flambeau

• But there are days lately, mercifully, when just the thought of a whole new page in politics casts such a breeziness over my mood and I find myself staring at the sunset, kindled like a flambeau, until I too light up. —  Starbulletin Headlines
• 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
• This done, he re-entered the cavern, turned to his left, fixed his new kind of flambeau upright against the wall, poured the liquor in the wax cup, and then went out again to procure fire. —  Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
• 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'S WARDENS Look! —  Freedom, Truth and Beauty
• 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 Our illustration gives us a general idea of Correggio's decorative method. —  Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation

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