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An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair, And fell adown his shoulders with loose care.
Source: Davideis, book ii, line 95. Compare: Loose his beard and hoary hair / Streamd like a meteor to the troubled air, Thomas Gray, The Bard, i. 2.0
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An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair,
And fell adown his shoulders with loose care. by : Abraham Cowley