ignis fatuus
Example Sentences
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The light you behold is an ignis fatuus.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Silent and alone, she saw the signal-light of the steamer moving like an ignis fatuus along the empurpled bosom of the water—at length suddenly disappearing behind the battlements of the Fort.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
It is yet the lure, the ignis fatuus of almost every breathing heart.
From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore
In a minute he was out of sight and hearing; only the flame he bore could be seen dancing like an ignis fatuus in the darkness of the cavern.
From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
Are we following an ignis fatuus in setting it up as the panacea for the defects of our communities?
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
