Blaze of Glory

[drawnablank]

Where did the phrase "Blaze of Glory" come from.

[Quizmonster]

John Milton wrote, "For what is glory but the blaze of fame?" That is possibly the origin of our more specific phrase, "blaze of glory".

[taichiperson]

An approximate date for Milton, please?

[Quizmonster]

John Milton 1608 - 1674, an English poet, his greatest work being Paradise Lost.

[Quizmonster]

I should perhaps point out that, when we today think of a 'blaze of glory', we consider it a wonderful, inspiring thing. When Milton wrote the quotation I offered earlier, they were the words of Christ in Paradise Regained, pointing out that fame was just high regard or hero-worship offered by the common herd who basically had no idea what they were talking about!

[crokepark]

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