If all the stars were alike, then those which were farthest away would be faintest and we could judge a star's distance by its brilliancy.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
The land was thrown into bold relief by the brilliancy of lights and shadows, and in the remarkably clear air it seemed as if it could be reached in an hour.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
With a little smile in her eyes, she fitted in the firing-plug, and in another moment a streak of flame that seemed to expand into a bewildering brilliancy flashed through the spray of the fall.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton