The meteor flag of England

Shall yet terrific burn,

Till danger's troubled night depart,

And the star of peace return.

Thomas Campbell (1777-1844): Ye Mariners of England.

Th' imperial ensign, which full high advanc'd

Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 536.

An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair,

And fell adown his shoulders with loose care.

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667): Davideis. Book ii. Line 95.

Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud?

Like a fast-flitting meteor, a fast-flying cloud,

A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave,

He passes from life to his rest in the grave.

William Knox (1789-1825): Mortality.

Misled by fancy's meteor ray,

By passion driven;

But yet the light that led astray

Was light from heaven.

Robert Burns (1759-1796): The Vision.

Loose his beard, and hoary hair

Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air.

Thomas Gray (1716-1771): The Bard. I. 2, Line 5.

Th' imperial ensign, which full high advanc'd

Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 536.