For use in the street there were torches and also lanterns, which had a metal frame and were "glazed" with sheets of transparent horn, with bladder in the cheaper instances, or with transparent talc in the more costly.
In ordinary times torches and lanterns must be provided by yourself, and even the 7000 watchmen scarcely gave you a full feeling of security.
As usual, it was the comparatively poor who suffered from the street robber; the rich, with their torches and retinue, could always protect themselves.
The ladies ran with their hair about their ears and burning torches in their hands; some covered with the skins of panthers, others with those of tigers, all attended with drums and trumpets, while they themselves were the most noisy.
Above, beside the unroofed openings of the storerooms, into which the stars were shining, and also at the foot of the ladders, women held torches or lanterns to light the others at their toil.
There stood her two suitors side by side in the starlight, illumined by the glare of the pitch torches blazing beside the carts and household utensils which had been packed for the morrow's journey.
Light shone from all the window openings and tent doors, while from the roofs of the largest houses the blaze of torches or lanterns greeted the approaching Hebrews.
But by the time the surrey, with the rope-ladder and torches arrived, we were squabbling over who should go down first.
They had arrived at the foot of the hill, when they saw several lights moving rapidly, and two or three men furnished with torches running before them.
Torches flickered from most of the wagons, and cast big shadows.
Sometimes thesetorches went out, and the show got lost.
The route was indicated by flaming torches left at points where the roads turned.
The sentence was read by the light of torches which cast a lurid, uncertain gleam on the prisoner's hollow temples beaded with drops of sweat.
The blazing grass scared the lions off, and they left the ox before the light of the torches reached them.
Hastily lighting torches of long dry grass, several of my Kafirs and I ran to help it.
Green groves are flinging their balm to the spray; The sky, like the spirit of love, bending o'er us, Lights her bright torches to show us the way.
Tis now the promised hour, When torches kindle in the skies To light thee to thy bower.
Tis now the promised hour, When torches kindle in the skies To light thee to thy bower!
The two torches danced forwards, with the trailing off of vague shadows in dim procession; there was a clatter over the rocks and they were gone.
Springing to their feet, they hurriedly seized their weapons and rushed out, only to be confronted by a dark, motionless ring of horsemen, two flaming torches of pine knots, and a low but distinct voice of authority.
Extinguish these torches and return to your posts.
The Torches inextinguibles, of the French, are of this character.
As Cicero was returning home late at night, after Cataline's conspiracy had been defeated, lamps and torches were lighted in all the streets, in honour of that great orator.
Torches ought to have the quality of burning, let the weather be what it may.
In honour of the great orator Cicero, as he was returning home at night, after the defeat of Cataline's conspiracy, lamps andtorches were lighted in all the streets.
Torches are made in the following manner: Take four large cotton matches, three or four feet long; boil them in a solution of saltpetre, and arrange them round a pine stick.
Torches are principally used for military purposes, to give light, when an army is marching at night, during sieges, &c.
Torches flared and still the crowd sauntered to and fro.
Where we came to openings in the streets, the sky above was lighted with a lurid glare, reflection of the countless torches in the fair.
Without and within their shadows a long double row of booths held sway, whose flaming torches turned night into day, paradise into pandemonium.
Paulus was sitting in front of the cave that had sheltered Polykarp and Sirona, and he watched the torches whose light lessened as the bearers went farther and farther towards the valley.
A few minutes beating about with the smoking torches cleared the scene of the vicious little insects, those not stupefied by the smoke beating a hasty retreat back to their home in the hollow log which bruin had tried to despoil.
The others readily agreed, and, while Chris was cooking supper, the boys prepared a number of torches from fat pitch pine and looked over their fowling-pieces carefully.
Let's light up our torches together and make as short work of it as possible.
A few waves of the smoke torches quieted these, and Charley swung himself up on the limb beside the hole.
Three more torches of palmetto leaves were quickly made, lighted up, and, with extra handfuls of the green leaves, our party advanced towards the tree where they had first seen the bear.
We'll have to shoot with one hand and hold our torches with the other," said Charley.
They were met by a buzzing horde of the workers who swarmed out to defend their homes, but these were soon silenced by the pungent smoke of the torches and our hunters soon stood by the tree where bruin had met his Waterloo.
I thanke you honest Gentlemen, good night: More Torches here: come on, then let's to bed.
There was very little display; only about forty torches were carried by pages and guards.
Upon each of these balconies two torches of white wax were placed, one at each end of the balcony, supported upon the balustrade, slightly leaning outwards, and attached to nothing.
He was alone, without torches or valets, with Alberoni, followed by a man I did not know.
The great pile was quickly erected, with torches and fagots of oak, and crowned with funeral boughs.
From dawn to dewy eve she sought, and by night she pursued the quest with torches kindled by the flames of AEtna.
Genevieve on seeing the light of the torchesapproaching nearer and nearer.
At sight of our lances and our torches the vagabonds fled like a flight of owls!
See those torches in the distance; listen to the confused murmurs!
The moment she had passed the gate of the city, she saw in the distance the light of several torches reflected on the helmets and armor of a great number of soldiers; they marched in disorder and uttered confused clamors.
Never permit oil lamps or oil torchesto be carried within ten feet of the tank opening.
What care must be exercised in the use of lamps, torches or lanterns about oil tanks whether hot or cold?
She saw his vast armies winding among the defiles, and over the tremendous cliffs of the mountains, which at night were lighted up by his fires, or by the torches which he caused to be carried when he pursued his indefatigable march.
In their blue eyes was a shining as though there were torches of white flame behind them: and that shining was mild or fierce as home or blood filled their brain.
Just as the queen took the torches in her hands, the earth opened and swallowed her up, and the king remained happy with Rosella.
When the two travellers entered the vestibule, suddenly four marble statues, with lighted torches in their hands, descended from their pedestals, and accompanied them up the stairs to a large hall where a table was lavishly spread.
Then the master had the torches lighted again, and went down again into the underground passage, to see if he could find any trace of the dead woman.
Rosella obeyed, but soon the King of Love, under the plea that Rosella was not in a condition to hold the torches any longer, persuaded his bride to change places with her.
All day long the fight rages, and when night comes the torches gleam by the tents, and the cresset burns in the hall.
The pillars were hung with garlands, and within and without there were torches of cedar.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "torches" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
