Meanings of pale spectre in English

But every death has its moaning ghost, pale spectre of vanished loves.

Through her nights and days it had stalked, a pale spectre.

What had diamonds and pearls in common with that pale spectre?

He felt a desire to turn and rend that cold, pale spectre of a man.

To which the pale spectre self said scornfully-

But never speak to me more of love while that pale spectre haunts the secret chambers of the Château!

She knew that this pale spectre was conscience; press it down as she would, the busy devil was ever mounting, mounting.

Captain Fracasse, already nearly obliterated, appeared like a pale spectre in the far distance; his combats with the Duke of Vallombreuse seemed equally unreal.

Back of the platform the eucalyptus trees were now pale spectres, their leaves hanging nerveless in the still air.

Soon, Fanny, aged sixteen, glided in,- apalespectre, exquisite in costume, unexceptionable in manners, looking in all respects like an exceedingly used-upbelle of five-and-twenty