1 It was a coarse wood-cut, representing a splendid meteor "as seen in the town of Cologne," which was to be read below in bright letters.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 2 The carriage rolled with a thundering noise over the pavement, and every one turned to notice the dazzling meteor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 85. The Journey. 3 In the battle of Waterloo there is something more than a cloud, there is something of the meteor.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIII—THE CATASTROPHE 4 At the moment when one expects it the least, God placards a meteor on the wall of the firmament.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER II—PRELIMINARY GAYETIES 5 The golden secretary darted through the room like a meteor with a dashing French-woman who carpeted the floor with her pink satin train.
6 It was doubtless caused by one of those meteors, which the night-watcher may so often observe burning out to waste, in the vacant regions of the atmosphere.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel HawthorneContext Highlight In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL 7 Mr. Rosedale meant to have a less meteoric career.