flambeau

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He and friends played hide-and-seek in nearby brush but never saw the flambeau lit.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

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.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

He then spoke to the youngest, who immediately got a flambeau, and prepared to go, having first asked the elder wife to accompany her.

From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

En sa tombe repose honneur et courtoisie, Et la jeune beauté qu'en l'ame je sentois, Et le flambeau d'Amour, ses traits et son carquois, Et ensemble mon cœur, mes pensées et ma vie.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

But as some one has said, “Death lights up a terrible flambeau in which the aspect of all things is changed.”

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot