ignus fatuus
Example Sentences
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"It is the ignus fatuus of my freedom," said he, with a weary smile.
From Frederick the Great and His Family by Mrs. Chapman Coleman
We thus progressed nearly two miles, and yet the ignus fatuus which tempted us upon the mad journey shone as distant as ever.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
It is a misfortune for any man when his ignus fatuus fails to elude him.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
