Fire Flaught

“He passed by me like a fire-flaught when I was in the garden!” ❋ Unknown (2004)

Like the course of the fire-flaught the clansmen pass'd on, ❋ Various (N/A)

Soon he heard cries of alarm, horror, despair, and came up to the worthy clergyman of the parish cowering up against the hedge, almost in a fainting fit, under a strong impression that it was the Evil One in person who just hissed past him in a fire-flaught. ❋ Samuel Sidney (1848)

On that fearfu disclosure, when ye rushed frae the Countess's presence and saddled your horse, and left the castle like a fire-flaught, the Countess hadna yet discovered your private marriage; she hadna fund out that the union, which she had framed this awfu 'tale to prevent, had e'en taen place. ❋ Unknown (1845)

"He passed by me like a fire-flaught when I was in the garden!" ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

On that fearfu 'disclosure, when ye rushed frae the Countess's presence and saddled your horse, and left the castle like a fire-flaught, the Countess hadna yet discovered your private marriage; she hadna fund out that the union, which she had framed this awfu' tale to prevent, had e'en taen place. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Yet Christ cometh with an immediate glimpse, like a fire-flaught [flash of lightening] in the air, which letteth the lost and bewildered traveler, in an extremely dark night, see a lodging at hand, whereas otherwise he should have fallen in a pit and lost himself: and in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the Lord having rebuked the winds and the stormy tempests in the soul, there is a calm and peace, (Psalm 31: 22; Jonah 2: 4). ❋ 1600-1661 (1645)

Aiblins a fire-flaught o 'my een, it might be -- I've had them unco often, the day -- " ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

On that fearfu’ disclosure, when ye rushed frae the Countess’s presence and saddled your horse, and left the castle like a fire-flaught, the Countess hadna yet discovered your private marriage; she hadna fund out that the union, which she had framed this awfu’ tale to prevent, had e’en taen place. ❋ Unknown (1584)