marsh light

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marsh light

noun marsh lights

A will o' the wisp.
figuratively A delusion, a false hope. "Thus, even thus, have I lived for full two thousand years - for some six and sixty generations, as ye reckon time - in a Hell, as thou callest it - tormented by the memory of a crime, tortured day and night with an unfulfilled desire - without companionship, without comfort, without death, and led

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@misc{marsh_light_2026,
  title = {marsh light},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marsh%20light},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}