“Yes,” continued the valet, “and sigh his soul to the last puff unobserved, liked the dying flame in a dark lanthorn.”
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Dark lantern
Synonyms for "dark lantern" (3 found)
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Your silent matches, / Your dark-lantern seize; / Take your file and your skeleton keys!
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In the meantime, Mr. Merryweather, we must put the screen over that dark lantern.
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The old monk who was the night-janitor of the monastery now appeared bearing in his hand a dark-lantern and a wattle basket with some fruit and a bowl of rice.
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