blaze of glory

Noun

 * 1) An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
 * 2) * 1718, Alexander Pope, trans., Homer, The Iliad, Book XVII, line 240.
 * A blaze of glory ere thou fad'st away.
 * 1) A sight, usually associated with a deity, that is forbidden or that is too glorious to behold.