Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Falling Stars

are said by Mahometans to be firebrands flung by good angels against evil spirits when they approach too near the gates of heaven.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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