“Gashed with honourable scars,
Low in Glory's lap they lie;
Though they fell, they fell like stars,
Streaming splendour through the sky.”
The Battle of Alexandria.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Carol Ann Duffy (1955) British writer and professor of contemporary poetry
The Light Gatherer, from Feminine Gospels (2002).
“I remember too, a distant bell…
and stars that fell…
like the rain
out of the blue.”
Johnny Mercer (1909–1976) American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional
Song "I Remember You" (1941)
Maia Mitchell (1993) Australian actress
On her career as an actress in the U.S, in an interview on Kelly & Michael (2 July 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q1OzzG5S24
“The stars fell
one by one into his eyes and burnt.”
Frank O'Hara book Meditations in an Emergency (book)
Source: Meditations in an Emergency
Eva Mendes (1974) American actress
[Drop...Dead...Gorgeous..., February 2007, Maxim, http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/girl_template.aspx?id=1260&src=cl2, 2007-01-23]
“My bodyguard was mowing the lawn in a pink bikini when the body fell from the sky.”
Charlaine Harris (1951) American writer
Source: Dead Over Heels
“His mind fell asleep. His wits fell awake. His cock trembled like a harp-string.”
Mervyn Peake book Titus Alone
Source: Titus Alone (1959), Chapter 42 (p. 881)