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“He passed by me like a fire-flaught when I was in the garden!”

Old Mortality 2004

"Here's your daddie, bairns," said the gudewife ganging till the door; but i 'place o' their daddie, a tall chiel wrappit i 'a big cloak, rushed like a fire flaught into the bield, and drappit doun on the sunkie ewest the ingle droghling and coghling.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Various

Like the course of the fire-flaught the clansmen pass'd on,

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Even Goneril has her one splendid hour, her fire - flaught of hellish glory; when she treads under foot the half-hearted goodness, the wordy and windy though sincere abhorrence, which is all that the mild and impotent revolt of Albany can bring to bear against her imperious and dauntless devilhood; when she flaunts before the eyes of her "milk-livered" and "moral fool" the coming banners of France about the "plumed helm" of his slayer.

A Study of Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873

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.

Rides on Railways 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.

The Antiquary 1845

"He passed by me like a fire-flaught when I was in the garden!"

Old Mortality, Complete 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.

The Antiquary — Complete 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.

The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801

"He passed by me like a fire-flaught when I was in the garden!"

Old Mortality, Volume 2. Walter Scott 1801