| 单词 | witchery |
| 例句 | That’s what the witchery is counting on: that we will cling to the ceremonies the way they were, and then their power will triumph, and the people will be no more.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Hollow and lifeless as a witchery clay figure. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Corpses for our work Set in motion now set in motion by our witchery set in motion to work for us. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had only to complete this night, to keep the story out of the reach of the destroyers for a few more hours, and their witchery would turn, upon itself, upon them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z "If we brought this off, it would be the greatest triumph in the whole history of witchery!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Set in motion now set in motion by our witchery to work for us. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was the sound of witchery: smashing through the night, shrill and cold as black metal. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He visualized each piece of his own skull, fingering each curve, each hollow, testing its thickness for a final thin membrane worn thin by time and the witchery of dead ash and mushroomed bullets. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to be afraid of him. Some people act like witchery is responsible for everything that happens, when actually witchery only manipulates a small portion.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Museum had announced a special “children’s program” in which exhibits of scientific witchery scaled down to the child mind were to be shown. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It has stiffened with the effects of its own witchery. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Whirling darkness started its journey with its witchery and its witchery has returned upon it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But the effects of the witchery of the evil thing began to leave his body. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z What did he know but mere village witchery, spells to call goats, cure warts, move loads or mend pots? A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the very best for his congregation, to take them out of the dark ages of superstition and witchery. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z If he had not known about their witchery, they might have fooled him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t open its eyes with its witchery. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Its own witchery has returned all around it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The effects of the witchery of the evil thing in his surroundings began to turn away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to laugh at the station man who did not even know that his existence and the existence of all white people had been conceived by witchery. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The rumors of the queen’s witchery had been circulating long enough, and the young prince was so beloved of the people, that it took very little for them to see the obvious truth. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Yet for a good portion of this book, the actual witchery falls away. In This Novel, Witchcraft Makes Women Powerful, and Vulnerable 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Rather, it was a state-of-the-art art museum in the middle of all that witchery. Which way for Witch City? Is Salem losing its spookiness? 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z These subtle shifts are easy to overlook onstage amid all the witchery and bloodshed. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Back at home, Tara gets the wobbles about Maryann, but it's nothing a little shaky witchery can't fix, and Daphne and Sam continue to bond over their very own special ability. Unreported World | Liza and Huey's Pet Nation | Over the Raindow | Dancing with the Stars and more | Watch this 2010-03-26T06:45:00Z This uncanny brew in a woman is clearly a bit much for some people – and, in the past, women who embodied this "too muchness" were very often accused of witchery. The haters of Mary Beard's grey hair 2013-01-25T10:31:28Z More often than not, Jackson’s own artistic witchery comes across as strangely, if despairingly, comic. New collection of Shirley Jackson writings is best left to devoted fans 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z There was a duet from “Wicked,” celebrating its tenth year of witchery. The 2014 Tony Awards Go All the Way 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z "Magic and witchery are easy to claim, and they are also associated with a resistance to Christian hegemony." Lady Loki and the opportunity for trans representation in Marvel 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z But beyond that, you know, she participates in black magic and other witchery and that’s not our thing. Q&A: A quick word with Spirit Awards host Nick Offerman 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z A nasty piece of work, it provided helpful torture suggestions for those less keen to admit to their witchery and received a ringing endorsement from the pope. The Ugly Face of Beauty 2010-07-13T07:00:00Z Toward the end, he advises “leaving a friendly trail of little sparks of gratitude” and then observing “the sheer witchery of praise.” ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z And though witchery is a favorite theme of shows aimed at teenagers, this series aspires to a grown-up audience. Television Review : ‘Salem,’ About You-Know-What, on WGN America 2014-04-17T23:24:42Z “If you want to call it witchery, feel free,” she said. The Wheel Thing 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The witchery was excellent, as was the chorus, which portrayed the lesser roles with character and produced a polished sound. Dido and Aeneas – review 2013-04-01T15:01:19Z In their absence, Sibley decided to employ kitchen witchery to discern who or what had possessed the girls. Stacy Schiff's history of Salem trials and Alex Mar's book on modern pagans offer bewitching reading 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Being a star gazer and conducting experiments frequently necessitated secrecy; alchemy could be confused with witchery – a crime punishable by death. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z And while it’s fair to say that good witchery may still not be in the cards for that particular family clan, it is found in a new generation. ‘Hocus Pocus’ has become a cult favorite. How does the sequel stack up? 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Her portraits re-envision witchery by celebrating the spectrum of identities and spiritual practices found in today’s witch community.” Salem museum exhibit celebrates modern-day witch culture 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Rebecca is arrested because neighbors assume mothers pass on witchery to their daughters. Review: How weird women became ‘witches’ in a fierce debut historical novel 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Still, I squinted pretty hard at that first cup of berry-scented brew, suspicious that some kind of syrup witchery was involved. The incredible aroma of sun-dried, natural process coffee will quench your sense of smell 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Her family took her to a bhopa, or shaman, who quickly detected witchery. Witches are still hunted in India—and blinded and beaten and killed 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The dictionary considers it “magic,” “witchery” and even “enchantment.” From Halston to the Kardashians: the impossible-to-define meaning and magic of glamour 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The Lord of Dragonstone becomes king, helped by a priestess with more wicked witchery than Stevie Nicks, and a loan from Sherlock's brother But what of the claims of House Baratheon? Will Game of Thrones end in ice or fire? Some fans already know … 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Others do not believe the disease exists at all, but blame curses or witchery when a loved one falls ill. As ebola virus spreads in West Africa, some blame health workers 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z What power is this? what witchery wins my feet To peaks so sheer they scorn the cloaking snow, All silent as the emerald gulfs below, Down whose ice-walls the wings of twilight beat? Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z Ann’s voice was once full of witchery, stealing my guts and senses, leaving me hot. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z And all this time Rufus yielded himself more and more to the witchery of her presence, and felt in some respects a better man in consequence. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The verses of Swinburne referring to the witchery of the novelette which opens the volume, and to the peculiarly sweet and strange romance which follows, sufficiently indicate the extraordinary art of these tales. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Park Lane could have lent them no further grace—Belgrave Square no more subtle witchery. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z But before the witchery of her morning face, the challenge of her laughing eyes, he awoke to the fact that he was in danger. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z It lured him with its potency and mystery, its witchery and beauty. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z When he yielded to the witchery of her presence before, there was some excuse for his doing so, but all the circumstances were different now. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z There was witchery, allurement in her presence—she was a siren. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z I am a messenger sent to teach you the sorcery or witcheries of cloud-land. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z The witchery of disappointment and regret, pregnant in every timber, bore hard upon him also. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z There is a magnetic philosophy, a classical witchery, an intoxicating enthusiasm, about his literary productions, that make him one of the most attractive and delightful of authors. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z I know not whether it comes from centuries of establishment as a race-symbol, or from some inherent witchery of the plant, but it certainly exists. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The feverish life of cities too, with its enervating pleasures, is forgotten and neglected for the witchery of legitimate sport, which need not be slaughter or cruelty. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The countenance was of sun-bright witchery, lustrous as an elf of summer laughing out of a full-blown rose. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z She paused a moment, and Lloyd, waiting expectantly, felt the witchery of the moonlighted night stealing over her. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Earlham's peace and goodwill bewitched Augustus Hare, and those who had been entertained by his bitterness, no less than those who have writhed under it, will recognize the strength of Earlham's tranquil witchery. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The grounds are extensive and beautifully diversified by copses of great trees and grassy glades where deer feed amid myriad witcheries of leaf and bloom. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z Phyllis, perhaps under the witchery of Daphne’s smile, forgot her self-consciousness, and threw herself into the part with the result that she wooed her Juliet with all the ardor of old Verona. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z She went to a cunning man, who told her that her husband died of witchery, and asked her if she did not suspect any. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z A woman who has lost the law, believes that her power consists in the charms of her witchery, or in her skill at a pharisaic pretence of intellectual labour. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Why wilt thou whisper flattery, And praise my Muse's witchery— Verses that reck not of thy smarts— And smite me with thy fire-tipp'd darts? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z He may covet her fortune—perhaps her person too, as he would covet any other fashionable gewgaw; but he is safe from the witchery of her naif sensibility, her lovely singleness of mind. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The sweet caresses that I gave to you Are but the perfume of the Rose of Love, The color and the witchery thereof, And not the Rose itself. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z They were there early in the morning, sometimes in season to watch the sun rise out of the water; and often again when the silvery moonlight lent its witchery to the scene. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Cruikshank had none of that tenderness for women's clothes which in modern representation removes altogether the pudical idea from costume and substitutes the idea of witchery by foam of lace and coil of skirts. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z She looked up at me with a shy, sideways glance that was full of the most perfectly unconscious witchery. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z The indisputable splendour of this music, its marvellous witchery,-89- are incurably external. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z For instance, this Bagantoff had lived for several years at T——, and had been no less a victim to passion for this woman, and had been as helpless as Velchaninoff himself under her witchery. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The witchery of this music undermines fear and caution. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z On one side sat Goldwin, the genius who had created this lovely witchery, urbane, devoted, allegiant; on the other side sat a man of deserved eminence, a wit, a scholar, a statesman. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Characteristic is the belief that troll magic and witchery may be nullified if a gun be fired over the place where it is supposed to be taking place. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z “Her witchery is unnerving me,” he silently muttered, as he felt his will-power was dominant no longer. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Once, in faith, I was about to call to her sternly, but I could not, for verily I believe we both were held by the witchery of his song. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z The same delicate fancy and witchery that characterize the ballet are also prominent in the opera. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z There must be a witchery about Polish ladies. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Perhaps this enjoyment culminated at Sorrento, where she and her son positively revelled in the luxuriant beauty and witchery of a perfect southern summer. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z “Outclassed by a slip of a girl,” Rutley muttered abstractedly, and enslaved by her witchery; “surely hell hath no cunning to match her genius for strategems!” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Yes, lighter than the lightest breath That skims the morning air Is woman's vow, that binds the heart In witchery or despair! The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Such words, music, glances, and smiles are more than Don Jos� can resist, and it is not long before he succumbs to her witchery. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z But in my long experience with womankind," he replied, "it would not seem improbable to believe that it is the lady and not the lover that makes the witchery of the garden a wasted thing. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Indeed, there is no magic or witchery about the young man. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Or was it perhaps the witchery of the moonlight? The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z What though thy form I ne'er beheld, Yet fancy oft would trace Expression, features, look, with all Their witchery or grace. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z To divert their mistress a group of Moorish slaves perform a lively, grotesque dance, for which Verdi has written music of intoxicating witchery. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Can this be delusion, or infatuation, or is it a species of witchery that thus deceives, enchains, and blinds a people, in all other respects of quick imagination and natural talents? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Nay, but you shall suffer no harm through the witchery, sweet mouse; I ask your company no further than the little swing-gate. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Evening fell on the ship with a soft warm witchery. The New Paul and Virginia Positivism on an Island 2011-10-08T02:00:25.133Z I like not this— There's witchery in that glance. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Yes, there was a funny witchery about Asia. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z By what art have you learnt how to captivate all my faculties, to concentrate in yourself my spiritual existence—it is witchery, dear love, which will end only with me. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z The interview she had just had with one in league with the occult powers of magic and witchery did not seem in the least to have overawed her. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z And what sylph is it,—or what imp?—dulcet, or malignant!—that has drawn me again into the witchery of your charms?' The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z Dark are the shadows which they cast, and I would fain be free from their witchery.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Alas! alas! what witchery constrains Man's pleasures thus, to breed such racking pains? Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z And the damsel, bewildered with witcheries wove, Elated with flattery, f�ted with love, In the height of her maidenly beauty and joy, Having lain down to dream, was awakened to die. Verses of Feeling and Fancy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.237Z "Dear heart," said Prudence Shawe, with a smile, "I know not what is the witchery of you, but there is none I wot of that can say you nay." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z III What is the witchery rare Which snares me in her hair So deeply that I dare, I dare not move, I dare not move,— Lie stilly? The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics 2011-09-11T02:00:09.677Z It was not a matter to be decided offhand, with Darling absent and Nina there before him, temptingly precious in the magic witchery of the tinted half-light. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Her black eyes were fine; she exercised a kind of witchery with them. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Parnell’s spell makes Pat slumber, Its witchery is test, And your Orange-host’s number Must manage the rest! Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.103Z Was this some witchery, or had not the troops of Yeremi rescued her from the hands of Cossacks and put her away in one of the prince's castles? With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Those weeks of his stay were witchery to Faith. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Willing subject of his own witchery, he clothes his conception with sensible forms, and speaks to the glorious being whom he has called back to life. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z It is commonly believed, even by the educated, that "things" happen in the campagna which happen nowhere else, possession, obsession, "overlooking," witchery. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z There was something about Sophie's bearing with them which disturbed him—a subtle, unconscious witchery. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Who hath beheld thy caverns where, in heaps, The wines of Lethe and Love's witchery, In sealéd Amphoræ a sibyl keeps, World-old, for ever guarded secretly?— Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z So between idleness, irresolution, and the lure of womanly wiles not weakened in witchery, in a latter day and a newer world, Lance Trevanion finally decided to go to Balooka. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Then is my spirit so beguiled By all the night's white witchery, That I am kin to all things wild, And part of all things that are free!— The Ballad of the Quest 2011-07-06T02:00:44.593Z Why, of course I want you to say you will give me yourself—your own sweet, dear self, Alma, you lovely, teasing, tantalising bundle of witchery. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z He went over and over the excuses he had made to himself, seeing in them evidence of the subtle witchery the stones had exercised over him. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z There is no mortal who may scorn The witchery she spreads around Her din demesne, wherein is bound The beauty of abandoned time, As some sweet thought 'twixt rhyme and rhyme. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z The old witchery asserted itself—old as the birth of history, yet new and freshly fair as the dawning day. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z As I hover round the fender, and for fuel loudly ring, I decline to see the splendour or the witchery of Spring! The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z Had I no proofs of the wilyness of the woman's heart, and of the witchery of her tongue? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Then the sense of unreality resumed full sway over her perceptions: she seemed to move and have her being in a strange, new world of rare and iridescent witchery. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Even in those days you veiled your witchery and mischief-loving nature behind that serious face with its curved but unsmiling mouth. The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z The boldness of the landscape, as in the Mediterranean, was relieved by the softness of a low latitude, which throws some such witchery around rocks and promontories, as a sunny smile lends to female beauty. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Her witchery, her diablerie was maddening the little man; his customary caution had forsaken him, his intuitive presence of danger was unheeded—he loved the splendid siren. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Nothing could surpass the witchery of her power: nothing exceed the art by which she raised herself to a proud eminence, and secured her footing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Every human and divine element responds to the witchery of the god of love. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Each found the other a focus of issuing force that caused the witchery. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Cursing or ill-tempers, probably from old age pains, or having cats were further indications of witchery. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z His witches, therefore, are far beneath those of Shakspeare, for they do nothing but what we are told witches do; the whole system of witchery is here exhibited. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Hers is the witchery of personality joined to an art that is authoritative and complete in its own sphere. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z This is an eve of witchery, an hour Alluring, swelled with love and weighted down With dreams. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z Such success is viewed by the envious as a kind of trick, some witchery of fascination, which deludes the world into bestowing unmerited advantages on the conjuror. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z And Rotha looked on and listened, in a kind of dream witchery of pleasure; absorbed, fascinated, with very fulness of content. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "But it's more to the point that Jenny recovered, and Aunt Nabby was never again known to carry on any of her witcheries." Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z None of them fashioned to the taste of the painter or sculptor, but forming in their unity a face of pleasing witchery. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z Yet curiosity almost tempted him to accede—or was it the witchery of her presence? Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z We must clearly look elsewhere than either to intellect, wealth, beauty, or all three combined, for the secret of that witchery which was so distinctive of her. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z This beautiful tree gives a peculiar witchery to a tropical landscape, which those only who have seen it can possibly realize. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Hundreds of lovely nooks disclose themselves to our eager eyes—typical English scenes—and as we float along life assumes an ideal aspect under the witchery of this picturesque river. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Her whole palpable self irradiated and pulsed with the subtle witchery and glamour of the South. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Her mouth, when closed, was finely shaped, and sometimes wore an air of decision, that did not, however, in any way diminish its witchery. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z How he was persuaded to let down the boat, unless impelled by the witchery in her look and voice, it was impossible for him to say. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z And with this tantalizing witchery she left him. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z Your appearance at the Asolando that afternoon was well-timed to save me from death in a world that was rapidly losing for me all its illusion and witchery. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z There was witchery in her eyes, in her voice. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z Remember thy connexion with the hag Who fell on Compeigne's field, men's awe of thee— Confess the truth—declare what witchery used. Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z The poets, in successive ages, have delighted in bearing witness to this witchery of The Faerie Queene. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Ah! if your Royal Highness has escaped her witcheries, you’re one of the rare exceptions. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z There is a renowned singer here, and I will go and hear her, giving my undivided attention to the witchery and enchantment of the human voice. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z With glowing cheek, with gleaming eye, She met me on the way: My spirit owned the witchery Within her smile that lay: I followed her, I knew not why. Three Sunsets and Other Poems 2011-03-08T03:00:46.420Z I had blotted out the experience of a decade in order that I might believe in the witchery of her dark eyes. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The heathen priestesses, who sacrificed at the oaks of their gods, were venerable women, while that slender figure bore all the witchery of youth, and looked much too gentle for such a horrible craft! Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z Certainly it seemed so; and as if with her wiles and witchery—bold ways the sober Bristolians called them—she had succeeded in weaving a spell around him. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z He kissed the small elf, who had all the disdain of a princess and the witchery of a fairy. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z How many more witcheries has this little tormenting siren laid up in store for his undoing? Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She knew too well the witchery of her own presence, and here too it failed not of its effect. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z The witchery of the scenes of the streets took hold of me. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z All poets and painters are full of the autumnal charms of the country; but to certain oddly constituted minds some street views in London on a fine autumn day have an unspeakable witchery. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z She was, indeed, the breathing embodiment of the legend with its intoxicating witchery. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z Surely this child, with her soft innocent face and truthful eyes, cannot be old in the wiles and witcheries of the practiced flirt. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The mysteries Of their sweet hauntings and their witcheries Are not more subtle than this jewel clear, Are not more cold and dead. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z Visitors to Loretto, who see the music-making angels in a cupola there, are likely to be surprised into an appreciation of the power of the painter to express something of the witchery of music. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z So winter came, and there was still nothing to record, save the witchery of the muffled white world with its blue shadows and fantastic ice friezes and stalactites. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z For him now the mystery of Isabel possessed all the bewitchingness of the mysterious vault of night, whose very darkness evokes the witchery. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The full moon, just rising above the plain of Marathon, intensified the witchery of that memorable spot consecrated by the valor of patriots battling victoriously against the invading hordes of Asia. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z After that, though you became a missionary in Shantung, or a remittance-man in Tahiti, you would never forget the bouquet of the Rabeaut wines, the cantatas of the canaries, nor the witchery of Soronia's eyes.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Almost they are French Gothic in their witchery, and they listen to their own playing as if to charm out the most secret spirit of their instruments. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He had done his best; once away from the witchery of her presence he was sure of that, but the old confidence, the sweetness of perfect understanding had already gone. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z It was the employment of Miss Walker, on warm, yet refreshing evenings, to sit in her open verandah or balcony, playing on the harp, and wooing all the sea-breezes with the witchery of sweet sounds. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The load of care lifted from their hearts by the witchery of the night left room for aught save sober reflection. The Great Mogul So Clement found her when, for her sake, he tore himself away from the witchery of the marvellous scene. Four Phases of Love I hoped that the first witchery would be paled and effaced by frequent meeting. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Much of the action takes place amid the soft witchery of the Killarney landscape, and the difference between the two regions is reflected in the ethical temper of the tales. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race She was pretty of course, Marie-Louise had always been pretty; but there was not the physical thrill, the witchery in the eyes that turned his head. The Belovéd Traitor His heart had felt her witchery, and his spirit was enchained—not utterly and irretrievably, I fondly trusted, for I knew his worth, and could not willingly entrust him to such doubtful keeping. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Such witchery, but that 't was seen, Might well have been the dew-drops' sheen. The Coast of Bohemia The tones of her voice; her dark, often passionately burning eyes; the beautiful lips that seemed to have forgotten to smile; the whole witchery of long ago was again active. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Candles in antique old brass holders lighted the table, and there was witchery in the misty halo they cast upon the fresh, lovely face and waving hair of Julia Dudley. The Man from Jericho One body, one soul, one heart; by some strange freak of nature—some wild mental vagary or devilish witchery of which he could not know—made two in life, but only one in death. The Mystery of Evelin Delorme A Hypnotic Story "If I should feel the witchery of her playing in that romantic spot a few times," he said to himself, "I should fall in love with her, and couldn't help it." Rockhaven Now he was playing them another scurvy trick and, by some witchery, interfering with the carrying out of their plans. The Wreckers of Sable Island AN agate black thy roguish eyes Claim no proud lineage of skies, No velvet blue, but of sweet Earth, Rude, reckless witchery and mirth. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems So far as he could see she was tall and dark, with the fully formed Spanish features, a little heavy perhaps to Rollo's taste, but charming now with the witchery of youth and conscious beauty. The Firebrand In a moment, they caught the witchery of it, and the meaning. The Master's Violin How cordially the two elderly ladies endeavored to interest him and what a soft witchery the dark eyes of the younger one held for him need not be enlarged upon. Rockhaven Then she let her hands fall, and her hat blew backward, and she stood quite still and quite speechless, her colour coming and going, all a woman’s softest witchery beaming in her eyes. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story With this in his fingers he turned towards the open casement behind the Sergeant's chair and beheld a face, all roguish witchery and laughter, and two white hands held out to him. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The singing which had so fascinated Mrs. Burton and added to the witchery of the night had also attracted the attention of the two girls. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines The ponies had been all day in the corrals and some of the witchery of the October night had gotten into them as well as their riders. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series Yet it was hard to speak of anything but enchantment, witchery, fascination, when, from her desk, Susan looked round to me, faintly puzzled, faintly smiling. The Book of Susan A Novel And now you have another in your net—a brave young fellow, but blind enough to follow your infernal witchery to his death. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind It was an hour to fill a minstrel’s heart with romantic feeling, and it lent its witchery to the heart of the jolly harper man. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Whenever she heard the voice issuing from the dark room, Walpurga was frightened and imagined that witchery was going on. On the Heights A Novel None but a mother—none but one like thee, Whose bloom has faded in the midnight watch, Whose eye, for me, has lost its witchery, Whose form has felt disease’s mildew touch. Lives of Celebrated Women Her hair, more than ever disordered, fell about her weary eyes, and gave her face an air of ironical witchery. The Gray Mask I thanked her and accepted, admiring the witchery whereby the Widow Camus can take a vulgar flounder and, with magic passes, translate it into a fair imitation of a more heavenly fish. A Top-Floor Idyl They had learned the secret of its witchery. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident "There may be some witchery or other about this Halloween." Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 "Yes especially when they have taken no precautions against vermin, fed their cattle poorly, and themselves acted immorally, then it is always witchery." Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle And when from some new witchery he at last awoke, he smiled—the real was fairer than the dream. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel It drove me hither from my calm asylum, It mocks my soul with charming witchery, It lures me forward in a seraph's shape. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. But the witchery of that aria would distract a moribund. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident It may be that the mists wrought the witchery, and that the Taj seen in the dry sunlight is only, as guide-books say, a noble structure. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel There was something too of a sensuous witchery, a fascination, in floating there in the warm lapping heave of the tropical waters, rising all smoothly in imperceptible undulations. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Sometimes she ascribed it to the baleful witcheries of Violet Avory, at others to the consciousness of his hard, uphill struggle to make headway at all; sometimes, again, to both causes combined. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Thus once more these two were alone together, not amid the romantic witchery of the southern night, but in the full broad light of day. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Then I felt like a man who would willingly die, so strong was the witchery of the spell which this sorceress of Zulu blood had woven around me. The White Shield And she said this with a witchery of look and manner that made Mr. Stocmar feel very happy and very miserable, twice over, within the space of a single minute. One Of Them Even now that the moment he had been thirsting for was come, he hesitated to break the witchery of the spell, to disturb the unrivalled beauty of the picture. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Her features combined the witchery of a houri with the strength of intellect. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Her slim, pale witchery was both taunt and challenge. Shock Treatment A little brook is a fascinating object to persons unaccustomed to its coaxing, vagrant witcheries. Anne As the interest of the narrative increased, he closed his eyes, and resigned his imagination entirely to the world of wonders and witchery he was describing. Black Forest Village Stories With the calmness of the boy nestling at her side, he resigned himself to the sweet witchery of the time and place. The Mountain Girl Essentially Greek in all her characteristics, she possessed the wisdom of Athena, the dignity of Hera, and the witchery of Aphrodite. Greek Women Her face was exquisite in its dark beauty, wondrous in its witchery. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Under the witchery of her eyes, his resource failed him absolutely. The Destroying Angel If I could not paint like Claude, I could admire "the witchery of the soft blue sky" as I walked out, and was satisfied with the pleasure it gave me. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Staunton considers that in these passages the allusion is obviously to the long-current opinion that the siren, or mermaid, decoyed mortals to destruction by the witchery of her songs. Folk-lore of Shakespeare And why one banner all the background fills, Beyond the pageants of so many spears, And by what witchery in the western hills A throne stands empty for a thousand years. The Ballad of St. Barbara And Other Verses E'en as the red bolt rives the leafy bough, So Śiva smote the hinderer of his vow; Then fled with all his train to some lone place Far from the witchery of a female face. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa With the frenzied leap of a madman, Whitaker gained the kitchen door, shook it, controlled himself long enough to draw the bolt, and flung out into the dim silvery witchery of the night. The Destroying Angel And as I gazed at her in the witchery of the moon, the utter improbability of it all dawned upon me, until I felt that a moment would bring awakening and the old gnawing despair. The Portal of Dreams Wilt follow thy queen to islands green, Vague islands of witchery? Blooms of the Berry There is no mortal who may scorn The witchery she spreads around Her dim demesne, wherein is bound The beauty of abandoned time, As some sweet thought 'twixt rhyme and rhyme. Undertones That talismanic sweep of sunset coast, Which lies like richly wrought enchantment's ghost Before us, bringing back youth's witchery! Sea Poems There was in this admirable portrait all the charm and witchery of life. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The cheek, the chin, the eye—in combination with these things—how did they work this witchery? The "Genius" No, I shall not die happy if I do not see at least one of them—" "Children, children, put no faith in such witcheries; above all never wish to witness any. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The blood rushed back to her pallid cheeks, witchery to her tongue, magic to her glance. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 And now, after long years, it comes Again from isles of memory To bring once more to birth in me The breath of all lost witchery. Sea Poems "What is Betsy's witchery to me, and why does Abby always try to divert my attention when I would give our conversation a personal meaning?" he thought gloomily. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge There was marvellous witchery in her rich round flexible tones, that wound into the holy-of-holies of the man’s great heart, and elevated his thoughts above the dross and dust of earth. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Under its magic witchery, the ropes and rigging looked like lace work woven by fairy fingers. Doubloons—and the Girl Is there not an eternal novel, with all these false, cheating views, written in the breast of every beautiful and attractive girl whose witcheries make every man that comes near her talk like a fool? The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Did he take her to the Sabbath, or only make her believe she had been there, by confusing her with strange drinks and magnetic witcheries? La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Feminine witchery had made utter fools of men through the ages! Banked Fires The witchery of your eloquence is a conquering force, that Cupid with his bow might well be proud of! Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Denver followed her inside and followed her sweet, poisonous witchery as the girl glided gracefully along the aisle between ranked tables. Master of the Moondog Still, there is so much witchery about his poems, that it is as a poet that he will most probably be permanently remembered. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Then with more than sunset splendor, it will flame and glow and die away and glow again, giving up itself in a glory of color that breathes out beauty, witchery, mystery, all in one. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale In the midday stillness when the blue sky arches over the place like a crystal bell which no winds may penetrate it seems as if the witchery grew. Old Plymouth Trails Monsieur Seguret could, nevertheless, not wholly evade the witchery which took his guests captive. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature “Some witchery must have got hold of you,” said the woman, “but you must dream the same thing three nights running, else there is nothing in it.” East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North In style, the pattern is of prime importance; and therefore, in order to understand the witchery of writing, we must next consider technically the patterning of words. Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews Addison got himself ridiculed for that fine natural taste, which felt all the witchery of our ballad-Enniuses, whose beauties, had Virgil lived with Addison, he would have inlaid into his mosaic. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Behind all is the personality of the writer, captivating the reader as much by his kindliness and sympathy as by his witchery of words. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series There was a flutter and patter in the conservatory, and then the hitherto adored one came in to me, an open book in her hand, and witchery in both her liquid eyes. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography He probably heard of the other falls, five miles away, which we know as Minnehaha, and around which the sweetest of American poets has woven the witchery of Indian legend in the wooing of "Hiawatha." Famous Firesides of French Canada "An April Memory" acquaints us with W. Frank Booker, a gifted lyrist whose lines possess all the warmth, witchery and grace of his native Southland. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 And behold what they visioned in the witchery of love, took form and spread upon the prairie 3in wood and stone and iron, and became a part of the life of the Nation. In the Heart of a Fool Though she pouted over the fresh, rustic effect, yet on her slender figure there was witchery in it. The Missourian A kind of light madness or witchery was over me, and made me act ridiculously, against my very will. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 After a while, she gave over the lesson, and they stood silent, side by side, leaning on the rail, captivated by the witchery of the tropic night. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story They had the man, but his flesh and blood were as valueless as a pebble to a diamond, contrasted with the witchery of the words he had invested a few sheets of simple paper with! The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes They were building wings and ells and lean-tos on the house that she called her home, and she came to love the witchery of the time and place and did not see its folly. In the Heart of a Fool Changing the mind of a man indeed seems a small thing in comparison to teleportation, or psychokinesis, or levitation or any such witchery. Occasion for Disaster Milton's pages are studded with them like stars; Gray has a few, Wordsworth many, and Keats some not to be surpassed for witchery. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Submitting to this new witchery in the same way as he was yielding to the heavy, languorous perfumes of the place, Claude smiled continuously. The Side Of The Angels A Novel “Give Danton a hearing!” was the murmur among the sansculottes, half awed by his old witchery. Orphans of the Storm In style, the pattern is of prime importance; and therefore, in 212 order to understand the witchery of writing, we must next consider technically the patterning of words. A Manual of the Art of Fiction By all the witchery of love, By every fascinating art— The worldly spirit strive to move, But spare, O spare, the Poet's heart! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 But he fell, as he had done before, dazzled by her witchery. The Pirate Woman I believe my mother thought of it," Minver returned, "but when that sort of talk began, the witchery of it was probably too strong for her. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse I judge that ye will not be a temptress, but I give you warning I am no Sampson, in his weakness to a woman’s witchery, when it comes to my faith and my duty. Graham of Claverhouse He is like the luminous phantom which walked in Faust through the witcheries of the Brocken. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Even a mind perplexed by unanswerable problems must pause before the witchery of nature's softer moods. Two Thousand Miles Below And again using her innate witchery, she set a chair for Pearse at a distance from her own, where she could look straight into his face or hide her own, as her fancy dictated. The Pirate Woman However, he set a watch upon himself on this night of witchery, and succeeded perfectly. Love and Lucy When the moonlight lies on the valley And into the hayloft streams, Where the humble laborer snoreth And dreameth his peaceful dreams; It silvers his slumbering fancies With the witchery of its beams. In Times Like These He leaped quickly as the deadly witchery left him, and he tore at the smoldering cloth about his legs. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 I always think there has come some witchery over my eyes," she said with her invariable little laugh of ingratiation, "when I see you. Diana At one time Steve would have noted only that white tulle and pearls spun witchery, and her skirt possessed the charm of a Hawaiian girl’s dancing costume. The Gorgeous Girl Happy the visitors to Tokio who sees in springtime the cherry blossoms ready to lend their witchery to the Empress's reception! Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer And he wakened himself with the apparently hopeless effort of convincing Billie he had never forgotten her despite the feminine witcheries of Sonora. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Up and down that broad, smooth flooring gay couples swayed, eye to eye and breast to breast: anachronisms reconciled by the witchery of the dance. Nobody It came upon him suddenly that the sweet witchery, the glamor falling over him was—love. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife The entire audience was under the witchery of his art.” The Fifth String These were the days of magic and witchery. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Prouder hearts than mine have listened to the witcheries of thy satin-smooth tongue until they forgot their pride. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 A night of potent witchery, a woman willingly bewitched. Nobody There was about her a fascination I cannot explain, a something independent of externals—a witchery to be felt but not defined. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 The old witchery still abides in them, and the old sweetness, raciness, melody and power. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 And then there outlined itself behind the darkness of his closed lids Jeannie's face, with its great dark eyes, its mass of hair growing low on the forehead, the witchery of its smiling mouth. Daisy's Aunt This chic, this witchery, with which reputation credited her—had not Gittel possessed it all? Ghetto Comedies Exquisite ... the more one reads the book the more one realizes its witchery. Eskimo Folk-Tales He gazes on his production, until his being revels in the witchery of his own reality; and the ideal that had haunted his spirit so long, smiles and blesses him from that glowing canvas. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 No man's heart could stand against such witchery. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The subtle, hypnotic influence and witchery of her presence filled her entire surroundings and so held and dominated the spectators that they were swept irresistibly along with her as the rhythm of the dance increased. When Dreams Come True Esmeralda’s dark eyes flashed fire and sparkled with merriment and witchery.” Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Had she been a beautiful gipsy, holding fascinating allurements in lustrous eyes and pomegranate lips, and witchery in a supple figure, the act would have been a commonplace of human weakness. The Belovéd Vagabond And not one in that little audience but was enthralled by the winsome witchery of her voice, and for the moment was young again in thought and feeling. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast And now she wished Primrose might say, there was such witchery in her words. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She was very beautiful, certainly; he had not discovered until this instant what a power of witchery lurked in those dark eyes. A Vanished Hand It is all madness—moon-struck madness," she exclaimed, and her arms dropped at either side as she spoke; "some cruel witchery surrounds me; but I will speak and break the spell. The Buccaneer A Tale Or when a thousand witcheries lay Felled with one stroke, at Fotheringay? Highways and Byways in Surrey He believed himself to be the coming man, all his natural shrewdness and rich experience going for naught before the witchery of his sister's imagination. The Art of Disappearing The other literary current of the age is designated by the word Kabbala, which held many of the finest and noblest minds captive to its witchery. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The witchery of her profession had woven its spell about her, banishing for a time the spectral past. Macaria The witchery of space was there always, and seemed to draw from the soul the clinging mists of her indifference. Apologia Diffidentis "The sweetness, the beauty, the witchery of your younger daughter, Colonel Munro, might explain my motives, without imputing to me this injustice." The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 The witchery of her dancing showed rare art, which was lost altogether on the simple crowd. The Art of Disappearing What could stand against the witchery of the enchantress city? The End of a Coil The witchery of Southern spring again enveloped W——, and Irene stood on the lawn surveying the "greenery of the outdoor world" that surrounded her. Macaria Then he got her to tell him other things of the Indian country, things of ghost-haunted places and strange witcheries, with which they confused the game and the fish. That Girl Montana We cannot describe the witchery and beauty of the fast-flying panorama below. Doctor Jones' Picnic The whistle of the steamer proves a welcome summons from this melancholy island, a solitary exception to the divine beauty and irresistible witchery of the Molucca group. Through the Malay Archipelago It seemed to Dolly that every hour was separating her further from her father; which to be sure literally was true; nevertheless she had to give herself up to the witchery of that drive. The End of a Coil The witchery of spring had also drawn his neighbor to her window, where she leaned on the sill, cheeks in her hands, listlessly watching the flight of the sparrows. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories How could he have hoped ever to rejoin her without rendering himself again liable to the witchery of her siren tongue—the eloquence of her silver-toned voice—the persuasiveness of her graceful manners? Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf And Whistler, by the witchery of his brush and his needle, has transmuted the confusion and sordidness and filth of this Thames-side into exquisite emotion. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life Reluctantly he found himself succumbing to the witchery of her plaintive tone and her quivering lips. Penny of Top Hill Trail There is no witchery of Homer so fascinating as this; and did any one suppose that it could ever be caught by any translator? Old Familiar Faces Ah, God be merciful to him who sees Thro' ermined pomp and pageantry of kings, Thro' regal mien and beauty's witcheries The poor, weak, shrivelled soul that crouches hid Within the body's hold! The Path of Dreams Poems There was some witchery in it, too, for it kept me awake over an hour. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him Nothing like it, for sheer, deadly, draining, maddening, drowsing witchery of beauty. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Add to this their sparkling black eyes, regular features, and an air of naiveté—inseparable from Spanish girls, and you have some idea of the witchery of the belles of Samboangan. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery The eyes, the eyes, whose witcheries Have filled my heart with care; Too dear I prize the eyes, the eyes Of Sophy Ribeaupierre. The Brother Avenged and Other Ballads It loves the pleasing note of lute and lyre, The lily’s purple, the red rose’s glow; It wonders at the witchery of the fire, And marvels at the magic of the snow. The Girl Wanted What was the use of trying to disguise from her the witchery of her piquant prettiness? Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Then last of all Came Eve with Adam to the circling rim, Her fingers grasping roses, and her lip All beautiful with Love's own witchery. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy All these the novice took with gusto, safe hidden from the flash of emerald eyes and the witchery of hypergeometrical noses. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England The matchless eyes, whose witcheries Have filled my heart with care; I well may prize the matchless eyes Of Sophy Ribeaupierre. The Brother Avenged and Other Ballads The power of this mist to multiply distance was not the least part of its witchery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Her voice took on a plaintive, charming note; she smiled a half-smile of complete witchery. Valley of the Croen Superstition proves true, witchery is recognized and the future may be read in a hundred and one ways. Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest It would haunt him, and fill his days and nights with anguish that all the witchery of Herodias could not dispel. John the Baptist The wicked eyes, whose witcheries Have filled my heart with care; Too dear I prize the wicked eyes Of Sophy Ribeaupierre. The Brother Avenged and Other Ballads Joel, listening, watched his brother and saw through his brother’s eyes; for he knew, for all his slow blood, the witchery of those warm, southern nights. All the Brothers Were Valiant She 160 came gliding to him with such witchery in her upraised face. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters There was real witchery in the girl’s light, murmurous laugh. The Madness of May The old witchery was in her voice, and the sleeping man answered to it. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg She lied of me as she now lies of him, who was my dearest friend in the old days, the man she led to ruin with the witchery of her face. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush I feared those glittering beams would vainly show That the best charms of life they ne’er could know, “The feast of reason and the soul’s calm flow,” The witchery of sound, the bliss to hear. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life She does not love witchery for its own sake; she loves it only as the retributive channel for the requital of a terrible offence. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti All my life I had read of the witchery of these equatorial places, but no description is ever adequate. An African Adventure More than once he suspected some witchery, some delusion of the enemy to beguile him by enchantments. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 If you once get into comparison, you have abandoned yourself to the witchery of the unknown and unattainable perfection. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 Some accent well known, Some melodious tone, Through my bosom like witchery shed, Shall awake the sad sigh, To the hours gone by, And the friends, like a fairy dream, fled. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life A slight rigor of jealousy seemed to seize upon him, under the witchery of her slow smile. Hidden Gold Again for a time I banished my dark thoughts, for a time I allowed love, rather than duty, to fill my world, and I yielded to the gentle witchery of her presence. Roger Trewinion But what grace, what sense, what witchery, there can be, for instance, in a young girl's standing on one great toe and raising the other foot to the altitude of her head, I cannot imagine. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Let one with gracious speech draw near And gently charm Vibhishaṇ's ear, Till he the soothing witchery feel And all his secret heart reveal. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Even after the thing was over the magic and witchery of it all rested on them. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude "That I admit," was Madeleine's cordial reply; "but to meet this unlooked-for emergency, I thought you might possibly consent to let her exert her witchery in making an intrusive plate disappear from general view." Fairy Fingers A Novel Be that as it may, "Anitra's Dance" is the very essence of witchery and grace. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players This has the effect of dissolving the witchery; and he is forthwith enabled to seize her and gallop off, not unpursued. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology The bay, the rivers and their wild and woody shores, the haunts of my boyhood, both on land and water, absolutely have a witchery over my mind. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The play was As You Like It; and the witchery of the whole scene is alive in my mind at this moment. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) She continued to charm away his cares by the witchery of her accents until Maurice returned. Fairy Fingers A Novel Evidently he felt the witchery of the still winter night, with the moonlight silvering the snowy world around them, even if Mary did not. Mary Ware's Promised Land In the soft lamplight Goddard caught the witchery of her eyes, and his heart gave a most unaccustomed thump against his ribs. The Lost Despatch The world is robbed of its wonder and its witchery when my eyes grow accustomed to the gaudy blinding glare. Mushrooms on the Moor For a moment he abandoned himself to the enchanting witchery with the dreamful enjoyment of the voluptuary inhaling the odors of a scented bath. The Flaw in the Sapphire Even such a prosaic article as a washtub, borrowing luster from the season's witchery and in shining blue dress became a thing to covet and dream about. Carl and the Cotton Gin She knew it by her own experience, when she first beheld Clinton in all the witchery of his noble horsemanship. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel The witch doctor then told the man that his wife made the snake bite him by witchery and that she should die for the act. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 All who have heard their women sing are enthusiastic about the weird witchery of the performance.” The Gypsies The Nabob quits his brandy-pawnee To listen to the lore of Tawney; The plain beer-drinker bans the bowl, Weaned by the witchery of Cole. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 Miss Rood was startled to see how the witchery of the scene possessed her companion. A Summer Evening's Dream 1898 There must have been some witchery in that south-east wind. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa She puckered her brow thoughtfully, then suddenly glanced up, laughing with all the witchery at her command. Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty With a fairy's witchery, or a magician's spell, the whole face of the waters was changed. A Woman who went to Alaska In Knébworth's ancient park, across the sea, Lord Lytton sleeps, but not his witchery. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Apparently he had a niggard ear even for her witcheries, and little appetite save for the wine flask. In Kings' Byways In a flood, all the ancient witchery of the valley, all of the Homestead's loveliest associations came back to soften my mood, to regain my love. A Daughter of the Middle Border The nights were almost as bright as the days and seemed to hold a witchery which ran like fire in the veins of the forest folk. Followers of the Trail You told us, once, that she wasn't a witch, but, by Jove, there's both witchery and healing in that smile of hers, Don. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands She was merely a soft, dazzling splendour in aspect now, and every look and tone and attitude was a witchery and a wonder. Despair's Last Journey Nor is this all the witchery of this bittersweet thorn. My Studio Neighbors Now here, in her own home, was she to remain without the witchery of crackling flame? A Daughter of the Middle Border Once, when drifting over the beaver pond through the delicate witchery of the moonlight, I heard five or six of the great birds croaking excitedly at the heronry, which they had deserted weeks before. Wood Folk at School And as he gazed a wave of pity rose within him for this boy made mad by the witchery of those eyes and the music of that voice. Witch-Doctors She accosted the Youth with a smile of particular witchery. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance For in witchery, in liveliness, in musical laughter, in never-failing merriment, Nora far surpassed all with whom I had ever met; and for all these reasons she had in her a rare power of fascination. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Kitty Brett had boldly set his words at defiance, and the priest had boldly entered the house he had been forbidden, and baptized and anointed, and practiced what other witcheries he had no business. Hubert's Wife A Story for You He recalled her as she appeared before him that night in all the grace and witchery of lovely maidenhood just opening into womanhood. At the Time Appointed In a moment or two, the song comes back to her readily and she gives it with great witchery and allurement. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts Who that has lived in the North will ever forget the charm, the witchery of those midnight skies, where the fires of the sun are banked and never cold? The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance There was Nora, with her good-nature, her wit, her friendliness, her witchery, her grace, the sparkle of her eye, the music of her laugh. The Lady of the Ice A Novel They call them uncanny in our land, which only means they are unknown, the mysteries of them, but some day they will grow clear and be no more black witchery, only golden light. The Black Colonel All the night's fragrance and cadence merged into a single witchery which was a part of themselves. The Tyranny of Weakness The age-old tradition of the witchery and devilry of malignant Nature is a proof as to how deep this impression of the system of things has sunk. The Complex Vision The witchery of words, powerful enough on the printed page, is to me ten times more powerful when it is reinforced by voice and glance and gesture. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography He is taken by her witcheries and beauty, and the page, by the lady's maid, falls into the same mistake as his master, who thinks he is there only one night. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 She wore no jewels, not so much as a chain round her neck, and the dress by some witchery was black once more, a thin black gauze, heavily jetted. Flaming June Enthralled by the surpassing witchery of the scene, some time elapsed before either of the travellers cared to break the silence. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure The witchery of your face, your voice——" "There you go again! Patty Blossom I ferret out all their secrets and can see through their masks; but I use no witchery about it. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania We cannot agree with Miss Seward, who describes this hermitage as “a retreat which breathes all the witchery of genius, taste, and sentiment.” The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales" Logally was the ancient devil of his boyhood produced anew by the witchery of Warlock. Storm Over Warlock What was there in her smile that should seem to summon one with a spell of witchery? A Little Girl in Old Detroit He has heard that it is Paris in miniature; and then Byron has thrown around it his witchery of song. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland And the characters, while genuinely human, are also full of the witchery of romance and poetry. Sermons on Biblical Characters A few days after his departure, as I was seated in the nursery, watching your innocent witcheries as you lay cradled in the lap of Peggy, I was told a lady wished to see me. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author "Really," said the low, thrilling, musical witchery by my side, "really, it's the most wonderful story I have ever heard!" Lords of the North Some were satisfied that witchery was no longer to be feared, but others still held their belief. Some Three Hundred Years Ago Do they know the witchery of the withering Berlin night as it plays out its wild fantasia in the leaves of the Linden trees? Europe After 8:15 The life-sized figure, draped in smoke-colored blue, blended softly with the dusky shadows, and the flickering candlelight lent a witchery to blurred outlines that half deceived him,—at moments the picture seemed alive. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story It was the witchery of the music that called up the glorious past. My New Curate This mark was always insensible to pain, and it was the sure proof of witchery when found by the inquisitor. The Necessity of Atheism "You have done more than that without knowing it—petite amie," he said, yielding himself, as always, to the witchery of the moment. The Great Amulet He had not the Lawrence sense of expression and charm; he could not give to his heads the vivacity and flutter, the brilliance and witchery, of Sir Thomas's portraits. Art in England Notes and Studies It was the Widow Freneuse, the snake woman of mischief-making witchery, who had woven her spells round the officers in the days of the French at Port Royal. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The children, who had never seen gas lights, or at least did not remember them, regarded all this as the most perfect witchery. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II He is constantly the recipient of ovations which demonstrate the power of his minstrelsy, and his lack of especial physical attractiveness is no bar to the witchery of his voice. Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing They see no witchery in your work, even when it is wrought within their own borders. The Napoleon of Notting Hill For a few moments they silently yielded to the magic witchery of the time and place, and then she could contain herself no longer. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England Whatever I may have said under the combined witchery of Mercedes, the moonlight, and the champagne was not to be seriously considered now. The Statesmen Snowbound All was Herr Deming—the wonderful Herr Deming—the fortunate youth who was bringing the witchery of good luck into the drab home. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life The very skill which the boys displayed in the performance served to awaken still greater fears; for the greater the witchery of the play, the more danger to the young. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning Its glamour is upon the early pages of colonial history; her witchery lingers upon stream and forest, and the firm earth upon which we tread seems to have been hallowed by her footsteps. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective His father was dead, and a woman's authority was not enough, for he was stubborn, though a good son until she got hold of him with her witcheries and her false charms. The Heather-Moon There was witchery in the hour, and Thornton felt its spell, speaking out at last, and asking Anna if she would be his wife. The Rector of St. Mark's In this nomenclature, despite ourselves, is a witchery, under whose spell I plead guilty to falling. A Hero and Some Other Folks Little song written since Weber set his horns a-breathing, or Brahms transmuted the witchery of the German forest into tone, is more romantic. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Under the witchery of this inspiring presence, 'the graves of memory render up their dead.' Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Thus the mighty wave of the Renaissance, whose crest was lifted to heaven, was touched by a wintry witchery of classicism and frozen for ever before it fell. George Bernard Shaw There was a witchery in her glance, in her radiant smile, in every graceful movement, that fascinated even her father's sedate housekeeper, and that seemed to have completely captivated little Eeny. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel The sweet, rosebud mouth seemed all smiles and warmth and witchery, and Lanier's eyes were glowing as he drew her to his heart and gazed down into the depths of those uplifted to his. Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest Shoo didn't fade as years flew by, But added day bi day, Some little touch ov witchery,— Some little winnin way. Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect Even his resolution wasn't proof against its witchery. Set in Silver The witchery of the wood was in that girl; yes, and a perceptible trace of the Gallic devil flickered in those enchanting eyes of hers. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont All the witcheries known to pretty little flirts were brought to bear on the viscount, as once before they had been brought to bear on Sir Ronald Keith. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel "That woman," said Duff, "is wonderfully armed; with beauty, courage, mystery, witchery, she might almost deceive a God." Bohemian Days Three American Tales What wild imagination ever conceived of such witcheries; and what power could command their materialization in the North Woods? Joyce of the North Woods "And you—by what witchery of friendship did you find me out?" The Henchman It is pleasant to think of the doings of the Parnells, the witcheries of Mistress Betty, and the despotism of old madam, during the next month. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Like Sir Ronald, pretty Rose's witcheries fell short of the mark; the stately loveliness of Kate eclipsed her, as the sun eclipses stars. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel There was witchery in all of it—in the smell of the city close at hand, in the cold salt air from the bay, in the chunk-a-lunk, chunk-a-lunk of the speeding locomotive. The She Boss A Western Story I marvel not that in so many legends of witchery and seduction since the Odyssey the θεσπεσίη ἀοίδη has borne its part. Sword and Gown A Novel And I no longer thought it hard From favorite pursuits debarred, Nor gazed with rueful face; For every object seemed to be Invested with the witchery Of magic art and grace. Poems Vol. IV The witchery of Yeats, the vivid imagination of Synge, the amusing literalism mixed with the pronounced romance of their imitators, have their place and have been given their praise without stint. Magic A Fantastic Comedy It must be the lavender tie or the witchery of the flowers and the absurd chirping birds. Red-Robin Deftly they wove fine mats, and deftly twisted 8Bright witchery to adorn themselves, and snare Men's eyes. The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea Tom suggested that possibly the old lady might have died anyway, but Lou shook her wavy hair till all sorts of witcheries fell out of it. The Starbucks Do you know what you have done, Ygerne, with the infernal witchery of you? Wolf Breed Yet let not my rebuke decry, In all, her blameless witchery, Or from the languid bosom tear Each sweet illusion nourished there. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan There is the charm and witchery of style, as in Emerson's own best pages, as well as the worth of the subject-matter. The Last Harvest Indeed Alec was not long in finding out that one of her witcheries was, that she was never the same. Alec Forbes of Howglen Your bosom heaved beneath the witcheries That seemed to set a halo on his brow, And then the message sobbed on to its end. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) This ruinous work of the frost was strangely offset by the soft witchery of the breeze, which seemed either a reminiscence of the spring that was past, or a promise of the spring to come. The Mayor of Warwick Some echo of the witchery of those Eastern waters at times penetrated his own preoccupied soul. Never-Fail Blake She is the kind of a girl Charles Wagner describes as putting "witchery into a ribbon and genius into a stew." The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 Ah yes, a sort of witchery, you see. Love's Comedy Hers was a witchery yielding no opportunity for escape. My Lady of Doubt Above all, the mildness of the air, full of the alluring witchery of a false spring, affected the imagination like a delicate, ethereal wine. The Mayor of Warwick It was a tribute to her power of witchery. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Time, aided by the tenderness and sympathy of friendship, may banish her despair, and relieve her from all but the witcheries of melancholy. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The lightning of her eye is the godhead of Parnassus, and the witchery of her smile, the divinity of Helicon.” The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham As she drew close the power of suggestion overcame the new sense of age and indifference; the witchery of the place held her; the old charm reasserted itself; she was being hypnotized by the Past. The Place Beyond the Winds But still earth's witcheries my spirit darken; This passing life, these passing joys all flying, And still my soul in dreamy slumbers lying? The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Some people claim that the spiritism of to-day is only a revival of old-time witchery and necromancy, that it is as prevalent now as it was then, perhaps more prevalent. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals The lightning of her eye is the godhead of Parnassus, and the witchery of her smile the divinity of Helicon!” Robert Burns How To Know Him But in spite of his introductions and his opportunities to experiment with modern life under the absolving witchery of Oriental conditions, he gave himself over to the subtler influences of the past. Roads from Rome To see the one woman through all the changing moods—to discern Portia through Carmen's witchery—is the thing above all others which captivates a man. The Spinster Book It enchanted my sense, it sunk on my heart Like music's witchery! The Diary of an Ennuyée Whate'er thou dost, do secretly, Far from Fame's curiosity; Love in the dark delights to be, His sports are wiles and witchery, With laugh of lovers greeting. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse She had unmistakable beauty of a sort, but how different from the sweet witchery of Kâramaneh! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Dark eyes shone above, fresh and dewy with love and youth, and smiled out with all ancientest witcheries and allurements in their depths. The Black Douglas Archdale could not help listening to Elizabeth; there seemed to be a witchery about her whenever she opened her lips. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 The witchery of childhood had vanished for ever. Infelice The golden cups, too, may have thrown a little witchery over your excited fancy. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals "We sure put the witchery into them squid, skipper, sir," he said. The Harbor Master Gently she withdrew her fingers from his grasp and rode further apart, yet not without one backward glance of perfectest witchery. The Black Douglas How have you changed my life, so tranquil, ere With the false witchery blind, That alone lured me to his amorous snare! The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch She passed her hand across her low wide brow, and, glancing furtively at Mr. Palma, she daringly repeated the strongest passages of the poem, while her flute-like tones seemed to gather additional witchery. Infelice He was young, impressionable, and there was rare witchery about the girl which momentarily fascinated him. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West The familiar strains of Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' came to his mind, and as he walked he idly traced the different movements of the music in the moods of the evening's witchery. The Parts Men Play There was grace in every line of her, and witchery in the eyes that watched Warden with a steady gaze. The Trail Horde As a hostess she was said to have been irresistibly charming, alike from her personal beauty and the witchery of her manners. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag As Saint Harry continued to gaze at her the forest with all its haunting, dreaming witchery vanished, the high invitation of the mountains, "Come ye apart," ceased to echo in his ears. The Black Pearl I watched the scene with delight, drank in the living beauty of that ship, and felt the witchery the Golden Bough practiced upon sailors' minds steal over and possess me. The Blood Ship The ground we tread on is enchanted ground, we breathe a charmed air, and are spellbound with a strange witchery. Rome in 1860 The old man looked most approvingly at her form and at the subtle witchery which the eagerness of imprisoned thought gave to reticent features, at the depth of her blue eye. The Mormon Prophet Her genius, her beauty, her voice, her magnificent eyes, her incomparable grace and fascinating witchery of manner, were the talk of the city; and the opera was besieged every night she sang. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag The mask is certainly one of the stock properties of the subject, but notice how it is used to confer upon the whole work a character of mysterious witchery. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Let Verdi compose, and charm the universal heart with his witcheries of sound; let Cavour keep to his statesmanship, that a dismembered people may again be made one. The Young Man and the World As she looked back over the years she was able to recall man after man whom she had flattered and lured by the witchery of her eyes. The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep He generally took chaff well, and could give it, as well as take it, and there were hours when his sentiment and witchery had a chance with most women. The Disentanglers Beauty fades, and witchery takes unto itself wings, but true hearts, like wine, mellow and enrich with years. A String of Amber Beads They have not the witchery, the touch of Bohemian sprightliness that make such figures as Carpeaux's "Flora" so enchanting, but they are at once sweeter and more distinguished. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Those were the hands, in the brown dogskin gloves, that worked such witchery with his violin. The Halo As now the old homestead greets kindly our eyes; Old homestead, where oft we were merry or sad; Each day as it fled, still some witchery had. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems His pagan soul dreaded her terrific powers of witchery even while he worshipped. Four Weird Tales Sylvia Cervantes now joined me, and in the witchery of her presence I forgot my perilous plight, and gave myself up to the luxury and enjoyment of the moment. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century He has not Diaz's elegance, nor Corot's witchery, nor Rousseau's power, but nature is more mysteriously, more mystically significant to him, and sets a deeper chord vibrating within him. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Say, shall you rise from out your grassy bed, With wreathed forget-me-nots about your head, And sing and play, And wile some wandering wight out of his way, To lead him with your witcheries astray? Verses for Children and Songs for Music Aside from the visible evidences of charm there was an atmosphere of femininity that permeated her immediate vicinity with a witchery little short of enchantment. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The strange half-lights of sunset began to play their witchery then upon the landscape. Four Weird Tales "It seems a wild goose chase," I said, although my doubts were rapidly dissolving under the witchery of Hartog's sanguine temperament. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century There was about her none of the glowing witchery of yesterday. Burned Bridges This witchery has done a great deal of harm among the Pintados, because the demon plays tricks on them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Seti was entangled by the princess' witchery and he saw no one else. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt With an almost boyish frankness she combined feminine witchery. The Gay Cockade There was a marvellous witchery about the clasped hands and bent head before him. The Odds And Other Stories Half the power of Kitty's witcheries lay in her frank, childish manner, just dashed with womanly reserve. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Well might he suspect magic and witchery, when so bright a vision shone out of a mean-looking cottage; he accordingly began a canticle, "All good spirits give praise to the Lord!" Famous Stories Every Child Should Know She does not need these pretty things, For everywhere she comes, she brings ��“Witchery—witchery—witchery!” The Poems of Henry Van Dyke They made use of superstitions, lots, witchery, and other ceremonies. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The Daughter of Heth achieved this result, and The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, A Princess of Thule and Macleod of Dar deepened, one by one, the witchery the first threw over us. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Had she not a power and witchery of her own? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 O woman, where is they resistless power; I swore the livery of Heaven to grace, Yet stand, to-day, a sacrilegious tower, Perjured by the witchery of thy face. Debris Selections from Poems |
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