| 单词 | blandishment |
| 例句 | For months, he would resist Berkeley’s blandishments to leave Yale, despite the obvious benefits associated with writing his own ticket. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I did not want to take it but she insisted: if I had known it was her last I would have resisted her blandishments. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z No amount of wheedling and blandishment would cause the cynical badger to change her mind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sift confectioner’s sugar into a bowl, whisk in lemon juice, add still more sugar to thicken: the blandishments of my loneliness are sweet and acidic, brushed on, carefully, with a fork. Stay for dinner. Leaving a Religion and a Marriage, and Gaining a Chicken Soup 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Gibbons said that campaigners would "not be fooled by Mr Vaizey's latest blandishments", and that a fresh conference was being planned to prepare for new challenges. Ed Vaizey says libraries 'thriving' and rejects prediction of 600 closures 2012-06-29T11:50:59Z He’d believed in the blandishments of a dazzling “innovation” that promised to make his life easier, but was so woefully misconceived that it threatened to make it harder. 2010-01-25T09:32:00Z War muffles brute inequities of power and capital, and entrances you with blandishments of honor. At the Met, Heavy Metal on a Continental Scale 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But H.E.R. sings about lingering suspicions and, in the video, finds solid evidence; neither his blandishments nor the purr of an electric sitar can smooth things over. Shakira and Ozuna’s Breakup Bachata, and 7 More New Songs 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z But it seems to me now that Celmins does this not to destroy the illusion, or to reiterate a tired and oft-trod lesson about resisting the blandishments of transparent representation. Review | Why is this genius artist only now getting a show worthy of her art? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Most practice babies enjoyed the students’ blandishments only briefly and then were returned to their orphanages, deemed especially good candidates for adoption. Books of The Times: Lisa Grunwald?s ?Irresistible Henry House?: A Charmer?s Tale 2010-03-15T20:54:00Z One must resist the blandishments of conformity, as well as the threats of those in power. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z At the same time, the softer architectural blandishments of postmodernism, promising the comforts of architectural history and tradition, were challenging modernists. Michael McKinnell, 84, Dies; Architect of a Monumental City Hall 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The executive producer of “30 Rock,” Lorne Michaels, was more definitive about a future for the comedy, even if Mr. Baldwin turns down all blandishments to continue. NBC Sees a Future for ?30 Rock,? Even Without Jack Donaghy 2011-08-02T23:46:18Z Mr. Lloyd Webber transformed this into a musical comedy, complete with a hula-hoop set piece and a party scene with a whip-wielding dominatrix among its blandishments. ArtsBeat: Lloyd Webber’s New Musical to Close in London 2014-02-25T16:31:45Z But the sweet glaze of memory, like the blandishment of false philosophy, still offers glints of something darker beneath the surface. Review: The Chaos Beneath the Chorale in ‘The Lucky Ones’ 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Writers live with blandishments of great failure running through daydreams. You’re a terrible writer. “Your manuscript is not a good fit”: How “we need diverse books” can move beyond wishful thinking 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z His band uses electronics to toss in the odd percussive loop or synthesizer swoop; his guitar playing is laconic but pointed; and his lyrics mingle existential fears with his blandishments. CMJ 2014: Son Little and Sons of an Illustrious Father Offer Roots Variations 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The virtuous hermit firmly rejects these exceptionally attractive, albeit satanic blandishments. Review | To get us through, finding the wisdom of books written in isolation 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z “Maybe they feared that a knowledge of languages would expose me to the blandishments of Europe,” he wrote in his memoir, “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” “that wonderful, murderous continent.” Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Among its many blandishments is an infinity pool that serves as a ceiling for the den. Summer’s Most Style-Savvy Movie Is a Cartoon 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In those days of unlimited confidence in a better tomorrow, perky ingénues still swooned into the arms of strapping heroes mouthing pompous blandishments, and happily ever after proceeded like clockwork. Music Review: ?Best of Lerner and Loewe,? at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-20T22:14:00Z He has plenty of blandishments, among them “I’ll be your doctor, let me operate.” Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Its blandishments include a description of “lips red as flame” and a “face with a luster that puts gold to shame.” Music Review: ?An Evening With Paulo Szot? at Caf? Carlyle - Review 2012-01-14T01:45:52Z “When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used,” Morrissey wrote Friday. 'A kind and beautiful soul': Morrissey, Johnny Marr, more pay tribute to Smiths' Andy Rourke 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z As usual, Mr. Macron, a centrist, offered blandishments to right and left. Seeking to Calm Unrest, Macron Calls for a ‘New Pact of Life and Work’ 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Few can resist the Beltway’s beckoning, the blather of political pundits or the blandishment of campaign operatives urging them to run. Column: Can Gavin Newsom kinda but not really run for president and still do his job as California governor? 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z In short, it seems Mr. Macron has decided to tough out the crisis, perhaps offering some blandishments on improving vocational high schools and broader on-the-job training. Unbowed, Macron Appears Ready to Tough Out Pension Crisis 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z In effect, the fall from Paradise resulted because a weak Adam failed in his duty and allowed Eve’s blandishments to lead them both astray. Review | Female authors have long been slighted. A new book seeks a corrective. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “Amazon will be well positioned to secure privacy waivers from One Medical patients,” perhaps by offering discounts on its Prime service or other blandishments. Column: Amazon's acquisition of a medical firm may not disrupt healthcare, but could disrupt your life 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Still, the junior Bush’s blandishments proved unavailing; he lost badly in May’s Republican primary to incumbent Ken Paxton, a Trump sycophant who has spent the last seven years under federal indictment. Column: Cheney's Wyoming defeat is a win for Trump and a decisive blow to fading GOP establishment 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Dad and Mom and the other adults were always ready with a parable or blandishment, in Beaver’s life as in mine. Opinion | Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver was a Grade A big brother 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z But China can mix military pressure with economic blandishments. The son also rises: Philippines weighs another Marcos as president 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Or will he succumb to the blandishments of the worst elements of his party? Opinion | Voters, remember your role in giving Judge Jackson the chance she deserves 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z While a small number of Muslim Americans have succumbed to the blandishments of radical Muslim ideologies, those have been vigorously rejected by all but a few. Islamophobia and the Capitol insurrection 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Mencken pointed out, what ails most reporters is that they are people "without sufficient force of character to resist the blandishments" that surround them from the moment they set foot in Washington. Will we really let ourselves be governed by irredeemable morons? That's the choice, America 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z That doesn’t suggest that Texas is better at offering companies blandishments, but that Texans are bigger dupes. Column: Elon Musk's moving Tesla's HQ to Texas is mostly about posturing 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The French president, unlike his American counterparts then and later, distrusted the generals and would not listen to their blandishments, despite being France’s premier military hero. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Government authorities have tried myriad incentives to move the country’s rate of full adult vaccination higher than the current 62%, including positive reinforcement via monetary prizes and other blandishments. Column: Should the unvaccinated pay more for healthcare? That's an easy call 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z No one was ever quite sure what motivated Smith’s apostasy, whether personal resentment of his former ally FDR or the financial blandishments of his new friends. Column: Here's why the GOP smears everything it doesn't like as 'socialism' 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The vulnerability of children to insidious online blandishments isn’t a new discovery. Column: 'Fortnite' maker draws praise for fighting Apple, but lawsuits allege it rips off kids 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Okay, let the incompetence — the failure to plan, the early dismissal of warnings, the credulous acceptance of Chinese blandishments — let all of that go. Opinion | Trump’s articles of impeachment — updated 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z We don’t know how Senate Republicans will react to Trump’s blandishments today, but we do suspect that he, or at least his designees, are going to need Pelosi sooner rather than later. Don and Nancy, at it again 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z And Democratic voters were very much in a mood to be choosy, which made them especially susceptible to such blandishments. A fearsome time for Democrats 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z From start to finish, this was an embarrassing carnival of self-pity, blandishment of grievance and evangelical catastrophizing about an imagined any-day-now Armageddon that targets minorities first. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z “And we routinely back up such requests with threats and blandishments,” he added. Instead of ‘No Collusion!’ Trump Now Seems to Be Saying, So What if I Did? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z MIT showed its gratitude for Koch’s blandishments by offering him positive reinforcement. Column: How MIT whitewashed the climate change denialism of a major donor, David Koch 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z But it does subject research on human subjects to strict standards requiring informed consent from the participants and discouraging blandishments that could lead people to agree to procedures that are not in their best interest. Column: Paying women to donate their eggs for research is still a terrible idea 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The same mix of threats and blandishments helped bring Mr. Kim to the table in Singapore last June for the first of two summit meetings with Mr. Trump. With Mix of Threats and Blandishments, Trump Bandies Policy of Regime Change 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z In the event, Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, followed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, finally forced Roosevelt off the fence – not London’s blandishments and threats. Britain and the US: the highs and lows of a special relationship 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z No magical infusion of private capital will get the job done, Trump’s blandishments notwithstanding. Opinion | How contagious is Trumpism? 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The academy, as much as it wants the public to think differently, is made up of moviegoers who are as susceptible as non-professionals to these kinds of blandishments. Oscars: 'Green Book' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' signal a return to populism — but what about 'Black Panther'? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z You have written castigating the President for his lawlessness, his lack of respect for democracy, his love of dictators—you write about his “greasy and extravagant blandishments” regarding that. Max Boot Defends Elliott Abrams’s Account of U.S. Policy in El Salvador 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Friends resisted these optimistic blandishments, and I dug that. Behold the Knicks. Or Better Yet, Start Rooting for the Nets. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The wider cause is paramount, and to serve one’s private needs, in paint, is to yield to the bourgeois blandishments of the self. The Encrypted Truths of “Never Look Away” 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z But no president has been so greasy and fulsome in his blandishments. Say goodbye to Pax Americana. Trump is accelerating its demise | Max Boot 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z And that makes them less susceptible to the blandishments of “sugar daddies” who offer enhanced lifestyles in exchange for sex. A certain weariness is entering the war on AIDS. Wrongly so 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In Trump they saw opportunity, plying him with flattery and blandishments. Opinion | The Prince Who Would Remake the World 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The sweetening tone was just the latest change in a roller-coaster game of brinkmanship - talks about talks with two unpredictable world leaders trading threats and blandishments. Trump shifts stance on Korea summit from ‘off’ to ‘maybe’ 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The politics that keep fractious coalitions coalescing are necessarily, well, political: greasy compromises, inadequate half-measures, and transparently insincere blandishments to appalling bedfellows. Opinion | Don’t be so glad to see Ryan go 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Voters were subject to bribes, blandishments and threats in an effort to get them to the polls. Sisi Poised to Win Egypt’s Election. With 92% of the Vote. 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z With China, too, policy has veered: trade bellicosity one moment, blandishments designed to enlist Beijing’s help in squeezing North Korea the next. Opinion | Year One in Donald Trump’s World 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The basic question, the commentary said, is whether God brings humans into temptation or whether “it is human weakness to surrender to the blandishments of the evil one.” Lost in Translation? Pope Ponders an Update to Lord’s Prayer 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Publix dangles the most generous blandishment: Florida’s dominant grocer gives $10 gift cards to patients who get influenza vaccines at its store pharmacies. Flu shots at the pharmacy: Easy for the patient, profitable for the retailer 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Thus the state is trying to reinspire entrepreneurs with rhetorical blandishments. China’s Embrace of Private Investment Is Getting Tighter 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z What blandishments would get Kim to agree to halt his testing program? Opinion | Some creative ways to deal with North Korea 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The vote represented the culmination of months of Trump’s blandishments, cajolements and threats to Chinese Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping over how to contain North Korea’s expanding nuclear weapons and missiles program. What's worse than war with North Korea? War with China | Isaac Stone Fish 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Wray bore a special responsibility to assure lawmakers and the public that he would support a fair investigation into the administration of the man who appointed him, resisting any bullying or blandishments. Opinion | Worried about trust in government, senators? Prove you deserve it. 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Just ask the women, of any color, how they feel about being blandishments. Letters to the Editor 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z As for the military-industrial-intelligence complex that Runciman suspects will save the day, I doubt senior personnel in that establishment are immune from the blandishments of career advancement or the object lesson of being sacked. Clear and present danger: Maybe this is how democracy ends 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z It has become widely known in Silicon Valley that Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, personally oversees, with phone calls and video-chat blandishments, his company’s overtures to the most desirable graduate students. The Great A.I. Awakening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z On certain matters they are open to conservative blandishments; on economic issues, however, they are pretty far to the left. How the Democrats could win again, if they wanted | Thomas Frank 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Yet even as the various leaders of those nations declared themselves open to China’s blandishments, they refused to close the door on some new arrangement that might include the United States. A Trump Pacific Partnership 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Resisting the freelance blandishments of chancers promising a glimpse of the real Africa, I signed up for a day tour with the official tourism authorities. The crack in Gambia's smile - BBC News 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Spanish election results Despite the blandishments, however, the approach is unlikely to work. Spanish elections: Mariano Rajoy moves to build coalition 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The blandishments of the digital economy passed them by. How voters’ personal suffering overtook reason — and brought us Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Then, with great fanfare, hewould “release” his bloc to one candidate—in exchange for the proper ideological blandishments or material emoluments, arrived at in proverbial smoke-filled rooms. The convention that could have been: Mourning the Trump/Cruz open convention we’ll never have 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z But never any exasperation from Ms. Mursch, who ministered to them with bubbly enthusiasm and blandishments. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Through threats and blandishments, and divide and conquer tactics, Putin seeks to destroy the alliance’s confidence and cohesion. Don’t Let Vladimir Putin Destroy NATO 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z He warned them to avoid the ephemeral blandishments of the digital age — “slapdash” Twitter posts that disappear from iPhone screens within seconds — in favor of in-depth coverage of the issues. Obama Urges Journalists to Cover the Substance of the Campaign 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z In sum, after decades of cold-war confrontations, followed by “Washington consensus” blandishments on economic reform, Mr Obama has tried to make pragmatism the basis of his country’s relations with Latin America. Harmony now, discord later 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z They and their supporters lionized him, though he largely shrugged off their blandishments. Edvard Munch’s Unsung Importance 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Once he is in office, they say, Mr. Trump will become a dealmaker, susceptible to establishment whisperings and blandishments. The utter ugliness of Donald Trump’s campaign should scare us all 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z His former assistant, whose recruiting blandishments are legendary, has a terrific new job. Junior College’s Second Chances Become Dead Ends 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z State senators would be wise to disregard such blandishments, and instead turn to a report from the state Department of Revenue. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z A self-corrected man, yes, but certainly no poster child for the blandishments of mainstream culture. This is why Jonathan Franzen infuriates: Breaking down the suspicious intellectual loner, the mainstream writer, the despised cultural magnet 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z That staffer, and others who resisted the couple’s blandishments, were later fired. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Bradley’s blandishments included going to Goldberg’s house with a trailer full of ponies for his children to ride. The Secret Effort to Save the ISIS Hostages 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Dermot Crowley is Death in a white jumpsuit who speaks in an Irish brogue and spurns Ev's blandishments of cash to change his fate after delivering the bad news: Ev must die. Ejiofor electrifies as death-bound 'Everyman' in London 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z This, of course, runs counter to Russia’s efforts to conduct a charm offensive toward some southern European countries using economic blandishments. The Ukraine Invasion Has Slipped Beyond Putin’s Control 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z How did an insecure, introspective child and morbidly suspicious young intellectual—a figure adamantly distrustful of popular culture and its blandishments—become a twenty-first-century mainstream cultural magnet? This is why Jonathan Franzen infuriates: Breaking down the suspicious intellectual loner, the mainstream writer, the despised cultural magnet 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z But his steely German counterpart resisted the blandishments: There would be no money for Greece if it dropped the existing bailout program. Greek Debt Standoff Awaits a Decisive Move 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Anxious and disappointed people are susceptible to progressives’ blandishments about the political allocation of wealth and opportunity — “free” this and that. Defining economic failure down 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Atheists need not fear that they will be converted to faith by the warm blandishments of Lewis, played here by Kevin Cristaldi. A Review of 'Freud’s Last Session,' a Play by Mark St. Germain 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z She was not the kind of political leader to pass along meaningless blandishments for the sake of flattery and appeasement. Why the 'evil cabal' made peace with Mayor Jane Byrne 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Not even the American Psychological Association, whose internal emails obtained by Risen reveal its complicity in spurious CIA torture methods, is beyond the financial blandishments of the war on terror. Hustlers, Con Men & Dupes Cashing in on the War on Terror The U.K. government in London showered the recalcitrant Scots with blandishments to counter secessionist sentiment. Independence for the District Lowcountry leaders are right to oppose off-shore drilling, despite the blandishments of the industry and its advocates, including elected officials in Columbia and Washington, D.C. South Carolina editorial roundup 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The group would establish its own ruthlessly highbrow journal, an ongoing counterblast to the soporific blandishments of which Hardwick had complained. Robert Silvers interview: 'Someone told me Martin Scorsese might be interested in making a film about us. And he was' 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Perhaps California Chrome, presumably as deaf to the blandishments of wealth as any other horse at the precipice of thoroughbred greatness, will prove to be NBC’s best salesman. A Bonus California Chrome Can’t Win 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Although I was taught to suspect the rich as a young man, I was not immune to the blandishments of wealth. The Media Equation: Foreign Buyers Eyeing Forbes Magazine, a Chronicler of the World’s Wealthiest 2014-03-03T01:33:47Z However, brokerages complain that domestic retail investors, who account for most brokerage accounts and transaction volumes, remain sour on equities despite Beijing's recent blandishments. Analysis: China nears moment of truth on IPO reform: crash or recovery? 2013-12-20T00:37:51Z In such blandishments Khan has common ground with the other American owners of now six Premier League clubs – almost a third of England's top league. Fulham sale adds to the alarming US takeover of English football 2013-07-12T23:02:00Z The hope is that Italian voters will themselves reject Mr Berlusconi’s blandishments and return a reformist government to power—with or without Mr Monti. Charlemagne: Europe’s worries about Italy 2012-12-13T16:07:43Z That leaves the question: are these approaches and blandishments the tentative beginnings of a new pragmatism emerging in Obama's relations with business leaders? Obama's corporate charm offensive: wooing the Republicans' beloved base 2012-12-10T22:43:31Z Which means that the traditional international panoply of actions, from public blandishments to condemnation, from threats to sanctions, is not about to work. Syrian Paradox: The Regime Gets Stronger, Even as it Loses its Grip 2012-08-02T11:05:26Z Indeed, several provocations were followed by blandishments — rewards, in effect — in the form of food, fuel and cash from North Korea’s risk-averse adversaries in Seoul and Washington. Op-Ed Contributor: Why North Korea?s Rocket Mattered 2012-04-14T00:38:29Z It was a true forecast, for the earl, despite Peg's blandishments, withheld for a time his check book. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He lowered the price of the picture by about half a farthing in Turkish money, but I resisted the blandishment and escaped into the jewel bazaar, half regretting a lost opportunity. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z His hunting dog, understanding the intentions of his master, would wag his tail, and, by every blandishment in his power, express his readiness to accompany him to the woods.”—Doddridge, The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z They had heard weird legends of the Fire-gods from savage lips, dressed up in all the blandishments of fancy. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z But have you ever heard of any man who could resist her blandishments? The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Nor could all her most bewildering blandishments wring such a foolish concession from him. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z But before she left she had, after the usual blandishments, exacted from him a promise that he would come to church. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z If he learned, not by hearsay, but eye to eye, that she had come of her own motion, poor, silly dupe of his blandishments, to throw herself into his arms! Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z On the contrary, he recalled the look of horror which she had bent on him; she who had so lately laid her head on his shoulder, had listened to his blandishments, had thought him perfect. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The blandishments of the writer's style captivated his taste; and the boldness with which he saw the doctrines of natural liberty asserted, took strong possession of his judgment. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z "I think you 'know beans' as well as most Hoosiers," replied her particular admirer, in a tone of unmistakable blandishment. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z With regard to the latter there was nothing to dread for the blandishments of the wife invariably had the effect in the long run of alienating the husband. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z His mother saw that she would have to guide his attention to his cousin's blandishments. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z She condescended to coax and wheedle Shane, and put forth all her blandishments to obtain more positive information. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z She would make herself so agreeable bringing forth the entire armoury of her blandishments for his behoof, that memory of O'Tei would speedily be relegated to the limbo prepared for the ghosts of marplots. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z But Owen remained staunch against all threats and blandishments, and finally allowed himself to be tortured to death without suffering the secret "to be wrung from him," as Cecil ordered that it should be. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z She surely did not expect the hapless marquise to clasp in her arms one who had so injured her--respond in earnest to her blandishments? The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z All might have been well, to all appearance, but for the creation of woman, who, giving way to the blandishments of the tempter, in her turn tempted the man, and he fell. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z She was by turns passionate and cold to him: one day enrapturing him by some pretty blandishment, the next snapping peevishly when he spoke to her. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z But she spoke with an occupied air, and her eyes were drawn ever towards the card-table at which Lady Oxford was practising her blandishments on the Parson. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Even Jack, the magpie, seemed to feel the heat, and refused to amuse his young mistress, while Prickles snored on in his box of hay, oblivious to all coaxings and blandishments. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z And making a business into something not merely big but enormous means resisting bigger companies’ blandishments of a few million dollars, or even a few hundred million. Israeli technology companies: What next for the start-up nation? 2012-01-19T16:07:07Z But now, attacked by royal wiles, by female blandishments, by the insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers, his resolution began to give way. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z However easy-going and good-natured her husband might be, there were times when he was impervious to all blandishments. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Rose might coax, the Parson might argue, Wogan might use all his blandishments--the good man was iron. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He doubts, he fears, he prays; what mean All these sweet blandishments between? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z In all countries and at all times, this class, usually impressionable and easily led, falls an easy prey to the blandishments of the hack writer of sensational proclivities. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z And it fell to pass that, though he had always been an immune to feminine blandishments, the tall sergeant-major was seen frequently strolling between the nipa houses with the mestiza girl. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z All the coercion from without, and all the blandishments from within, his political household failed to move him. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Meanwhile there was a free trade in blandishments between them. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Because they had a sincere regard for Bert Thompson, the boys had tried to lure him out into the open, but he had been proof against all their blandishments. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Clementina, torn soul and body by a tumult of other passions, found no leisure for the blandishments of love. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z They are at the city feast, where all is blandishment and turtle;—they are at the coroner's inquest upon a street-starved pauper. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Guido, horrified, refuses to have aught to do with her, and despite all her blandishments and entreaties remains adamant. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Refusing ruby, you seek for glass, Leaving an lake of nectar, you long for brine, Forsaking a sea of curds, to wanton in a well,— Fie on your amorous blandishment! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z He told himself if the child surrendered to his blandishments, it would be an easy matter to induce her to run away. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z He brought out the notes in a quite irresistible manner, revealing very clearly that, in spite of his dashing and bellicose temperament, he had an impressionable heart, alive to the blandishments of love. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Neither offers of money nor blandishments had the desired effect, and I was obliged to leave the longed-for object behind me. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z That’s why I strongly recommend that small business owners reject the blandishments of marketing and branding consultants. Why Big Business Marketing Strategies Won't Work for You 2011-11-21T16:52:00Z “Ta, ta, pet,” said he, in his softest blandishment to Hazel. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Some of these afterwards from time to time visited him, and greatly enjoyed the blandishments of Virginian society. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z In that was more earnestness than blandishment, more appeal than offering. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z All our blandishments were of no avail with the heartless insect. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Brutus, meanwhile, endeavoured to assuage her grief by kind words and embraces intermixed with kisses, and ceased not from these blandishments till she grew weary of crying and fell asleep. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z If she had gone obviously out of her way to make herself agreeable to him, he, with the perversity of his type, would have been more on his guard against her blandishments. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z For despite the utmost blandishments of the most intriguing of them, he treated all alike—even Kitty, whom men called "The Queen of the Yukon," failed to hold him in thrall. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Did he wish to try his blandishments on her? Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Such urgent entreaties, accompanied with blandishments to purchase their stock, were difficult to resist.” The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z God send he may prove so, and that the blandishments of office may not blind him to a sense of his duty to God and his country! Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z O happy queen! whom power leads not astray, Nor youth's more powerful blandishments betray. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Occasionally he would give the weight of his name to a movement with whose ramifications he was not very familiar; but it was only for a time that he yielded to such blandishments. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z In the darkest days of the retreat he had remained imperturbed, "pinching" freely when blandishments failed, distributing the comforts as well as the necessities of life with a lavish hand and an optimistic smile. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Pleasure courted him in a thousand varying forms, but he beheld her most seducing blandishments with disgust and stoical indifference. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z "The only woman," he added, falling in once more with his friend's lighter mood, "the only woman whose blandishments His Grace of Wessex has ever been known to resist." The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The public, however, for some reason seems unusually deaf to their blandishments and disinclined for speculation, and the bookmakers, after shouting themselves hoarse with little or no result, are beginning to feel discouraged. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z The blandishments even of his mistresses are often unavailing to draw him from his ennui. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Small wonder, then, that one day the blandishments of an eloquent recruiting sergeant proved too much for his resistance and that he succumbed to the temptations thrust upon him by the great god Hunger. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Spite of all Hilda's blandishments and wiles, the little brown wren would never come near enough for her to handle him. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z But these gentlemen were paying little heed to the worthy magician's blandishments. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z His alarmed modesty ordered him to go into the shop in order to prove to the brazen girl how little he cared for her blandishments. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z Robin—I know—was both fond and proud of his sister, but the tone of ad hoc blandishment suggested that experience had taught him to persuade rather than coerce. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z He had been so superior to the blandishments of the smaller vices. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Christmas greetings went pouring out and came pouring in, while the mail-bags swelled with a plethora of seasonable blandishments. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z She refused me; but has been listening to the blandishments of Captain Lindley; and—there—she is beginning. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z A sort of frozen blandishment on these occasions smoothed his proud face as he stood, with his lady beside him, to receive them. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Poppy secured the seat next him, but the widow placed herself opposite, and exerted all her blandishment with the hope of engrossing his whole attention. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Filial duty and self-reproach contended with that feeling, nurtured by the soft blandishments of the scoundrel by her side. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z She was impervious to all my blandishments, which I lavished more bountifully than usual to meet the case. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Winter passed by, and the next spring the Pintail seemed to have become a convert to her blandishments, for they nested and produced seven or eight young ones.” The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Some of these unfortunate inmates become “house girls,” remaining year after year, the unsuspecting victims of the madame’s blandishments and exploitation. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z Philina's loveliness, her beautiful hair, her insinuating blandishments, had again become attractive by her late presence. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Show him—it will be so easy!—what poor theatrical blandishments are possessed by this play-actress when compared with the wit and sparkle of a brilliant woman—what faded beauty when nature challenges art. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z With the latter, voluptuous blandishments, musical prattle, and silent but expressive homage, composed a banquet delicious fur awhile, but whose sweetness now began to pall upon his taste. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Here is a string of blandishments prettily wound up in a prayer: Hush, my little round-faced daughter; thou art like the stormy sea. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Her blandishments had never availed so little to get her what she wanted. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z "Ah! you needn't mind old Kykie, darling," was the response; and Poppy, unused to such blandishments, stared at the yellow face which continued to waggle archly at her. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The trade unions have cost the workers untold efforts to build, and in the main they seem loath to give them up, despite the blandishments of utopian dual unions. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z But then he yielded to her blandishments, let her kiss the top of his head, and swallowed his anger. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z "Old Roger is in such a good humor because this job is being worked off on to your shoulders instead of his that he might utter some blandishments that would surprise you." Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z He did not wish to irritate the great man; at the same time he felt confident in his own powers of blandishments where Mlle. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Their paunches were heavy with the goodly supplies of sustenance which they drew from the bodies of those who, in their blind ignorance and stupidity, were powerless to resist their insidious blandishments. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z As usual, Mamma, four lines in each page, and the last a blank," said Helen, laughing:—"'My dear mother, what blandishments have you been throwing over the War Office? The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Quivering, yelping, and deaf to all blandishments, he stormed through the rooms and the hall and up and down the steps, drowning the words of leave-taking in his hubbub. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Here our poet details the mutual blandishments and amorous expressions of Acme and Septimius, with the approbation bestowed on them by Cupid. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Yes; Walter’s heart had nobly repelled the blandishments of more than one belle; and this too in a Court famed for its fair. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z And above all--an insuperable difficulty--almost all the available men of the set manifested the greatest objection to 'making themselves ridiculous' and positively rejected the most flattering blandishments of the ladies' committee. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Long while withstood I the flattery of those siren tongues; but my nature was human, and my heart yielded too easily to the seduction of sweet blandishments. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The Mars of the opening passage, subdued for a moment by the blandishments of love, is raging in all the rest of the poem in his irrepressible fury. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z In vain did the Professor try argument and blandishment to remove his scruples of conscience. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z He had expected coaxings, blandishments, the pleadings and wiles with which Virginia the elder had made him so intimately acquainted. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The following typographic errors have been repaired: Page vi—alway amended to always—"... with the blandishments and physical pleasures which always attend it, ..." The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The bullocks decided to have their afternoon siesta as usual, and were unresponsive to all my blandishments. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Not so here; he—or she, to speak more properly—is tenderly treated and compassionated; all the little blandishments of society showered on her. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z If she was enticed away by artful blandishments, or kidnapped by cruel violence, we knew not. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z "He upon whom fortune smiles so pleasantly very seldom wants for any blandishments the world has to give; at least, I have always heard that people are invariably courteous to the prosperous." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z "I will accept none of these as alleviations, sir; her blandishments cannot blind the Court." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z What had happened to the impeccable tradition of reticence and right thinking that men of known probity should yield with this publicity to the blandishments of a queen of the sawdust? Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z They knew that his blandishments were dictated by ulterior designs, and that the absorption of England in the Habsburg empire was his ultimate aim. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z These blandishments were, however, no real part of the man's natural temperament, which was eminently distrustful and suspicious, wary to detect a blot, prompt and sharp to hit it. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The Ministers who cannot persuade me by their blandishments are endeavoring to disgust me by insult. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z In fact, you are what the world loves best, cherishes most, and lavishes all its blandishments on,—a devilish lucky fellow! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Neither group is particularly susceptible to American blandishment. Washington Plays for Time in Egypt and the Arab World 2011-01-19T23:00:00Z I have seen one whose eloquence commanding, Roused the rich echoes of the human breast; The blandishments of wealth and ease withstanding, That hope might reach the suffering and oppressed. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z It is still affirmed that this second physician yielded to the Emperor's blandishments and disobeyed Lowe's orders. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z But Maury, resisting all these blandishments, showed, to their horror, when the hour of trial came, that he was a Southern gentleman, and not a Puritan. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z In countless, intangible ways she brought her blandishments to bear upon him. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z However Vasco Nu�ez may have been vexed by this misadventure of his beloved, he gave no sign of it, or, if he did, was soon soothed by her blandishments into apparent forgetfulness. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z So such of the Headmasters as were wise decided to be upon their guard for the future against the blandishments of the party politician. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z It was signed in a sprawling hand—"Yours, Archie," and the thought flashed into his mind that no power of blandishment could win from himself a similar trophy. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z The problem for BA is that, after 15 months, passengers and agents are sceptical, and quite frankly bored, of its blandishments. Why risk flying British Airways? It's a good question 2010-05-20T11:45:00Z For two hours he spun to Chip the web of his blandishments, and then the sun warned her, and she rose to go. The Girl From Tim's Place Keimer thought that the visit was to him, and “stared like a poisoned pig,” Franklin tells us, when he saw the governor addressing his workman with all the blandishments of courtly flattery. The True Benjamin Franklin He feared the effect of her blandishments upon others, and she recognised the magnitude of his influence upon the people. John Knox "I quite agree with you," he replied boldly, addressing himself to the still thirsty Mr. Leo and ignoring the lady's blandishments. A Poached Peerage As he did not at once succumb to her blandishments, she asked point blank: "Promise me to stop on." The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode It must be acknowledged that Rachel was capable of something great, after her determined resistance to Miss Pucker's blandishments under such circumstances as these. Rachel Ray The banker found her charming, and really, under her blandishments, began to believe, poor old fellow, that she was in love with him! Beatrice Boville and Other Stories The cunning skill of Hermes nicely hung, With subtle blandishments, her sliding tongue, And train'd her eyes to stolen glances sweet, And all the wiles of innocent deceit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 With a wink and an amorous flourish suggestive of future blandishments, Mr. Tootal ran off, while Miss Popkiss turned to the glass and contemplated her charms with much satisfaction. A Poached Peerage But Githa was discreet enough not to descant too much upon his blandishments, and keep his affection as a delightful secret between herself and him. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Some inconspicuous revolutionists yielded to Spanish blandishments and surrendered; to whom the honest and chivalrous Blanco granted in good faith the amnesty which he had promised. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 When Julian Goetze arose the next morning he felt strong within himself to withstand and conquer those fierce impulses of his savage heritage that had answered to the blandishments of Evelin March. The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story He gave up worrying about the war and yielded himself entirely either to the blandishments of his seniority in the school or of dreams about himself at Oxford, now within sight of attainment. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "Well, just a small one," Mr. Doutfire consented, in a tone which suggested that the blandishments of all the publicans in England should not persuade him to exceed his modicum or his duty. A Poached Peerage Instead of being pacified by her blandishments, however, it showed its teeth savagely, and darting behind her, seized her by the skirt. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life No one is proof against the blandishments of American gold. The Way of the Gods Ah, my good reader, I know well that you would not have been caught by such blandishments. Tony Butler He ordered them to be brought before his tribunal, which being done, he at first treated them kindly, employing blandishments and making promises to induce them to renounce Christ. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year "Number four," he said, with a world of cheap blandishment in his winking eyes. A Poached Peerage The Prophet received the blandishments with dignified gratitude. The Moonlit Way With dreary, lustreless eyes he received the blandishments of the feminine throng which had elevated him to popularity; with tired, joyless heart he buried himself in his lonely home after the treadmill hours were over. Love's Usuries To the blandishments the big retriever made his return in kind, wagging his tail and thrusting his huge head between Ballard's knees in token of affection and loyal fealty. The King of Arcadia Hylas now tried blandishments, pleasures, and amusements to influence the brave boy. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year "He is softening a little beneath my blandishments." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 Then she went, deaf to recall, to persuasion, to caress—indifferent to praise, to blandishment, to entreaty. The Moonlit Way But Bruno resisted all her blandishments, retreating farther into his corner, and at last Muriel thought it wiser to let him alone. Just Gerry She who accompanies me through life for better and for worse, and whose blandishments European children have ever acknowledged to be irresistible, could gain but momentary influence over this American child. Fragments of an Autobiography He was loaded with chains and brought before the judge, who first tried blandishments and promises to induce him to renounce Christ and to sacrifice to the idols, but in vain. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year Mrs Carlyle was hurt by the fine lady’s condescension and her husband’s accessibility to aristocratic blandishments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" My father's patriotism, that withstood all the blandishments of "Castle" flattery, all the seductions of power, and all the bright visions of ambition, had given way under the impulse of a wounded self-love. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The pride which prevents them from returning to their village homes after the blandishments have faded which led them astray, often prompts them to seek a watery grave in the Lake Maelaren. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Those pigs were deaf to all our blandishments, and both vigorously and effectually prevented us from embracing what seemed at times to be a good opportunity for a dinner of pork. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion I am pleased to find that Geordie's blandishments are not invariably successful. Mothering on Perilous All these civilities and blandishments, however, on the part of the governor seem to have been thrown away. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 You saw how the blandishments of a beauty affected even your own true-hearted husband; and yet, with the best intentions, you are using the same sort of blandishments upon a brigand. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Don't listen to that young gentleman's blandishments," said he, laughing; "for, young as he looks, he is already engaged. That Boy Of Norcott's "Send you to gather more, mio caro," said she, pressing my hand to her lips, as though in earnest of the blandishments she would bestow upon me. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Resisting all Marietta's entreaties to stay and sup with her—resisting blandishments that might have subjugated sterner moralists—Gerald quitted her to seek out his humble lodging in the 'Rue de Marais.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Within, Crescence sat with the geometer, paying but little heed to his blandishments: at last she feigned a headache and went to bed. Black Forest Village Stories I bet you'd like to try your hand at 'brightening' that chap—though judging from his face, he's almost past even your blandishments. The Brightener There's not a man in France so thoroughly indifferent to such blandishments.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune As for the father, he was deep in the mysteries of a vol-au-vent, and perfectly indifferent to such insignificant trifles as Jack's blandishments and the ladies' blushes. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands To this blandishment they were never averse or inaccessible, and Gerald inherited the trait in all its strength. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Even when represented as a picture, she desires most of all to set off the blandishments of her beauty, and thus to rob men of their steadfast heart. Oriental Women Are your blandishments more seducing in public than in private, and with other women's husbands than your own? Roman Women The austere landlady of the inn was smiles and courtesy to him; even to that unpolished class, the hackney coachmen, his blandishments extended, and they vied with each other who should serve him. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day It was a joyous and a splendid f�te, where, amid all the blandishments of luxury and pleasure, two great kings divided the world at their will. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands "All the young men of family in Ireland are not in the Guards," said Hemsworth, with a smile, which, with all its blandishment, very thinly covered over the sarcasm of his remark. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago And again we shook our heads at his blandishments to the point of dislocation. An American Girl Abroad Once more the tenor, who plays the part of narrator, enters, and in solo and recitative assures us how like a brave homunculus the Fay resisted her blandishments. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers First they resorted to blandishments, reminded him of his good family and noble ancestors, and of the bright future which lay before so clever and well educated a boy. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches An even more terrible churchyard demon is the beautiful phantom that waylays the widower at his wife’s very tomb and poisons him by her kiss when he has yielded to her blandishments. The Irish Fairy Book The same process is proceeding elsewhere; for the simple peasant women cannot resist the blandishments of the commercial traveller and the temptation of change and cheap finery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" These were the sights and sounds which, better than all the blandishments of wealth, could soothe poor Nelly's sorrow, and make her thankful in the midst of her afflictions even to have witnessed them. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life She had been listening to my blandishments and had witnessed the final destruction of my hopes. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Dave Ballard was the only man in the room who immediately lighted the cigar of Strang's passing; the others seemed indifferent to the blandishments of the odorous goddess for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf She has, however, already pledged her heart to a young shepherd; and the admiration and blandishments which the king lavishes upon her are powerless to make her forget him. The Christian View of the Old Testament All Mrs. Ricketts's softest blandishments were so many charms clean thrown away. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "You'll forgive me, won't you?" said she, addressing Dalton, with a glance whose blandishment had often succeeded in a more difficult case. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Agricultural colleges may spread all their blandishments; but farmers will not listen to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 He had been subject, in times past, to a certain extent to those alluring blandishments which the married will understand well enough, but these were as ashes. The "Genius" Accustomed to the coarse blandishments of men of all countries, the presence of these soldiers, so different in dress and nationality, did not seem strange to them. Sónnica She tried a ghastly travesty of feminine blandishments by telling Shorty how handsome she had thought him, and had fallen in love with him at first sight. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures His poor young wife exhausted every argument which reason could afford—every blandishment with which affection and beauty could supply her, to reclaim him, but in vain. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Left again alone, and seeing her husband more and more mentally troubled, Blanche redoubled her blandishments, seeking to provoke a return of her caresses: "Dear seigneur, your sadness afflicts me." The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium Yet the strongest of men, Samson, fell through the blandishments of a woman. A Mad Love It saturated his being—and all the blandishments of the enemy were powerless to sway him from the flag he loved. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children But be not misled into the belief that love is finer and higher than affection and friendship, that the yielding to its blandishments is higher wisdom on the part of our lovers. The Kempton-Wace Letters Shott put his hands in his pockets, leaned back in his chair, and dolefully shook his head in response to all the coaxings and blandishments of the auctioneer. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies It was not likely that he would weakly give way to the blandishments of any individual, unless he had convinced himself that the cause was a just one. A History of the English Church in New Zealand He knew that her loyalty could not be shaken by the blandishments of any man on earth. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 In his weakest, or most sentimental hours, Brinton knew how to withstand even the blandishments of the charming Stubbs when she approached professional topics. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 All his blandishments were in vain; he had started handicapped on the race for Mrs. Elliott’s favour. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston He pondered all the way home, neglecting all the blandishments of Black's conversation, who had visited a friend or two in Highcombe, and was full of cheerfulness and very loquacious. A Country Gentleman and his Family But Mr. Archer was proof against these blandishments, and said farewell gravely enough to Lord Windermoor, 209 shaking his hand and at the same time bowing very low. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI As for Minchen, she held out heroically against Miss Jones’s blandishments; but at the end of a week she too succumbed. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 And here was Maximilian, too, softening under the enervating blandishment, softening behind his frowns for the officious meddler. The Missourian If he fancied that I was in danger of being overcome by blandishments and needed to be recalled to realities, it was a master-stroke. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Matey's spoken blandishments were now a dead letter to Finn. Finn The Wolfhound Androcles found that the beast, far from resenting this familiarity, received it with the greatest gentleness, and seemed to invite him by his blandishments to proceed. The History of Sandford and Merton My son, the sham goddess I warn thee to shun, Beware of the beautiful temptress, my son; Her blandishments fly,—or, despising the snare, Go laugh at the follies of Vanity Fair. London Lyrics The humor of primitive people is not a delicate thing, and that the blandishments of Säh-pah had been of no use––as was witness the blanket!––had made many laugh around the night fires. The Flute of the Gods The Tuscan flower-girls delight to cheer Each pensive exile with thy scented leaves, Fit largess of a clime to fancy dear, Which a new blandishment from thee receives. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 Then Finn stopped dead, his hind-quarters well drawn up and ready for a spring; and no blandishment that Jess could exercise proved sufficient to draw him closer to the fire. Finn The Wolfhound As Mrs. Hartley knew and backed the designs of the Daltons, Lettice was not very fairly matched against the wiles and blandishments of the three. Name and Fame A Novel The idea-driven is callous to the blandishments of beauty, for his is a love stronger than the love to woman. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Not ready in arms to cover our retreat; not laudably occupied in providing resources for our dispirited soldiers, but meanly courting the blandishments of a Christian slave. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. He, too, was coughing—all her friends coughed except Liszt, who sneered at her blandishments—and Italy was good for consumptives. Melomaniacs Look out for the dandies, Girls, beware; Look out for their blandishments, Dears, take care! The Strollers His blandishments were ineffectual beyond increasing the dog’s effusive display. The Hound From The North But her blandishments were quite lost upon our hero. The Twins of Suffering Creek I hope by Divine assistance, you shall still preserve your amiable character amidst all the deceitful blandishments of vice and folly.' James Boswell Famous Scots Series Catharine insidiously lavished upon Jeanne d'Albret the warmest congratulations and the most winning smiles, and omitted no courtly blandishments which could disarm the suspicions and win the confidence of the Protestant queen. Henry IV, Makers of History This is exactly the view of one of our babies, already introduced, the little wise Lulla, who always knows her own mind and sticks to her intentions, unbeguiled by any blandishments. Lotus Buds Greece, frightened by the menace of the German power, had resisted up to the moment all the blandishments of the Entente Powers, who urged her to active participation in the struggle. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources With this object in view he set himself to offer his blandishments in characteristic fashion. The Twins of Suffering Creek So that we may dismiss Pleasure, and desire her to confine herself within her own boundaries, so that the strictness of our discussions may not be hindered by her allurements and blandishments. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The oratory of Pibrac, combined with the blandishments of the ladies, were those co-operative influences which the queen imagined none would be able to resist. Henry IV, Makers of History Karl seated himself near him, and, though not yet venturing to address him, cast various glances of blandishment and persuasion upon him. The First Violin A Novel He was probably afraid to let you know he'd been weak enough to yield to our blandishments. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Under these circumstances Justinian summoned Vigilius to Constantinople in the hope of winning him over by the blandishments or the terrors of the court of New Rome. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Weed tried hard to bring the Duke of Newcastle over to Mr. Seward; but the Duke seems perfectly unmoved by the blandishments, etc. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 This detestable queen presented before the impassioned young man all the blandishments of female beauty, that she might betray him to licentious indulgence. Henry IV, Makers of History But baby Hugh had no wish to go back to his mother; he was crowing and pulling Jean’s flaxen hair, and would not heed Fay’s sad little blandishments. Wee Wifie But in spite of all their blandishments, my feelings of propriety were exceedingly shocked, for I could not but consider them as having overstepped the due limits of female decorum. Typee Thy stars shall pale, and the sun and the moon shall illumine thee no longer, for the day approacheth when thy blandishments shall fail to allure. When Dreams Come True The world, with all its blandishments, cannot give it. The Words of Jesus All her blandishments were exerted to obtain a commanding influence over his mind. Henry IV, Makers of History She will listen to no blandishments from any one whom she doesn’t take a fancy to. A Bookful of Girls It would be quite funny if he tries any blandishments on us, wouldn’t it?” The Dark Star The blandishments of life had taken too deep root in her soul for her to cast them forth as he had done. When Dreams Come True She had, for instance, a command of blandishments which to her elder were a closed book. Too Old for Dolls A Novel Jeanne d'Albret had seen enough of the blandishments of vice to excite her deepest maternal solicitude in view of the peril of her son. Henry IV, Makers of History There never had been a day in her life since she had known him when she was able to resist altogether the blandishments of this pleasant rogue, who made so many appeals to her interest. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar There, in their hideous blandishments, the shameless sit, miserable in their p. 20tawdriness, their painted cheeks peeling in the hot sun, which they cannot shut out if they would. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France She will see that the blandishments, without the possessions of life, must fade and die. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father He was a fair jury lawyer, and an orator of considerable repute among those susceptible to the blandishments of the florid school. Otherwise Phyllis But for some reason or other the brute refused to move, responding to the carpenter’s blandishments only by a feeble intermittent beating of his tail upon the deck. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Mrs. Delancy was not to be beguiled from the fixed habits of thoughts carried through scores of years by the winsome blandishments of her whilom ward. Making People Happy But let it be said on the other hand that he did not make the mistake of trusting Bonaparte, whose blandishments he resisted during the whole passage of that meteor. Lafayette What! can Alonzo realize the delicacies, the tenderness, the blandishments of Melissa in another? Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father The wanderer has no luck with blandishments in the case of the lion. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts What the influence and the reasonings of the minister could not effect, was very speedily brought about by the blandishments of the queen. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. They have smiled upon their female customers, using their sweetest blandishments, while those female customers have abstracted their goods at prices almost nominal. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm As a last resource the king sends for Theudas, a magician, who removes the prince's attendants and substitutes seductive girls; but all their blandishments are resisted through prayer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Her tender solicitudes, her enrapturing endearments, her soul-inspiring blandishments,—gone, gone for ever? Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father He made an impatient movement—quite involuntary—and Hafiz who was timid, sprang from Athalie's lap and retreated, tail waving, and ears flattened for expected blandishments to recall him. Athalie Their albums are rich in the spoils of his poetry, and she is happy who, by her blandishment, can detain him in conversation for five minutes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The customer was to be at first informed, with all the blandishment at the shopman's command, that the goods furnished within the shop were exact counterparts of those exposed. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm Moreover, Jack Rupert was stricken suddenly dumb; no reportorial blandishments could obtain from him, on the second day, so much as an admission of the charges made by him on the day previous. From the Car Behind In addition to the influence of her blandishments and smiles, she attempted to act upon Nero's boyish pride by taunting him with what she called his degrading and unmanly subjection to his mother. Nero Makers of History Series Our greatest men, likewise, are susceptible to Luna's blandishments. Moon Lore With such little blandishments he led the arrivals into the house; and presented with due solemnity the treasure, that he said had been consigned to his keeping, to his sister-in-law and his cousin. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter Yet even he, with all his experience and ability, could not resist the blandishments of power. Ancient States and Empires I thought that the treachery, the heartlessness of one, one smiling deceiver, had seared my heart, and rendered it callous to all the charms and blandishments of her sex. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Then, after many blandishments, but feeling very uncomfortable, I ventured to hold the dog in conversation while I rang again. Stories of Authors, British and American So children long before they can speak, or understand the language of their parents, may be frightened by an angry countenance, or soothed by smiles and blandishments. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes I can't tell you how she was dressed; but she was a phantom of delight when thus she broke upon our sight; a lovely apparition, sent to be Jim Hartman's blandishment. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The comic muse, indeed, has marvellously extended her blandishments during the last two generations, and has discovered methods of trivial elegance which were quite unknown to our forefathers. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature The Colonel must keep a sharp look out for Mr. Reed, and turn a deaf ear to his blandishments, when he arrives. Nuts for Future Historians to Crack He reigns at the head of a flock; and his language, whether expressive of blandishment or of command, is better heard and better understood than the voice of his master. Anecdotes of Dogs The mutineers were proof alike against menace and blandishment, and, at the secret instigation of Long Ghost and Typee, resolutely refused to do duty. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 He is now about to win the last of the great industries, and the one which withstood his blandishments the longest, viz., the trans-oceanic carrying trade. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Unlike his comrade Cond�, he was proof against the vicious blandishments of the enemy's court, as well as against the terrors of their camps. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Whether the Triple Entente was content with blandishments alone history will show later. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 But Mr Andrew, proof against blandishment no less than against suspicion, met the advance by holding his hands behind his back. Chronicles of Strathearn He drinks of Circe's cup, but does not let it turn him into a swine; he shares in all her pleasures, but never suffers his head to get dizzy with her blandishments. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary It was seen, for the most part, lavishing blandishments on a somewhat ungainly puppy. Antony Gray,—Gardener Her mother persisted and the artist used his blandishments, and soon it was given out that Estelle Ramon would be married to the Cincinnati artist. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade The law, the church, letters, art, and politics all enticed him; but he could not decide of which mistress the blandishments were the sweetest. The Bertrams And Betty charms Billy into submission, and I do not approve of the blandishments of woman upon man. Eve to the Rescue “My darling! my poor little boy!” she cried, as a nurse might to a child; but Faith’s blandishment was real, while Temperance’s was mockery. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Maga shall growl, and they shall fawn; but the republicans will not be repulsed by the honest frankness of the one nor propitiated by the hypocritical blandishments of the others. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Androcles found that the beast, far from resenting this familiarity, received it with the greatest gentleness and seemed to invite him by his blandishments to proceed. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes "Who cares for Peg?" said the hero who had boasted of his blandishments with the maids. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Not the slightest danger of either yielding to the blandishments so lavishly bestowed upon sailors by these seductive damsels of the Southern Sea. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Nor was Churchill proof against her beauty and her blandishments. The Candidate A Political Romance Else had he yielded to my blandishments, to my passion, to my beauty! for I am—by the Gods! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Henry Howard, before the demise of the Crown, when the effect of Ralegh's blandishments upon James was feared, had preached to the King on the same text. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography She quickly altered her mind, however, and seemed determined to use all her blandishments. Tommy He wouldn’t “come then” a bit, but turned his tail to all the blandishments offered to his notice. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home ‘Woman, cease all blandishments, for now you are in our power!’ The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive He, nevertheless, consented to go and see that celebrated lady, and confesses to have been softened by her blandishments. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 To the Aśoka garden bear The dame, and guard her safely there Until her stubborn pride be bent By mingled threat and blandishment. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse And he had yielded to her blandishments; he had left a pure, refined girl for her, and he had lost Alice for ever. Tommy Many women had helped him in his nefarious designs; they fell easy victims to his blandishments and his payments. The Rider in Khaki A Novel "And what makes you think that?" said Stamfordham, whose air of willing response and admiration made it quite evident that Mrs. Samuels's blandishments were not usually exercised in vain. The Arbiter A Novel They may be successfully fortified against all the arts and blandishments brought to attack their honor, and yet be seriously compromised. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. E'en royal saints, whose chief delight Was penance and austerest rite, At love's commandment have unbent, Beguiled by sweetest blandishment. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse He saw more than this, for at that moment Polly Powell's blandishments had no effect on him. Tommy Usually his hard-headedness puts him on the defensive against the blandishments of the man who has won his better half's favour, and, however honest the semi-fortunate individual may be, he despises him for his attainments. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories Kirke strives with all her arts and blandishments to enchain him, to keep him. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The assurance of her charms rushes like a tide over her spirit, and she surrenders herself a victim to blandishments. The Young Maiden Then be not angry, Raghu's son, And let thy brother feel for one Who many a weary year has spent Stranger to love and blandishment. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Having made a thorough acquaintance with the environs of Elizabethtown, Elsie and I could no longer resist the blandishment of the blue mountains ever beckoning us westward through the rocky portal of the Keene Pass. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In vain the French parleyed with them; threats and blandishments were useless alike. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America By what blandishments the transport officer had been induced to drag the thing out into the desert beyond the canal no one knew. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 But Cecil almost hides behind her father, and is proof against the blandishments of the handsome young man. Floyd Grandon's Honor Soon shall her conquered heart relent And yield to love and blandishment. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse For no wiles or blandishments of mine could move them or loose their hold upon the life most dear to me. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine Robert Goddard, a lover of dogs, snapped his fingers and whistled, but Misery paid not the slightest attention to his blandishments. The Lost Despatch The bookseller is a very dangerous person, and every member of the community should guard against his blandishments. Mushrooms on the Moor She was finally compelled to write out instructions for his daily conduct and enforce them with all sorts of threats and blandishments. The Root of Evil Too often the enemies of industrial freedom capture with the blandishments of vanity, the trusted leaders of reform. The Stewardship of the Soil Baccalaureate Address But was our friend Eugene content, Free, in the blossom of his spring, Amidst successes flattering And pleasure's daily blandishment, Or vainly 'mid luxurious fare Was he in health and void of care?— Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Bill took no notice of the blandishments of Trotter, but presently he rose and strolled off to where a little pond stood in the corner of a field. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The fish forsook us, or became too dainty for our blandishments. Mushrooms on the Moor The child was a self-contained little person, and betrayed no special elation over these blandishments. A Venetian June Without the least proneness to blandishments, he gained and held the affection and confidence of his men. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Thou hast been with her whom thou hast too long beguiled with thy false blandishments, making a show of love to her and being enamoured elsewhere. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Save the gracious words and courtly blandishments which Conchillos showered upon him, nothing resulted from the interview. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings The blandishments of young womanhood were past his time of day. Laramie Holds the Range “When all the blandishments from life are gone, The coward slinks to death;—the brave live on!” Julian Home But her blandishments failed to propitiate her hearers, who one and all laid down knives and forks and fell back in their seats in attitudes expressive of dismay. The Love Affairs of Pixie What could be a finer testimony to Miss Harding’s verisimilitude than the blandishments of these sweet innocents? The Lady of the Basement Flat I know nothing of the blandishments of art, and if I did I would scorn to exercise them. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel At this Ryder shed some crocodile tears; and very soon, by her blandishments, obtained forgiveness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Mind you, as I said at the beginning, I wasn't there myself, but I helped to steer three boxes to the seaside during the Easter holiday without the blandishments of Art. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 Or we will say a wife succumbs to the blandishments of another man. As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home Thus it is that, while the sermons usually lack the blandishments of fine rhetoric and the rhythmic ease arising from oratorical ability, they seldom fail in deep sincerity and directness of appeal. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' Not to be moved by blandishment or argument from this position. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893 The Malissori of Albania were also listening to the old man's blandishments. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 But all warnings and past experience were forgotten by Odysseus when Circe commenced to exercise upon him her fascinations and blandishments. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome To prove it to himself, he headed straight for the phone booths again and put in his call, ignoring the blandishments of several rows of sparkling bottles which he passed on the way. The Impossibles "So do I," said Amberley, casting about for some new blandishment. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Ila exercised her blandishments upon Mr. Polk, but to no purpose. The Californians You seem to be extremely vulnerable to feminine blandishments. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! He tried every persuasion and blandishment in his power, but she still remained obstinate. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome M. Mantoux would reproduce that smile to admiration, and his tones when translating Mr. Lloyd George's seductive blandishments into French were enough to cajole a crocodile. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 When mermaid songs move figure-heads, then may glory, gold, and women try their blandishments on me. The Confidence-Man He was as susceptible to the blandishments of pretty women as Jack Belmont, although their influence over his purse was an independent matter. The Californians We need not say that Junkie declined obedience, neither would he listen to the silvery blandishments of Gertie. The Settler and the Savage In two words we are told that Dalila was both beautiful and deceitful, that she was skilled in the blandishments of art, and successful in the work of her husband's undoing. Milton That the name of her better angel was Vanity; that his father would see through her blandishments; that he forbade her to prosecute her schemes; and much more to the same effect. That Affair Next Door She was exigent, and she showed herself to the school authorities as fertile in blandishments. On the Stairs Me ye prized for a handsome person and a smooth tongue, while you foolishly rejected men of ten times my worth, because they wanted the outward blandishments.” Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer She would give David Craigie the slip, and, listening to his blandishments, cast in her lot with George Lennox. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert In vain the Hottentot boys rushed in among them, endeavouring by soft blandishments to induce them to move. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand Sweet poker-haunted Kansas In vain allures the eye; The Nevada rough has charms enough Yet its blandishments I fly. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads "Fawns" is equivalent to "fawnings;" and the meaning seems to be, "applies himself to softer blandishments." The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) And the rich ruins of her handsomeness adopted new and softer lines in the overpowering sickly blandishment of a smile. Clayhanger An error of judgment, for the austere citizens of Calvin's town, setting a somewhat lofty standard among visitors, were impervious to her blandishments. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert While, in the minor key, their songs extol The victor Love, and life's sweet blandishments, Their looks belie the burden of their lays, The songs that mingle with the still moon-beams. Silverpoints “I’ve been throwing away a good many blandishments on Weston,” she observed. The Gold Trail His head waggled helplessly from side to side as his nurse held him out at arm’s length, and stared fixedly into space, regardless of his mother’s blandishments. More about Pixie The girls of Bismarck were all in love with him, and his mere presence doubled the business of the store, but the young man resisted all feminine blandishments. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life The auctioneer exerted all the blandishments to induce the Freshers to purchase these masterpieces, and deplored their scant response with pathetic reproaches. A College Girl The way in which Margot said “Please!” with head on one side, and upraised, beseeching eyes, was one of the most fatal of her blandishments. Big Game A Story for Girls He therefore resolved to try what his blandishments could do with the chemist’s boy downstairs in the way of obtaining information. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life I felt quite relieved when he had done so, and still more to find that, for the first time in my life, I had been proof against his blandishments. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life His duty was to make war on rebels, not to win them over by blandishments. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Sir Windbag: Francos, indeed thou hast my sympathy For this fat prophet wore an honest mien So that e'en I who boast a subtile brain Did fall before his wordy blandishments. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts His conversation, composed of ludicrous fancies and blandishments, was often intermingled with sound practical advice and displays of good sense. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. "You know I can't resist your blandishments, my angel child," he said, as Patty caressed his handsome iron-grey hair, "but I must admit your Cosmickers have no message for me." Patty Blossom Romeo, a blasé bird with the air of having bitter memories, affected for a long time not to hear his mistress's blandishments. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story She had a horrible fear of his blandishments. A Little Girl in Old Detroit In truth, the black reservists were rejecting the blandishments of recruiters in overwhelming numbers. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 The female dragon who guarded masculine reputations at 10, Sherryman Street, was badgered into cold anger by pretty girls, who sought with tips and blandishments to glean scraps of information about the missing tenant. The Hand in the Dark The German Foreign Office employed alternately threats and blandishments upon her. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 For a minute I thought she was going to insinuate that I had aroused her reflection—I warmed—but no—She had taken me seriously when I told her I required no blandishments. Man and Maid Laertes before his departure for France gives his sister Ophelia some advice and warns her against the blandishments of Hamlet. Shakspere, Personal Recollections But his neighbour was evidently of that truculent disposition which merely growls at blandishments. The Lunatic at Large Last April I saw a male trying his blandishments upon a female in this way. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers For in the return of the major's elderly blandishments, in Kerr's kindlier mood, as well as in her own lightened spirits, she had the proofs that, with them all, some tension had relaxed. The Coast of Chance The infatuated mortal, smitten with hopeless passion, offers blandishments; he finds himself by the roadside embracing a rock. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula He at least gave no heed to nearer blandishments, and terror and loathing filled her in equal measure. The Lion's Brood Half the gentlemen on the boat are in love with her, and she is so mercilessly indifferent to all their blandishments! Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems However, Bull's approach was usually managed with great skill and strategy, and before the small boy was aware Bull was squatting beside him using blandishments both moral and minatory. Here are Ladies The cardinal yielded to her flattery and her blandishments. The Queen's Necklace "Come near; I will not hurt you," urged Caius, helpless to do aught but offer blandishment. The Mermaid A Love Tale So the thought came to me that by my blandishments I might win power with these people, and, by power, delay, and, by delay, safety for Rome—and revenge for my lord, Lucius. The Lion's Brood In Gawar, he tried persuasion, blandishment, and compulsion; but the authorities gave him to understand that there could not be persecution. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. Smile away then, with all thy most irresistible blandishments, thou young and happy Bride! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Sometimes it is by more sensual blandishments, and sometimes by sweet and tender persuasion, suadæ medullâ. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy But Foch did not yield to the blandishments of his new home to the extent of vegetating here. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers And how were Mrs. Burney's blandishments, and the short-lived quarrel betwixt the lovers to be associated with it? The Honour of the Flag Anthony called Patapouf, exerting those blandishments one must exert who would coax a hesitating cat. The Lady Paramount But Elisabeth seemed entirely contented and made no response to the old gentleman's cluckings and other blandishments. Ethel Morton's Holidays She dropped her eyes again, and turning with her thumb an opal ring on her finger, she began to use the blandishments which had never failed with other men. The Eternal City I entice them with the blandishments of future reward. Cape Cod Folks The perpetual enticement and blandishment of worldly success so universal in our time can not move us if we found one theory and practice upon the central doctrine of moral education. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart He was not, however, inaccessible to aristocratic blandishments, and was proud to be the valued and petted guest in many great houses. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Oh! who but the ungrateful would not love a life so filled with blandishments and crowned with blessings? The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 "The whole house strikes me as very well arranged," I retorted, in a bluff tone, as much as to say that I saw through her blandishments. The Opinions of a Philosopher Not all the courtly blandishments of gallantry, nor even the heart-breathed vows of true love could have been half so acceptable to Isabel as this sacrifice of self-indulgence to filial duty. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel At first he bitterly opposed the project, but Marian's blandishments finally succeeded, and she gained him as an ally. Captain Jinks, Hero One ascribes her dominion to a subtile blandishment; another to a marvellous tact, another to an indescribable magic. The Friendships of Women The familiar chamber revolted him; its warring colors jarred; the nymphs of his favorite picture were devoid of blandishment. The Henchman The stranger was hardly more than forty to forty-five years of age, but the mistress of the house treated him with all the blandishments of a husband. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times "She must have bribed him," I said bitterly, "or corrupted him with her infernal blandishments." The Devil Doctor So it was that the Puritans chased all blandishments not only from church but from life, and art came to be looked upon as a bit immoral. The Age of the Reformation The large, rich, superb manner never invalidated the gentle blandishments of her sex. Shadows of the Stage Thus a few moments of such ordinary blandishments as the following were the only apparent means of raising my usually slow-moving spirits from a very low to a very high pitch. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 However, O'Toole baffled all his queries, and was proof against both blandishments and threats. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Heedless of the rain above and of the mud beneath, North, South, East and West mingled their cries, their bids, their blandishments, their raillery, mingled their persons in that joyless throng. The Devil Doctor Sir Thomas More's home-life is lauded by Erasmus as a very paragon, because "he got more compliance from his wife by jokes and blandishments than most husbands by imperious harshness." The Age of the Reformation But these are not affected by kisses and touches or blandishments. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Henrietta shuddered once or twice at her uncle's blandishments, like one who has to swallow a loathsome medicine and has caught a whiff of it beforehand. The Poor Plutocrats He was soothed by the blandishments of resilient self-esteem and by his friends' more flattering interpretation of the incident. The Mayor of Warwick Never a flop of tail to indicate gratitude for blandishments, never the faintest symptom of canine appreciation. In Search of the Unknown It is always accompanied by certain blandishments, showy and plausible, and which catch the eye. The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art When he found that his blandishments were of no avail, he turned savage, and tried to prove that he did not care, by being rude to Bryant and Longfellow. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters I watched her while she practised all her tricks and blandishments, as I regarded a similar deportment in the animal salax ignavumque who inhabits the sty. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Within the limits of these gorgeous lines of shops and cafés luxury has concentrated all her blandishments and wiles. The Cockaynes in Paris Or 'Gone abroad' My Lords, we know very well what these fallacious blandishments too frequently are. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) He carried the live stork himself—a rough bird, which would not yield to blandishments or good treatment. Tales of the Chesapeake The Morin daughter was dusting in the room, and, with some blandishments, he succeeded in persuading her to lay it open upon the table where he could peruse it. A Dozen Ways Of Love |
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