that shoots a Roman candle firework into the air, producing a loud, bright explosion. Chilli-powder condoms, firecrackers boost Tanzania elephant protection 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z
Back inside the fireworks store, the fawn staggered on unsteady hooves among the aisles of Black Cat firecrackers, Excalibur artillery shells and Roman candles. Disabled veterans heal animals at Baraga petting zoo 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z
San Jose Fire Capt. Mike Van Elgort says a Roman candle was found near the blaze but it’s too early to tell if that is what sparked the fire. Roman candle found near small grass fire in San Jose 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z
Open with family members in Wisconsin when his cellphone started lighting up “like a Roman candle.” Erin Hills chair defends USGA as he preps for the 2017 U.S. Open - Golf Digest 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z
But I can’t get enough of "No Problem," particularly the beat: it’s like someone took a gospel song, stuffed it into a Roman candle, and sent it flying into the sky. This is your next jam: Chance the Rapper, The Stone Roses, and more 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z
The plan was for a “monitor,” a small warship, to be blown up when Roman candles were fired at it. Seattle’s Opening Day boating tradition: 6 things you might not know 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z
A Roman candle fired from the crowd reportedly damaged a window at a residential building at Fourth Avenue and Virginia Street, police said. SPD to seek more arrests in May Day violence, damage 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
As demonstrators marched, some in the crowd shot off Roman candles and other fireworks, while at least three windows were broken at a Starbucks at Westlake Center. Anti-capitalist marchers turn violent, injuring two officers; at least 6 protesters arrested 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z
My career took off like a Roman candle. Take Research Studies With a Mountain of Salt 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z
Antonin Scalia, who combined a zest for intellectual combat with a vast talent for friendship, was a Roman candle of sparkling jurisprudential theories leavened by acerbic witticisms. Why Antonin Scalia was a jurist of colossal consequence 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z
The sight of a ship lighting up the night sky like a giant Roman candle, and the delayed rumble of the Earth as the rocket vanishes into the distance—that sticks with you. Sparks Light the Path to STEM Career 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z
Current state law prohibits setting off bottle rockets, Roman candles and other recreational fireworks. Bill to legalize fireworks hits procedural snag 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z
Same thing happens in Georgetown and at least a dozen other neighborhoods known for going off like Roman candles on Oct. Halloween carpetbaggers expose the fault lines between the haves and have-nots
Depictions of rockets, Roman candles and pinwheels are part of the display at One Times Square. Giant Times Square screens show digital fireworks 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z
Soon, they pull out the smaller rockets, handing the Roman candles to the children. Manhattan’s Illegal Fireworks, a Tradition of Boom and Bust 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z
Given Persian traditions of subtlety, they are standing on their desks, firing Roman candles toward the light fixtures and hollering. Behind Iran's Charm Offensive 2013-09-20T19:35:27Z
"Like a Roman candle" is how one observer described it. 'Towering inferno' fears for Gulf's high-rise blocks 2013-05-01T23:51:33Z
The most creative option I heard that afternoon involved throwing some flammable liquid into a wok as the target walked by a food vendor; both the cook and the King went up like Roman candles. E3 2012: Hitman Absolution – preview 2012-06-06T13:45:52Z
The Roman candle has attracted many spiritual moths. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z
Then the light of a Roman candle threw into weird effect the great maze of stalactite pillars, cones, and festoons that rose about and above us to unimagined heights. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
The boss blew up like a Roman candle when he saw that train order. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z
The city clocks were striking nine as they got out into the bay, and the island fire-works seemed to be over, for no rocket answered the last Roman candle that shone on the Aunt-hill. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z
Over 4,000 Roman candles were lit to illuminate the amphitheater to celebrate the 20th anniversary of men’s professional tennis in Doha. Federer, Nadal start season in Doha while Djokovic casts a long shadow over both players 2012-01-02T15:45:56Z
All of it was, of course, a build-up to Gingrich, whose marriage history looks like the grand finale of a fireworks display, complete with sparklers, black snakes and Roman candles. Divorce Is No Longer a Dealbreaker 2011-12-15T10:00:05Z
Then an entire artillery of Roman candles seemed to be let loose at once. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z
Aerial devices, like rockets and Roman candles, would still be forbidden. Bill to Legalize Fireworks Awaits Cuomo?s Decision 2011-09-22T02:10:05Z
The entire front of the building was lit up by an enormous Roman candle, playing like a fountain on the terrace. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z
Dan started to sing “The Night before the Fourth,” but Tommy darted into a store and when the others reached him he already had his arms full of crackers and Roman candles. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z
“This is a sophisticated Roman candle of a book,” The Christian Science Monitor said. Theodore Roszak, ?60s Expert, Dies at 77 2011-07-13T03:31:26Z
The Roman candles sprayed their varied colored balls—dimmed now by daylight—all about the cart. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z
At the end of the procession was a waggon full of people letting off Roman candles and large basins of powder, which, when ignited, made the streets and sky look most brilliant. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z
They watched it until it disappeared and as the twilight deepened, they counted many rockets and Roman candles going up in various directions. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z
Then they went up on deck and set off Roman candles and firecrackers, a proceeding which sent Barry into paroxysms of excitement. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z
Blanchard threw out ballast, and as she rose rapidly in the air she spilled a quantity of lighting spirits of wine, and then sent off rockets and Roman candles. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z
"Ay," said another, "he cares for nothing but his Roman candles, and his transcripts and gargles." Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z
Gerbes are choked cases, not unlike Roman candles, but often of much larger size. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
Yes, Miss Martine, and rockets, and Roman candles, and fire balloons, at least only one balloon. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z
The man threw these vessels with the rapidity of a Roman candle throwing off coloured stars, and one woman was kept busy in supplying him with material and relieving his bench of the finished articles. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z
A committee had raised a fund for fireworks, and Roman candles began to pop up balls of fire, while rockets went whizzing into the air from the head of the procession. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z
Curtis Conrad went on sending off sky-rockets and Roman candles in the amaze of a new knowledge. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z
Roman candles are straight cylindrical cases filled 423 with layers of composition and stars alternately. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
Place yourself at the foot of that long Roman candle, on the summit of which the statue of Nelson may be perceived ... on a clear day. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z
Now that rig was burning like a Roman candle. BP Engineers Look Back on the Explosion 2010-08-27T16:28:00Z
As Rose took back his driver, some celebrant outside the golf course set off a Roman candle that went airborne in the middle of Rose’s backswing. A Week After Folding, Rose Wins the AT&T National 2010-07-05T03:31:00Z
Some failure of well control permitted a bubble of gas to surge to the surface, where it ignited and turned Deepwater Horizon into a Roman candle in the night. In the Gulf of Mexico, what went wrong with the Deep Horizon oil drilling rig? 2010-05-09T04:00:00Z
But before he had time to meditate on this question, an idea seemed to pop and flame like a Roman candle in his brain. The Voice of the Pack
From time to time the sky was stained with blue and green and red from the Roman candles. Sinister Street, vol. 2
Yet when one goes to Rome, Dame Rumor says, Burn Roman candles—this have we done. The Book of Gud
Roman candles and fire-crackers still went off at intervals in different parts of the campus, but they were only a side issue, the fire was the real business of the evening. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895
How many times have I got to tell you that when in Rome shoot Roman candles! Dave Dawson at Casablanca
And the thing burst, like a Roman candle flaring out, all sorts of comet-trails of light, and then the whole sky was full of bright and colored snow. The Knights of Arthur
As volley after volley was discharged, it reminded one of a line of Roman candles shooting forth. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles
His face lit up like a Roman candle. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia
The first one to go was a big white one that slanted across the sky like a Roman candle fireball—zip, like that—and stopped dead beside the group that had collected around Sirius. To Remember Charlie By
It certainly looked as though we were shooting all the hard-stuff and the German end of the fireworks party was all coloured lights and Roman candles. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"
After the usual quota of rockets and Roman candles there were more elaborate pieces which flamed into fire pictures against the summer sky. Two Little Women
"A fine way to celebrate a victory, lighting me up like a Roman candle!" The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island
Something like a Roman candle shot skyward in the distance. Old Rambling House
Johnson sputtered like a damp Roman candle, but a portion of his remarks were intelligible. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories
I mean to write for lots of Roman candles," said Frank, "they look so beautiful going up. Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls
“I make it out,” explained Ralph to the conductor, “that somebody with a new-fangled device like a Roman candle is sending out these bombs as signals.” Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer
Pæans of victory and the flash of Roman candles filled the air. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories
I should not especially complain if Roman candles were really Roman candles. What I Saw in America
He dreamed of being chased along the main street of Vinalhaven by a crowd of small boys shooting at him with Roman candles. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good
"Each one thinks he is a Roman candle." Rainbow Hill
“Beginning an open fight against Sam Stone is a good deal like being suspended over Hades by a single hair—amidst a shower of Roman candles.” The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man
On a dark night it has the effect of a discharge of Roman candles arrested in mid-career. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885
"Don't interrupt the speaker," said the boy, as he handed Uncle Ike a match to touch off the Roman candle. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899
Tempted beyond endurance by his cool, insolent swagger, a small boy on the other side of the street discharged a Roman candle at him point-blank. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good
After dark somebody fired a Roman candle into my girl's hat, and set it on fire, and I grabbed the hat and stamped on it, and spoiled the hair her Ma bought her. The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883
Just then my chum lit the two Roman candles and I touched off the rocket, and that's where my eye winkers went. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883
In the evening we cruisers gave a show of rockets and Roman candles, to the great delight of the Indians, and the day closed with a dance in the large dining-hall of the boarding-school. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science
Now we'll have the Roman candles,' which I judged must be some different stars, perhaps little ones, because Mr. Man's boy said, 'Oh, I can do those—I can do the Roman candles.' Hollow Tree Nights and Days
In the midst of it you may see two fiery eyes, like the fire-balls from a Roman candle, and nothing else. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
There were rockets and Roman candles and wheels galore, as well as several set pieces. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine
When Pa's pants were out his coat-tail blazed up and a Roman candle was firing blue and red balls at his legs, and a rocket got into his white vest. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883
As they advanced they encountered Ebony with an unused Roman candle in each hand, and an expression of horror on his black face. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
A general named Pompey met him in what was called the "tented field," but Pompey couldn't hold a Roman candle to Julius. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873
They tore off the tops, and for some moments nothing was heard on all sides but "Only look here," and "Just see here;" "Boys, here is my cannon;" "Here are lots of Roman candles," &c. The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls
Bang! came the final one and that too disappeared into the interior of the craft Then the Roman candle went out, and Hans breathed a sigh of relief. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht.
Gawking and gaping as though 'twere Christmas and Roman candles going off! The Long Roll
“I wish it had bin blow’d up the time your big Roman candle busted, doctor.” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
Every well-ordered display of fireworks should have its climax of luminous and detonating splendour, throwing into shade all the preliminary squibs, crackers, and rockets, the Catherine wheels, the Roman candles, and the golden rain. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
I mean to write for some Roman candles," said Frank; "they look so beautiful going up. The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls
Sparks enough to have shamed all the Roman candles ever made in or out of Rome were vomited forth continuously, and whirled away with volumes of dense black smoke into the wintry sky. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade
To my surprise, Mr. Flint showed no annoyance, but began to poke about among the Roman candles and rockets, as if he rather liked it. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
When these are about to go out I will myself light the big Roman candle—” “De young cannon, massa?” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
There on the very topmost twig, that rises and falls with willowy motion, sits that ridiculous, sweet-singing bobolink, singing as a Roman candle fizzes, showers of sparkling notes.—Ibid. Bird Day; How to prepare for it
The Roman candles went up beautifully, and the grasshoppers and snakes sent the little fellows laughing and scampering in all directions. The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls
Again, there were the starlights and Roman candles to get into position outside, and arrangements had to be made for their protection from the damp November mist. Roger Ingleton, Minor
She must show them how to hold the Roman candles, which was very imprudent with the loose sleeves of her muslin dress. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes
A moment after, fire-wheels and Roman candles began to play, and the fifty warriors rushed upon the scene, brandishing muskets and yelling like fiends. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
Twelve Roman candles were set up at regular distances round the hollow, with a fellow in charge of each. Tom, Dick and Harry
Mr. Noah turned coldly from her and pressed two Roman candles and a box of matches into Philip's hand. The Magic City
After a quarter of an hour’s waiting one of the Roman candles went off with vast éclat, and after it two crackers simultaneously gave chase to the operator half-way round the lawn. Roger Ingleton, Minor
But I think I like the Roman candles best. Naughty Miss Bunny A Story for Little Children
Mark placed Ebony behind his comrade, made him hold up the Roman candles, quietly lighted them both, and retired. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
A train of touch-paper connected with a Roman candle was cunningly devised to protrude in the form of a tongue from his mouth, while ginger-beer bottles filled with gunpowder served as hands. Tom, Dick and Harry
And in any case you must not attempt to deal with the dragon without first lighting the Roman candle.' The Magic City
After dark there was a small display of Roman candles and sky-rockets; and so ended the glorious Fourth. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua
I have brought with me half a dozen Roman candles, and I am going to fix them in the ground on this spot. Within The Enemy's Lines
The atom throws off corpuscles at intervals as a Roman candle throws off blazing balls. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
Give me three drinks and next morning my head's full of Roman candles. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst
The twigs of some of them supported jew's-harps and tin trumpets; others bent beneath a wealth of fire-crackers and Roman candles; others, again, were weighted with his favorite sardines; and so on in endless variety. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated
In the midst of a confusion of soaring skyrockets and Roman candles vomiting showers of scintillant golden sparks, P. Sybarite was shocked to hear his own voice. The Day of Days An Extravaganza
The light air swept it away in time, and, with his strained eyes, Christy discovered that two Roman candles were burning at the signal station. Within The Enemy's Lines
Then the Roman candle went out, and Hans breathed a sigh of relief. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle Or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht
Millions of 'em, like balls from a Roman candle. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment
He had bought a book called "Every Boy his own Squib-Maker," in which were directions for making squibs, crackers, rockets, Roman candles, serpents, slow fire, blue lights, and other descriptions of fireworks. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories
He could set off rockets and Roman candles and Catherine wheels. New Faces
You can ride back to the place where the Roman candles are planted, and you need not hurry about it, for the Vampire don't make more than four miles an hour. Within The Enemy's Lines
The ablest members of the party are plunging violently into social politics, while the rank and file in increasing numbers are fluttering round the Roman candle, into which many of them must ultimately fall. Outspoken Essays
The sentiment of the community was shared by boys firing noisy crackers and Roman candles. Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War
Gathering up all their pyrotechnic resources, it was found that the club boys could muster a few pin-wheels, five Roman candles, and a “flower-pot.” The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play
With the clashing strains of three bands, the shouts of thousands of men, the flickering lights of torches and Roman candles, Trueman approaches the audience which has been impatiently awaiting him. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin
He was watching the point where the Roman candles had been planted, and he had perfect confidence in the judgment and fidelity of Mr. Watts. Within The Enemy's Lines
When the Roman candles and the fire-wheels illumined the darkness, it became impossible to control the little monster. The Nameless Castle
This consists of a pistol made for the purpose, which discharges lights similar to those found in the ordinary Roman candles. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
Ye might as well go again a Roman candle. Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen
His mucous membrane acts like a packet of Roman candles, and who is he to say it nay? Shandygaff
Mr. Frothingham had a fashion of making ready to speak and soliciting attention by the act, and then collapsing suddenly with no explosion, like a bad Roman candle. Romance Island
If so—he changed his position slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of her in the fitful glare of one of Noel's Roman candles—had the time come for him to go? The Rocks of Valpre
"It wasn't a Roman candle," I pointed out. The Gloved Hand
Then he touched off the fires, not omitting the Roman candle, and, you may take it from me, all was visible. A Diversity of Creatures
The timely—or perhaps untimely—fireworks had appeased the desire for show, and the spectacle of the marching soldiers was only of secondary importance in a celebration that included skyrockets and Roman candles. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875
The three figures took with them what could be found of the burnt-out Roman candles and other things. Young Hunters of the Lake
There is one fifty-six-story rococo castle, built from the five-and-ten-cent-store earnings of a merchant prince, that shoots upward with the beautiful rush of a Roman candle. The Vertical City
A Roman candle is visible when it's going up, and bursts and vanishes at the top of its flight. The Gloved Hand
The air was full of trouble—trouble in set pieces and bombs and sizzy rockets and sixteen-ball Roman candles, and all pointed right at me. Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
Reddish, flickering swaths of light were thrown across the fields between the trenches by the enemy's Roman candle flares. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form
As he spoke he held up two half-burnt pasteboard tubes—-the remains of two Roman candles. Young Hunters of the Lake
Some one has lighted a Roman candle at the far end of the pier, as a signal to a steamer whose white and red lanterns have just been descried upon the dark horizon. A Tramp's Sketches
The boys have a few Roman candles which they are going to send off as soon as it gets dark enough. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
"Oh, shoot off firecrackers and torpedoes, and make lots of noise, and at night we'll send up Roman candles and skyrockets; and oh! it will be better than a circus." Buddy and Brighteyes Pigg Bed Time Stories
We walked along a hard road in the dark toward an aurora borealis of German flares, which popped into the sky like Roman candles and burst in circles of light. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form
In a very few minutes they had most of the fireworks pinwheels, rockets, Roman candles, flower pots and others—-in their possession. Young Hunters of the Lake
The Kingston center-fielder was the next at the bat, and he sent a little Roman candle of a fly that fell cozily into the third baseman's hands. The Dozen from Lakerim
And we nearly burned old Masters down to the ground with our Roman candles and sky rockets. The Half-Back
To see Roman candles while dreaming, is a sign of speedy attainment of coveted pleasures and positions. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition
Uncle Daniel exclaimed, later in the evening when the children fired off their Roman candles and sky rockets and burned the red fire. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
Then they stuffed hay in the bottom of the box and on the top placed two pinwheels and three small Roman candles. Young Hunters of the Lake
In another direction, pale Roman candles shot up singly through the trees, and a fire-haired rocket swept the horizon like a portent. Summer
The whole bundle of Roman candles was popping now. The Under Dog
Here, an imitation of a jet d'eau elicited applause--there, the gyrations of a Catherine's wheel were suddenly interrupted by the rapid ascent of a Roman candle. A Love Story
I'm going to have sky rockets and Roman candles. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
At exactly half-past seven that evening there was the flare of a rocket in the public square, followed by the discharge of several Roman candles. Young Hunters of the Lake
He remembered a firework at home, at Williamsburg, on the King's birthday, and afterwards looking at the skeleton-wheel and the sockets of the exploded Roman candles. The Virginians
This outburst got past the lump slowly, one word at a time, each syllable exploding hot like balls from a Roman candle. The Under Dog
You never saw such a sight; kids running in all directions with Roman candles and pinwheels swirling around them. The Biography of a Rabbit
He drew fiercely on his stogy, which being desiccated flared like a Roman candle. Tutt and Mr. Tutt
He went to work to make something like rockets or Roman candles. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
Every rocket or Roman candle that shot into the air seemed to attest the final triumph of the Birchites over the Philistines, and was cheered accordingly. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs
"We just have balloons and Roman candles in the evening because they are not dangerous," Peggy explained. Keineth
The pipe fell from it, scattering sparks like a Roman candle, and bounced upon the spotless floor of the kitchen. Cap'n Dan's Daughter
Near and far, from their own and the opposite side of the river, rockets were flaming into the sky, and Roman candles sending up their globes of fire. Nature's Serial Story
Her recital was after the manner of the fireworks called "Roman candles." Once Aboard the Lugger
It was merely made to be destroyed brilliantly, like a Chinese cracker or a Roman candle. Without Prejudice
"We'll just have skyrockets, and Roman candles, and pin-wheels, and all of the rest of the good old-fashioned things—that is for the celebration on the outside." The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven—seven stars," counted Bobby as Jud set off a Roman candle. Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island
Tom had brought along a good collection of sky rockets, aerial bombs, Roman candles and similar things, together with the blasting powder. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship
"Them Roman candles wasn't no good!" he cried. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Roman candles were unknown to the Romans, but they enjoyed themselves with torches, and these were the fireworks at wedding fêtes. Without Prejudice
The boys had brought along a lot of Roman candles and skyrockets, and these they set off from the top of one of the tallest trees on the grounds. The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
And then a rocket sprang and bang shot blind blank and O! then the Roman candle burst and it was like a sigh of O! and everyone cried O! Ulysses
Red and green fire gleamed, and the hot balls from Roman candles burst forth. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship
When Mauna Loa is in violent eruption a fountain of molten lava spouts every minute over 250 feet in the air, bursting into 10,000 brilliantly colored balls, like a monstrous Roman candle pyrotechnic. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
He comes a- shootin', too, an' the way the lead an' fire fetches forth from that Winchester he's managin' shore reminds me of them Roman candles last July. Wolfville
Outside, the "Great Day for Indian Spring" was slowly evaporating in pale mists from the river, and the celebration itself spasmodically taking flight here and there in Roman candles and rockets. Cressy
The city clocks were striking nine as they got out into the bay, and the island fireworks seemed to be over, for no rocket answered the last Roman candle that shone on the Aunt-hill. Eight Cousins
"I've got the Roman candles!" called Mr. Poddington from a corner where he had been rummaging in that box of Tom's which contained so many surprises. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship
The bishops, like the stars from a Roman candle, were all colours, and flew in all directions, some high, some low, some to distant colonies, one into the Church of Rome. The Longest Journey
By some accident or design the entire load of pyrotechnics was simultaneously ignited, and the street immediately filled with a perfect fusillade of rockets and Roman candles. Experiences of a Bandmaster
I give you my word, my heart turned entirely over, and in a most remarkable way righted itself again; and I saw Roman candles and Fourth of July rockets in front of my eyes. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment
Assisted by the old steward, who knows, as a Chinese ought, a deal about fireworks, and getting my materials from our signal rockets and Roman candles, I manufactured half a dozen bombs.  The Mutiny of the Elsinore
With a whizz, and several sharp explosions, the circus man got the Roman candles into action. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship
At length the rockets, Roman candles, and squibs were all burnt out, the would-be "eternal blazon" was over, and the preacher sunk back exhausted in his seat. Sir Gibbie
For my part, my heart and brain were so full of fire-crackers, Roman candles, rockets, pin-wheels, squibs, and gunpowder in various seductive forms, that I wonder I didn't explode under Mr. Grimshaw's very nose. The Story of a Bad Boy
The rockets rushed heavenward and descended in stars, the Roman candles tossed their fiery balls into the darkness, the Catherine wheels sparkled and whirled, the crackers cracked, and the squibs banged. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
A whole Fourth of July fireworks display, Roman candles, sky-rockets, pin-wheels, set pieces and all, could not have made that room take on a festive air. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed
There was a shower of sparks, and a hail of burning balls from the Roman candles, but still the advance was kept up. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship
"That chemical never would work in a skyrocket or Roman candle," he said. Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters, or, Battling with Flames from the Air
The Roman candles might have been English rushlights. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
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