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Winter was at hand, and the woods were transfigured with a passing glory, like the faces of those who depart in peace when death draws nigh Far and wide in the forest the bracken was all aflame--aflame beneath the glowing trees.— The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
Thus they engage in gossip; and the two champions let their horses go; for no longer do they delay because right eager and aflame are they for the encounter and the shock.— Cligés. English
Still the two fires on the opposite bank of the rivulet were aflame, and sending hot blasts of vapour across a seeming brook of gold Folding his arms upon his breast, the old man tucked the palms of his hands into his armpits, and settled himself more comfortably.— Through Russia
I don't suppose there's a human being with a drop of warm blood in him that can't picture the deadly horrors of remorse The Celtic imagination was aflame, and Granice mutely thanked him for the word.— The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1
Was an angel with sword aflame;— The Story and Song of Black Roderick

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