In great moments there is actually a radiance round a speaker who is full of soul, and his face irradiates a light which is visible even to those who do not believe."
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
No, no- The light that lies In woman's eyes, were it twice as fleeting-as it is ten times more brilliant-than the forked lightning, irradiates the dark gloom within us for many a long day after it has ceased to shine upon us.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Didst thou ever in thy life behold her without feelings unusual, throbs, doubts, desires, and fears; wild, incoherent, yet deriving ecstasy from that divinity which irradiates her form and beams on every object around her?
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft