blaze of glory

English

Noun

blaze of glory (plural blazes of glory)

1. An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
   • 1718, Alexander Pope, trans., Homer, The Iliad, Book XVII, line 240.

     A blaze of glory ere thou fad'st away.

2. A sight, usually associated with a deity, that is forbidden or that is too glorious to behold.
   • 1686, John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther:

     Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light,/A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.