ignes fatui
- plural of ignis fatuus.
Example Sentences
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These are the soulless, irresponsible "goblins" and "gnomes," "Fire spirits" and "ignes fatui" of the nether world.
From Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul by Scofield, Anna Bishop
When Lockman had thus spoken, he went away and disappeared among the graves, a few pale blue ignes fatui alone marking the way which he went.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
Her dreams returned to her, fleeting and elusive, like the ignes fatui which had been a part of them.
From The Secret Witness by Gibbs, George
Marsyas sensed the heart-beat of the great invisible city under the ignes fatui swung in the purple night.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
The artistical hurly-burly of unharmonious ignes fatui is only the forerunner of the melodious Charites; and these alone insinuate themselves into the softer souls.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
