candle (3 cf. CANDLE-HOLDER)
1.
applied to the
heavenly luminaries
Rom. III. v. 9
“Night's candles are
burnt out,”
Mac. II. i. 5.
2.
applied to the ‘light’ of life
3H6 II. vi. 1
“Here burns my
out,”
Mac. V. v. 23
“Out, out, brief !”
3.
“hold a candle to,”
assist at Mer.V. II. vi.
41.