| 单词 | allurement |
| 例句 | North Korea’s news agency denounced the flight as “premeditated allurement, abduction, and terrorism.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She dried her eyes, and grew cheerful at the prospect They were still talking of the dinner and the allurements of city life when Mrs. Pontellier herself slipped around the comer of the house. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z But allurement isn’t necessary for me anymore, because I’m reacting in ways I could never have imagined. My husband had to learn sex again, and I had to become one tenacious bitch 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z At times funny, at times heartbreaking, and from quirky start to haunting finish a feast of entrancing visual allurements, this exquisite show is among the most original musical theater works I’ve seen in years. Theater Review: ‘Red-Eye to Havre de Grace,’ a Musical About Edgar Allan Poe 2012-09-17T21:50:52Z It rarely misses an opportunity to flaunt its allurements, including a lively cadre of dancers and lovely sets by David Rockwell that evoke Miami and the old Havana gracefully. Review: ‘On Your Feet!’ Rides the Rhythm of the Estefans 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Worse yet, even the artist Carlotta, who sees Alviano’s inner beauty, succumbs to the island’s tainted, toxic allurements — but in the arms of another man. Music: Franz Schreker?s Opera ?Der Ferne Klang? at Bard 2010-07-25T01:32:00Z As the men stared, goggle-eyed, a narrator huskily listed the woman’s disturbing allurements, like: “her ex-boyfriend was a club promoter,” and “she’s exquisite, but she also lived in Vegas for 11 years.” Books of Style: Two Books on Perfume ? Review 2011-11-16T17:06:02Z Although it’s not clear how many people were motivated to become vaccinated by the free parks pass, the state eclipsed its goal of 4.7 million vaccinations last week amid the allurement. NJ residents flock outside as vaccine earns free state parks 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The region’s relaxing spas and skiing options present middle-class and wealthy visitors the opportunity to bask in the allurement of quiet and breathtaking landscapes. Film explores rural health care amid poverty, opioid crisis 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Christian activists insist forcible conversions and allurement are myths invented by the Hindu nationalist right, and the associated push for anti-conversion laws has resulted in the rising climate of persecution. Narendra Modi blamed in rise of India’s Christian persecution 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He had a hundred and fifty screens made from pictures of Old Master paintings, urban scenes, astronauts, President Kennedy, birds, and other allurements. The Audacity of Robert Rauschenberg 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z A world of such allurements had costs as well as rewards. Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Its allurements draw you in, then the trap door slams shut and it devours you. The EU's Nightmare In The "Hotel California" 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The cow-boy, sent by Tom's wife, who knew well what sort of allurement detained him, when he remained out after a certain hour, was in attendance to conduct his master home. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z For Catholics and Protestants, does not polygamy possess the allurement of forbidden fruit? The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z But the holy youth rejected all these allurements. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z But it is well to see the boy safe through this period of allurement. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z It was easy for him who had not risen superior to the allurements of the senses to imagine himself perfected, impeccable, and entitled to gratify his passions. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z I remembered their manifold allurements; I could almost smell the scent of pines. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z They were greatly moved as they called to mind the mysterious charm of his personality and the irresistible allurement of his speech. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Here truly they might die to the world and all its allurements, and meditate in peace on the deep mysteries of God and eternity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z There can be no doubt that the allurements of the island, its charming climate and abundant productions, the friendliness of the natives, and ease of living, were the main causes. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Yet Huss was not to be enticed with such allurements; he could not quiet his conscience with casuistry such as this, and he deliberately chose death. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z And he added habitual drunkenness to his other allurements. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z If Christ had been perfectly insensible to the allurements of sin, where would be His fellow-feeling with us? Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z Difficulty, abnegation, martyrdom, death, are the allurements that act on the heart of man. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Unexpected scenes like this, unmentioned in the guide books, give to this city its allurement, enhanced doubly because the actors are so unconscious of their picturesqueness. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Many a Democrat has fallen into the snare of the Whigs under less allurement. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z There was witchery, allurement in her presence—she was a siren. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z As long as the clown told funny stories and praised Mrs. Ratcliffe's gingerbread, all other allurements were powerless. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z No allurement was capable of making him change his resolution. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Some men find it perfectly easy to resist allurements to dishonesty which others can not resist. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z Establish fixed principles of benevolence, justice, truthfulness, religious belief, and adhere steadfastly to them, despite the allurements of the world, the temptings of ambition, or weariness of self-conflict. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The allurements of the business lie in its uncertainty; and for the occasional prize that is drawn thousands of blanks are found. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The young man, of whom I have spoken, was very importunate, and at last offered us his wife, as a bribe, who used all her fancied allurements to second his proposal. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Somehow, there weaves throughout the history of mining a sort of magnetism rendering us unduly susceptible to the allurements which are presented with every mining proposition. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z To the poet himself Greta's banks were potent allurements, and they were his habitual haunts during his sojourns in the valley. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z In the future the senate must be upright, zealous, independent, incorruptible; English gold must be as dross; an English coronet hold no allurement. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The abnormal attraction, allurement, charm, call it what you will, which had overcome him when she turned her eyes on him on the coach overcame him again--and tenfold. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Madness!" he exclaimed, "I know thee well, and thy perilous allurement; but I will manfully withstand thee. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Forgive me if, in dealing with the first point, I so soon succumb to the allurements of my theme, and drop into flowers of speech! Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z The glimmering intelligence they sometimes appear to exhibit is only one of their numerous sexual allurements. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z In that name there were allurements for musing and for longing. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The gaming-table held out its allurements, he wanted fortitude to resist its temptation, and was the loser to a considerable amount. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z The inhabitants of these palaces were elegant and beautiful damsels, accomplished in the arts of singing, playing upon all sorts of musical instruments, dancing, and especially those of dalliance and amorous allurement. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z I allude of course to the specious allurements of its exterior. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z It does give a potency to the stories, otherwise hardly conceivable; and it adds to truth of character the allurement of music and picture, and the idealization of a magnified suggestiveness. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z In consequence of the political allurements, Stuart did not give to the law his undivided time or the full force of his energy and intellect. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z In the allurements held out by the latter he seemed to be happy. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z The Indians having considered this point, invented the method now in use among the English, of catching them in nets by means of that simple allurement, a heap of gravel. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z By the allurements of sense, and the fascination of their false science, they by degrees inveigled the great mass of mankind into their errors. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z His mother dying during his infancy, he became the protege of an abbe who had abandoned the duties of his sacred calling for the allurements of the world. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Ah, what understanding he had, what wild allurement! Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Mrs. Bradley even imagined, unversed as she was in the methods of Dollie's world, that of allurement in its conscious and determined sense, she was almost innocent. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The jury, apparently unable to withstand this allurement, acquits the woman, and she announces that she intends to bring suit under the man's will to get his money! The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z She had the last French novel in her hand, pressed against her heart, as though she loved its allurements and disliked being thus drawn from them. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Even a camp bed in a stuffy tent with mosquitoes buzzing all around me has allurements greater than those of youth and beauty. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Far though the mountains, their influence, ever Changeful in temper, from sombre to smiling, Constant in wileful and mystic allurement, Rouses unrest and a strange fascination. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z The allurement of fishing is as old as the granite mountains of the Andes. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z By increasing the farmer's financial disability on the one hand, and by increasing industrial allurements on the other, a very great deal is accomplished. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z Traits and qualities that she could not but remember him to have possessed, now assumed a beauty, a harmony, a proportion, an allurement that she had never before dreamed of recognizing. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z These auxiliaries to sensual gratification, combined with the allurements of Bacchus, even in the presence of a deity, are the least of all fitted to animate or quicken devotional feelings and prayerful thoughts. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Regardless of the allurements of wood and field, it is always safest to buy mushrooms at a reliable market. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book 2011-10-12T02:00:46.677Z To hold Henry spell-bound in the power of her fascinations, she spread around him all the voluptuous allurements of sensual pleasure. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z He apparently lost his interest in communal matters, having tasted the allurements and bitterness of public service. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z It needs no prophet to foresee interesting commercial developments in a region where the alternative routes and alternative sources of manufacturing supply offer almost equal allurements. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z She had something of the latter's allurement, but he thought it was an unconscious attraction that she exercised. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z She ran up stairs for her walking equipments, and was down so quickly that Harriet had not much chance of throwing out any allurements in her absence, even if she had been so disposed. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The California Big Trees must ever remain the supreme attraction of the park, although for many the mountain scenery and the fishing are added allurements. Sequoia [California] National Park 2011-09-21T02:00:31.497Z But your arts and allurements may have made him forget what he owes to himself and to all his family. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z There, again, she saw the Baronet, to whose astonished sight she appeared with all her first allurements. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z He had purposely dwelt upon those material allurements which the bushman's mind would most readily grasp. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z What maiden could resist these spells, what virtue would not grow faint amid such allurements? The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Other Philadelphia sign-boards of especial allurement to sailors were “The Wounded Tar,” “The Top-Gallant,” “The Brig and Snow,” “The Jolly Sailors,” “The Two Sloops,” “The Boatswain and Call,” and “The Dolphin.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z There was, besides, a curious hardness of manner in her which he unconsciously resented—she seemed to hold herself aloof from him, and there was no allurement to follow. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z You can deplore the allurements of women with green eyes and stony hearts, but you degrade womanhood while you do so. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z And the same voice told him that his own path did not lie in this direction; that whatever its allurement, it was not for him. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Only religion could accomplish a change in this tendency, for there is an allurement about meat which grows as more of it is taken. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z All great sinners find their excuse in the fatal allurements of passions. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Did I not stand on the very brink of the abyss, when, with a heart given up to the allurements of earthly pleasure, I was on the point of selling myself to a murderer? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z She was by no means sure if the very quality and liberality of her refreshments had not made for them the prospect of another Thursday evening offer increased allurements. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Of the Royal City Divan, of whose elegant interior our frontispiece engraving presents so correct a view, we can only say that its allurements are peculiarly attractive. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z It is the stranger within the gates who, as a rule, falls the more easily to the allurements of vice. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z In the allurements of commerce boys may forget that college is calling. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Man can suffer in this life a compound of horrors, for which its pleasures and allurements have no equivalent; yea, and he suffers them after all chance for happiness has vanished for ever. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The temptations, allurements and debris of Armitage's scheme had been swept from the minds—even of those who had been ready to accept it. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z It was hardly to be wondered at if Barnaby, who had been mad about her once, should be incapable of resisting the allurement of these dark eyes, so deep and so reproachful. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Protect us from the allurements which assail the senses, and which entice us, through our fleshly desires, into impure delights. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z Spiritual, yet sensual, Lo, she ever greets me thus In my vision; white and tall, Her delicious body there,— Raimented with amorous air,— To my mind expresses all The allurements of the world. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z They revived from their coldness, they turned their backs upon the insidious temptations and allurements of the heathen world, and went in armies to the martyr's death. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z "But none have been there, yet," Elsie observed, lingering on the stairs to contemplate this last allurement. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The soft allurements of his dear presiding angel, far from leading our friend to any one determined path, did but nourish and increase the unrest he had previously experienced. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z There was the town house in New York, frequently 215 opened for a month or two of gaiety; and there were the allurements of some Southern resort, or of a trip abroad, to be considered. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z Christianity teaches disregard of its vanities, depreciates its honours and enjoyments, and sternly declares that none can be Christians but those who escape from its vices and allurements. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z All his propensities appeared to concentre in his occupation and the promotion of his master's interest, from which he was drawn aside by no allurements of sensual or intellectual pleasure. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z No doubt the irksomeness of her present situation, the allurements of luxury and ease which Ormond had to bestow, and the revival of her ancient independence and security, had some share in dictating her assent. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The allurement of the love-light that had shone from Lou's face while she sat listening, had drawn his desire of her into a vortex that held him powerless against its rush. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Even with these allurements their early efforts promised no success. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Such grace, such allurements, he had never before dreamed of. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z This will not only make farming profitable, but it will surround the home life on the farm with so many attractions as to remove all desire for the deceptive allurements of a city. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z From another window a white woman with very black hair and eyes, and cheeks of a light orchid-shade, showed her gold teeth in a mirthless automatic smile, and added the allurement of an ice-cold wink. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Though the thunderbolt descend upon thy head, yield thou never to the allurements that beguile men from the path of truth. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z "And if you have been baptized," he said raising his voice, "and have renounced the devil with all his works and allurements, what is the meaning of all this?" Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The bright lights could have no allurement for him. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z This man was a scholar, and he was come out of the world beyond the Big Ridge, and besides, there was mystery and allurement in his face. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Josafat is instantly converted and baptized; nor can the persuasions of wise men or the allurements of women overcome his fixed resolve. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The short past with its changes, its reachings and its longings were to be left behind, while the broad future with its hopes, allurements and ambitions lay before her. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z The conversation ought not to turn on anxious or difficult subjects, but should be cheerful and inviting, so that utility may be combined with a certain degree of pleasure and allurement. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z To these habits of profusion, our author is inclined to add others less excusable, and hints at "dangerous allurements," administering neither to happiness nor purity. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z It had the allurement and the sombre aloofness of unrequited love. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Not even these allurements would move me; for if I had to live away from Ferrara, I should not be happy in the lap of Jove. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z It was difficult, at the same time, to justify the expression of an opinion, infinitely too favourable to Peel's commercial policy, yielding to the allurements of a "turban des cailles à la financière." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z I had never known all her strange allurement before. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Among the allurements which, in the old legend, prompted Faust to sell his soul to the devil, one was the beauty of woman. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z There was allurement in his presence quite different from that of any other. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z His head grew heated; the allurements with which his imagination tormented his despondent heart grew more and more intense. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z In the blythe days of honeymoon, With Kate's allurements smitten, I loved her late, I loved her soon, And called her dearest kitten. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Her moods passed in review, with keen allurement. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Among the hordes of people attracted to the Grand Canyon by curiosity, scenic allurement, business, pleasure or what not, but two have gained any fame as guides to its wondrous depths and rim revelations. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z He turned his face resolutely from the allurements of the present, and, if trembling, faced the future. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z It is written in the boy spirit and combines the charm of nature with the allurements of continuation work in wood. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z She was not above the allurements of dress, for her house gown, with its long tunic trimmed with light fur, was of fashionable cut and becoming. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z The temptations to which young men are exposed, when first they come in contact with the world, are many, and full of the strongest allurements. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z On the other hand, William Wallace Bass, who came to the Canyon some years ahead of Hance, felt its peculiar allurements from the first moment he saw it. Adventures in the Canyons of the Colorado By two of its earliest explorers 2011-03-08T03:00:36.293Z One would hardly recommend the allurements of Paris in such companionship to a young theologian. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z It was in his manner, his power of subtle flattery, of making the woman he spoke to feel herself someone apart, not of common attraction, but a goddess, an allurement. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Her beautiful breast and arms Were forever shorn of their smoothness, But she lived, and her hateful face of allurement Her trouble-maker face, was untouched. The Fire Bird 2011-02-07T03:00:26.667Z Have menaces, or allurements, or authority been made use of? The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Presumption and pride are rebuked, and warnings given against the allurements of luxury and its concomitant vices. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z He might smile at his mother's lofty dreams, yet they were not impossible of attainment; whereas, his own, in so far as they offered any allurement, were both unworthy and impossible. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Afterwards, when he thought about it, his chase took on this aspect of curious allurement, for he knew he could never catch the bird for actual handling, even had he so desired. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The Derby, like Christmas, comes but once a year; but other allurements are almost perennial. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Even the laurel wreath of praise had lost its allurement: she would not get it, probably, even if she earned it; and, anyway, she would be dead from trying to get it. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Minerva is symbolical of the rational power of the soul; and Diana represents nature, or the merely natural and vegetable part of our composition, both ensnared through the allurements of desire. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z When other women sought to provoke him with their allurements your face grew somber. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z "Many years' residence in a refined home for single gentlemen like this would seem to indicate that the allurements of feminine society were not for you." Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z I observed, however, that she more frequently addressed herself to the Count, who, I must say, never took offence, and even seemed to enjoy her allurements. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z But the show of authority and the attempt at allurement were all in vain. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Pierre, I have long renounced the allurements of life and fashion. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The allurement of the thought soothed Alex with an infinite sweetness. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Indeed the girl was by no means destitute of beauty; but Captain Cook found it more easy to withstand her allurements than the abuses of the ancient matron, and therefore hastened into his boat. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Sitting here in the midst of these insidious allurements, well found in all bodily comfort and good companionship, it needed but a corresponding ease of mind to be as perfectly content as Mr. Fielding himself. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Free labor was scarce and expensive, owing both to the cost of importing it from Europe and to the allurements of the fur trade, which drew off the boer-knecht from farming. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of sin and snares of death, that continually exercise his virtue. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z There is nothing so startling as the first real allurement to this tremendous step. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z It was all a delusion, he assured himself; some weird psychological quirk born of a man’s innate vanity; incited by a girl’s physical allurement. The Law of Hemlock Mountain He withstood the temptation, mindful of his marriage-vow: she used every allurement; but he was resolute. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments But Martin had lost heart for these allurements. The Girl From Tim's Place Hence they freely espoused the despised life of Christ, walking in his charity, lowliness, and patience; contemning the earth, and triumphing over the world, its snares, and its allurements. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The false smile, the mysterious welcome, the sweep of deep waters, the vague allurement of a profound endless welcome, drew me on and on. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Even to those Indians who had never tasted liquor the very word "fire-water" had a charm and an allurement not to be resisted. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. With a situation presenting such allurements for the devotees of the picturesque, is it wonderful that Potterwell became a favourite resort? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Others were unmanned by the voluptuous excesses of an age which had carried the ingenuity of sensual allurement to its utmost limits. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius She might be regarded as being safe from the world's wicked allurements. Rachel Ray I am already on the street with bent head, insensible to the allurements of the shops, driven blindly on with cheeks inflamed by the wind. Woman He soared above the trifling allurements that too often lead childhood and youth astray. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The cow-boy, sent by Tom's wife, who knew well what sort of allurement detained him when he remained out after a certain hour, was in attendance to conduct his master home. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry To all these perils must be added the allurements of household slavery. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Once off the stage, the enchantment of the limelight, the scenery, the raiment of gold that left a perfume of ambra in the air—all the assumed allurements he had borrowed must be discarded. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath My heart was pure, untouched by the allurements to which I well knew my fellow scholars yielded. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Amidst the fascinating allurements that surrounded him, this noble youth paused, reflected and reasoned. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Michael looked at her in astonishment, and she mistaking his scrutiny smiled in pitiable allurement. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Now she seemed to fill it with Tantalus allurement, and they stood in a battle of wills with a dead man lying between them—and the dead man had been murdered for him. The Tempering The music attracted the rats, who entered the traps unconscious of that danger which, without that allurement, they would have instinctively avoided. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom And when you had crazed his brain by your smiles and fair words, and allurements, you brought his wife here to overhear the passion you had labored to inspire. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Guide me by Thy protecting hand, Incline the will to thee; Endue me with Thy heav’nly grace, From earth’s allurements free. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact With unselfish courage Mr. Savage resists every allurement to compromise. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 The whisky-shop is there, at the corner, with its brightness and its allurements and its forgetfulness of woe. Stand Up, Ye Dead But Vitus, who had remained firm amid tortures, resisted also the allurements of sensuality. 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 The allurement of a September day had brought me far down the trail, past the neck of the marsh, and far from my accustomed haunts. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery There was about her none of that aroma of sorrow that some women distil from the tragedies of their lives, and wear, even if unconsciously, like an allurement. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece But Brussels did not offer him many allurements in his present frame of mind. Ayala's Angel Chinese cities have allurements of their own, some of which do not differ essentially from those found in other parts of the world than China. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Those who do not feel the allurements of a temptation are not tempted. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu I begged his pardon, somewhat sarcastically I own, and made another attempt to attract the attention of the old crone, who had remained perfectly callous to my allurements. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth No allurement of pleasure, no opening to ambition had distracted Him and broken up His serene contentment; no danger had filled His spirit with anxiety and fear. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II It is impossible to describe the strange allurement of the glowing, yellow gems, thus pressed against the soft damask of the young cheek. Shadows of Flames A Novel The duties of the Kshatriya are “to defend the people, to give alms, to sacrifice, to read the Veda, to shun the allurements of sensual gratification.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Not a grain in the Professor's composition responded to the invitation of the siren Chance; they were not allurements to him; they were but the fantastic phantasmagoria of a dream. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu It is only the wounded in spirit, and sad of heart, that reject its allurements, and turn with their whole soul to God. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. Vice sinks in her allurements, is ungilt, And looks, like other objects, black by night. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes She met me with a full open gaze, as devoid of allurement as it was of repellence and hauteur. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois It launches its thunders against every form of violence or fraud or allurement that seeks to profit by wrong or to pander to the vices of mankind; all these consequently are its foes. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Jenny thought how imperative it was for Maurice to be out of these planned allurements of summer. Carnival "It has no fascinating allurements for me," writes he to Lafayette. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Indeed, theatrical beauty, with all its allurements, reposed in Fieldstone's office as free from temptation to the occupant as thousand dollar bills in a paying-teller's cage. The Competitive Nephew Soft airs and sweet skies had no appeal for the Cameronian; to him the balmy East was all one net of the devil baited with strange seductions, and unnameable allurements. Where the Pavement Ends That young man," he said, "has fallen a victim to the allurements of a town life. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative The end of Roman dramatic literature was dilettantism and criticism; the end of the Roman drama was spectacle and show, buffoonery and sensual allurement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It contemplates the establishment of the school right in the heart of the rural community, where the child can dwell in close communion with nature, away from the attractions and allurements of the city. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity He viewed the beauties of nature with poetical eyes, from thence he drew his landscapes; he had felt all the allurements of love, and from thence he describes the agitations of that passion. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The originator, Mme. de Rambouillet, was a woman of much beauty who, in days very lax, added to the allurement of her appearance the charm of exclusiveness. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Fanaticism lent all its allurements to inspire the soldier. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The thought jarred any lingering taint of allurement from Cliff's mind. Isle of the Undead This insistence upon singleness of purpose in a play, clinging to it against all allurements, does not imply that what is known as a subplot may not be allowed in a drama. How to See a Play I tell you that some secret presage lies upon this land, and one who has sensed it must come back again and again to its intangible allurement. Seeds of Pine It was the height of her ambition to have C�sar proclaim their son C�sarion his heir, but the dictator in this regard resisted her allurements, and remained true to Roman traditions. Greek Women For him, “war’s glorious art” had no allurements. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences Now, though there was no longer the untrammelled freedom to fill her days as she chose, no longer the allurement of adorning a home according to her own unfettered fancies, no longer, alas! Leonore Stubbs Its suburbs and nearby towns afford all the allurements the modern city-man seeks in country life. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 There was no need to search for a reason for the love of women; that, it might be, was no more than mechanical, the allurement cast by nature about its automatic purpose. The Bright Shawl She possesses every charm, every allurement, but her very fascination is a chief cause of ill to man. Greek Women The less brilliant child requires the allurement of lighter books. Coelebs In Search of a Wife “We may well believe that man lost his high estate of happiness by the allurements of woman, since even now the cause of truth is endangered by listening to her persuasions.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion The whole land breathed hope, and youth, and allurement to every delight, of which she alone possessed the store. Ancestors A Novel "That our pastor has for some time past given way to the allurements of strong drink." For John's Sake and Other Stories. This is because the poet has portrayed her with none of the seductions of vice, but with all the allurements of penitence. Greek Women But after a while the allurement of the plan began to stir even her conventional old soul. Madge Morton's Trust They ate their little picnic supper as soon as they landed, topped off with ice-cream, and then, unencumbered with shoe-boxes, sought out the allurements of sideshows, a�rial and subterranean thrillers, and dancing pavilion. The Rosie World Quite the contrary, for all Christians are warned against the seductions of the world and the flesh; and the life of the counsels is essentially a constant struggle with nature and its allurements. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People Trollope’s travel sketches are as much superior in truthfulness to Froude’s descriptions of the same regions as they are inferior in the allurements of style. Studies in Contemporary Biography It was certainly not the allurement of heavy gambling, for Spencer had declined the proposal as coolly as he now accepted it. The Silent Barrier I am afraid the profession you have selected is beset with dangerous allurements for one so inexperienced and unsophisticated as yourself.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The allurement of their charm, enchanting then, enchants the world to-day. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal It only smoked a trifle even in Boston, that maze of allurements into which no Southerner of her father's generation ever sent his brother, no Southerness her sister, without some fear of apostasy. John March, Southerner Under this growing dread of love’s allurements the Sabbath would have become quite dull and wearisome, had not the conductresses cleverly made the most of its comic side, enlivening it with farcical interludes. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages But no! he had been unable to stand the allurements of her person. Banked Fires She was, he owned to himself, yet not with any satisfaction, because any smallest allurement in her lessened his chance of keeping her faith inviolate, a likely looking woman. Old Crow Girls often throw out allurements and temptations especially in the way of immodest dress and seemingly innocent actions which have been the downfall of men as well as of themselves. The Colored Girl Beautiful I remember quite another, Of a young and handsome carpenter, And a Margravine's allurements. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. On a slope so slippery the work of allurement doubtless moved apace. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages To have a baby of her very own was a prospect so full of allurement, that she offered no coy objections when Meredith wanted the marriage fixed at the earliest possible date. Banked Fires To defend the people, to give alms, to sacrifice, to read the Veda, to shun the allurements of sensual gratification, are, in a few words, the duties of a Cshatriya. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies He knew what were the allurements of luxury. Lady Anna Of course, then, rambling on thus, with neither eye nor thought but for the red allurements on his feet, he must, ere long, lose sight of the road he set out to follow. The Red Moccasins A Story But even when the rest come up, everything favours her, some strange magical allurement working on her side. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages For his purpose, then, no better time could have been found than this very festivity, with all the allurements which champagne, music, the dance, and the hurly-burly of a huge crowd afforded. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Therein, doubtless, lies her charm, her artless allurements, her enigmatic manner, her astonishing success. Aliens The life which he had led no doubt had had its allurements, but it is one which hardly admits of a hale and happy evening. Lady Anna Hunger might draw them out at first, but whisky would then become an allurement, and a multitude of seductive inducements would cause them to persist in the practice. History of Morgan's Cavalry Neither her fury nor her pride would have saved her from such allurements. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages But the young Hebrew rejected his allurements, depreciated his gifts, and defied his power, even to death. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 But despite his youthful vulnerability to the dainty which had won him his sobriquet, Persimmon Sneed's palate was not more susceptible to the allurements of flattery than his hard head or his obdurate heart. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Therefore these simple devices with which we carry on our education should never seem trifling, for we are compelled in teaching very young children to put forth all gentle allurements to the gaining of knowledge. Froebel's Gifts The allurements of a romantic conclusion have never tempted him to leave the strait path of historical impartiality. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery We must add the yet more lively allurement of a haunted house, for over these empty and silent miles there broods the fear of the negrito cannibal. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Distant mountains, with their allurements enhanced by the filmiest of purple veils. Mystery Ranch His style is simple and unaffected, warmed with a persuasive earnestness, and animated with a chaste enthusiasm, but owing none of its interest to the allurements of rhetoric. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. And a great deal of this allurement resided in the very fact that no one could tell how much was simple, innocent, and unconscious instinct, and how much was intended. Gold No, World! the cords that bound me unto thee Are snapt in sunder ne'er to join again, Thy voice is waning fainter on mine ear, And thine allurements powerless and vain. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems Browning all this time was writing, although the social allurements made sad havoc on his time. The Brownings Their Life and Art Consider, strong allurements soften guilt; Long was his absence, ardent was his love, At midnight his return, the next day destin'd For his espousals—'twas a strong temptation. The Revenge A Tragedy My friend had told me of him, and of the impelling fascination and allurement of his revelations, and I burned with eagerness to explore his uttermost mysteries. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 It is possible for one having the spiritual wisdom to be overtaken by the devil through a momentary intellectual inspiration, or through anger and impatience, or even through greed and similar deceitful allurements. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent He offers me money—not paid money down, which would have certain allurements. The Landleaguers In the midst of the world and its allurements, it behooves us to be ever watching, if we are never to stumble and to fall. The Shepherd Of My Soul Isom Chase had held out to her all the allurements of which she had dreamed, and she had married him for his money. The Bondboy It was a stage set for the allurement of the unsophisticated, who saw in this strained and overdone imitation of the old West the romance of their expectations. Claim Number One So, then, we are to understand by "evil days" the allurements that lead us away from God's Word and his will. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Her mate had fought valiantly and doughtily for Warrigal, and she was proud of him; proud, too, of her own perspicacity and allurements in having drawn him to herself. Finn The Wolfhound It is filled with pleasures and allurements and graced with myriad charms; and he, indeed, seems cold of heart who can easily turn from its enchanting beauties, and close his ear to its manifold voices. The Shepherd Of My Soul The mere vastness and newness of the country make it full of allurement to adventure, the rewards of which are larger and more immediate than can be hoped for in older and more straitened communities. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations The school-teacher 30 and the sergeant were not with them, having gone out on some expedition of their own among the allurements of Comanche. Claim Number One Now, when reason does not yield to the allurements of external sense, all is well; but when it permits itself to waver and consent, the fall has taken place. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent “I have wondered that you were not captured by the city with all its allurements,” said Nancy. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains The jail only acts as an allurement for the majority of Filipinos, for it is generally better than their own houses. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 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 Harbury tradition pointed steadfastly towards the state, and all my world was bare of allurements to any other type of ambition. The Passionate Friends This bluff kindness, joined to the allurement of his powerful form, profoundly affected the girl. Money Magic A Novel If you would withstand these wiles, there can be no other plan or counsel than this: Fight with God's Word in firm faith against these suggestions and allurements. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The life of the garrison was very self-contained, but Cedar Mountain had its allurements, and there were some entertainments where civilian and soldier met. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country To the Americans, fresh from the luxury and convention of city life, and imbued with the indomitable Yankee spirit of adventure, the prospect was absorbing in its allurements. Carmen Ariza Praise to Jesus, praise His power, Praise His sweet allurements. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Perhaps no country ever held forth greater allurement to savage huntsmen and French voyageurs than the territory acquired by Clark's conquest. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 In the future, I suppose, all this existence will have become such a childhood, its earth changed to sky, its dulness sharpened to a tender, delicious poignancy of allurement and suggestion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 The scenery, not the pavement, is the allurement; and in the morning, the young couple took a short drive to learn the trails. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Mrs. Vincent, who had often heard Lord Hampstead's name, in spite of her general severity, was open to the allurements of nobility. Marion Fay In the face of each lingered a trace of the subjection they had fallen under; neither could quite so quickly forget the allurements of this woman. The Pirate Woman Unfortunately the softer sex entertained for him far different sentiments.—Alas! they could not discover the void within his heart, through the dazzling splendour of his outward form, and habitual allurements of manner. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Her desire for love and maternity unconsciously urges her to make herself as desirable as possible to man by her grace and allurements. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study She murmured in her throat, a sort of rough allurement which seemed to the white bull’s ears extraordinarily enticing. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The allurements of Glendora were no more dazzling by night than by day. The Duke Of Chimney Butte Radical progress in one direction must needs be destructive in another, and while some of the allurements of her strong individuality will disappear, her moral and physical status will be greatly improved. Aztec Land One of the allurements of coöperative buying has been to at once establish a coöperative store for a general merchandising business. The Farmer and His Community “The last time I saw her,” he said, half to himself, “she was dressed in black––her face as noonday––her hair black as midnight––crowning her with languorous allurement!” The Strollers Not that anticipation of such a possibility would have deterred me—it would really have added allurement to the adventure. A Mountain Boyhood It is the allurement of the unknown that tempts him to seek unearned profits through speculation in outside regions where, in the nature of the case, the chances must be against him. Creating Capital Money-making as an aim in business Here were allurements of which he had not dreamed, to be equaled only by the calling of the sea, and not by any other pursuit on land at all. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek I spurn thy allurements, which tempt and appall; ’Tis vanity all! Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark “Allurement! allurement!” and again relapsed into a silence that was half-stupor. The Strollers But the danger of yielding for an instant to the allurement of the drowsiness produced by the long ride without sleep was overpowering. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War It should never be lightly considered, no matter what may be the allurement—honor, wealth, social position. The Masked Bridal There was not much in a man who had made a failure of even sheepherding to bind a maid to him against the allurements of the world that had been beckoning her so long. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Hast to the plow thou put thy hand Let not thy spirit waver, Heed not the world’s allurements grand, Nor pause for Sodom’s favor. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark They might hold a man’s heart perhaps, but Mamie did not notice them, her own allurements being of more obvious description. Olive in Italy It must, therefore, be understood, that the allurements are in the things themselves which are learnt and known, and that it is they themselves which excite us to learning and to the acquisition of information. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero She turned resolutely from them, and, drawing the stiffest and hardest chair in the room to a window, sat down with her back to the allurements around her and gazed out upon the street. The Masked Bridal He did not believe her weak enough, fickle enough, to yield to the allurements of Reid’s prospects. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek False liberty was already strewing their path with its meretricious allurements. Pius IX. And His Time When wickedness is thus seen not in its allurements, but in its consequences, its true nature is evidenced. Bygone Punishments 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 sentinel left in charge of them had, of course, given way to the allurements of "sweet nature's kind restorer, balmy sleep," and awoke only to find himself in French hands. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 She glanced up at him with the most coaxing smile in her whole armoury of allurements. The Backwoodsmen All kinds were there: spectators who were sight-seeing; participants who were sporting around; men, women, and scoundrels; thugs and their prospective victims; people of supposed allurement; and sports of insipid, silly pose and tricked-up conspicuousness. The River Prophet The school-house, a wooden two story building, occupied an unkempt lot some distance back from the river and near a group of high sand dunes which possessed a sinister allurement to me. A Son of the Middle Border As Dorothy Thornton stood in gracious slenderness against the background of the lighted door with a nimbus about her head, she was all feminine delicacy and allurement. The Roof Tree A slow, cautious, hypocritical man, who knew well how to use the allurements of personal manners! The Life of Cicero Volume II. I heard it said that Philadelphia was capturing them by allurements, and it may be a poor victory for General Howe. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She shrugged her shoulders, because he had not written anything to indicate that he had discovered her allurement. The River Prophet Its seductive allurements swept over him with redoubled force like a great compelling wave, filled with music and light and laughter, the false, seductive charms of which their present surroundings knew naught. When Dreams Come True I shall not soon forget the shining vistas through which we rode that day, nor the meadows which possessed all the allurement and mystery which the word "savanna" has always had with me. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The allurement proved enticing, and presently he hooked a fish. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill There was insolence in her tread, and mad allurement in the rounded beauty of her powerful white arm—and at his weakest the young playwright admitted that all else concerning her was of no account. The Light of the Star A Novel If it had come into his cabin, all dressed up like some image of temptation or allurement, he would not have been in the least surprised. The River Prophet The Master had never cast his eyes on her, as doubtless he would have done, being a man, had she any of the qualities of allurement. The Belovéd Vagabond Here was perfection of camping, but no allurement could turn the goldseekers aside. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse And as if it had been waiting for him, motionless, from all eternity, the house, with its allurements and solicitations, caught him before six o'clock on the evening of that very day. The Combined Maze This seclusion—this close adherence to her work—added to her mystery, and her allurement in the eyes of her suitors increased as they sought vainly for an introduction. The Light of the Star A Novel His soul was still stubborn against the allurements of sin. The River Prophet 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 The smiles of our fair chambermaid and the cookery of our excellent hostess, addressed us in Siren tones of allurement which we had not the virtue to resist. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Any young lady who wishes to enslave a young man will really do better work by showing an interest in himself than by any amount of fascination and allurement, on the lines of Greuze. Somehow Good She had recovered her aloofness, her allurement in his mind, and it was difficult for him to realize that he had once known her intimately and that he had treated her inconsiderately. The Light of the Star A Novel To enact laws prohibiting the slave traffic, and at the same time tempt avarice by the allurements of an insatiable market, is irreconcilable and absurd. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans It was within these walls that Eugénie, after losing husband and son, at first contemplated a lasting seclusion; but she was not quite prepared, it seems, to give up the allurements of the outside world. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Many are the allurements to turn those young feet into worldly paths. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity And yet, in the midst of so many contrasts, in the midst of so many dangers which exact exceptional presence of mind and strong nerves, life in the forest is full of charm and allurements. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Most of the audience listened to the utterance of sentiments that the allurements of trade, or the exactions of society, forbade them to disseminate. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century The relief of knowing Rallywood was safe jarred in her mind with the hideous suspicion that Isolde's allurements had after all conquered his allegiance to the Duke. A Modern Mercenary I tell you, that by familiarity, these allurements are lost, and the mind, left vacant, turns to some other source to supply the vacuum. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father He makes us see the quiet of the hills and the allurements of the trout-stream, yet he refrains as scrupulously as Mr. Howells himself from obtruding his own personality. The Van Dwellers A Strenuous Quest for a Home Shun the allurements of high-sounding introductions and conclusions. English: Composition and Literature The allurements to outside and often harmful pleasures lose their power over the children of that household in which music's engaging, magic influence holds delightful, elevating sway. Music and Some Highly Musical People It was ill in thee not to return to us, but thou art young and full well do I ken the allurements that court life holds for youth. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls In the large cities of Egypt, a fondness for display, and the usual allurements of luxury, were rapidly introduced; and considerable sums were expended in furnishing houses, and in many artificial caprices. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life As tyrants use violence and the sword to destroy the Church, so the latter entice her by their allurements. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood Because, perhaps, the enchantress has not troubled to show them her allurements, and ruffled, discontented minds have discovered only the dust and heat and pests. The Rhodesian The very fact of the serious nature of their complaint, and the dread of surgical intervention, makes them easy victims to the allurement of "sure cures." The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) She confessed her crime and abased herself, but now they would begin life again, and she croaked forth a string of allurements from a throat that had known too many rich puddings. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Beauty and song, wine and the dance, vary their allurements. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Nothing less attractive than a cardinal family could draw me away from these rival allurements, but I went on. A Bird-Lover in the West It seemed to Meryl it had never held a deeper fascination, a stronger allurement. The Rhodesian Unfortunately, the Kabbala, whose spell was cast about even the most vigorous of Jewish minds, was the leading intellectual current of those sad days, the prevailing misery but serving to render her allurements more fascinating. Jewish Literature and Other Essays His cheeks flushed, under the provocation of the glances with which she marked the allurements of which she was the mistress. Making People Happy Thus, the temptations by which we are surrounded, the allurements of those passions by which vice is rendered so bewitching, are the appointed means of moral discipline and improvement in virtue. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Oh! how hurtful are these waverings between God and the world, duty and pleasure, obedience and allurements. Gold Dust A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life The allurements on that side were so great that he could not altogether force upon himself the duty of throwing them from him. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite Everything about her,—her mouth, her eyes, her very plainness—was instinct with allurement and solicitation. Germinie Lacerteux We shall meet on this road, hard of ascent, not only peace of soul, but goods, more real and more numerous, than those with which the allurements of error would dazzle our eyes. Principles Of Political Economy They must be brought here," said he, "ever by new allurements. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm The eyes that had formerly been but the beautiful abode of allurement and half-spoken promises, had taken on a sweet and patient seriousness. The Free Range But the poet prepares the way by contrast with the spirit of temptation, also personified in female form practising her allurements. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature This was a great allurement for people to put their money into their hands, which would bear interest till the day they wanted it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" But Lilith seemed not enthusiastic over that allurement, and finally, with some difficulty, she got rid of him; he grinning "from the teeth outwards," but consumed with fury nevertheless. The Sign of the Spider The gathering of the gold had no longer allurements for him. That Girl Montana She had been able to do anything with Terry when she looked at him like that, and she had tried the same allurement on others than Terry. Love of Brothers But since I had crossed the Missouri something had entered into my blood which rendered me obstinate against such allurements. Desert Dust In fact, the honor of being publicly proclaimed victor was not probably the chief allurement which attracted him. Nero Makers of History Series Now they only evoked bitterness by their tantalizing allurement. The Sign of the Spider These considerations returned with overpowering allurement to his imagination, and four millions of francs were appropriated to improve the harbor and restore somewhat the splendors of Venice. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) He does not follow the fashion of his fellows; he resists the allurements of the nesting month; he waits. Little Brothers of the Air He had therefore retired from the world, spurned all its allurements, denied all its claims and devoted himself exclusively to thought and meditation. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Just now a camp-bed in a stuffy tent, with mosquitoes buzzing all around me, has allurements greater than those of youth and beauty. The Explorer She brought all her allurements to bear upon him, all her fondlings. Political Women, Vol. 1 And are you yourselves in no danger of intemperance, plied as you are by so many allurements? Select Temperance Tracts He has the allurement of his own inconsistency, and the inconsistency of youth is its questing spirit, and, consequently, its chief claim to respect. When Winter Comes to Main Street No allurements could draw her from her retirement. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Noticing the waning of her enthusiasm, Agatha began to inject energetic condemnations of the country into her conversations with the girl, and to hint broadly of the contrasting allurements of the East. 'Firebrand' Trevison She understood allurement now not as an accident, but as a science, and she practised it cleverly. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Instead of using the allurements of art to inspire wisdom, they require an appreciation of wisdom to make us endure their lack of art. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory For them the fascination of the mountain peaks of giddy chance has no allurement, the swift turbulent waters of intrigue no charm. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Few, without the hope of another life, would think it worth their while to live above the allurements of sense.—Atterbury. Pearls of Thought It was debauching, this—a devilish art which drew such strange allurements from a face and figure almost Madonna-like in their simplicity. Anna the Adventuress If I know myself, I think I may say that that has no allurement for me. The Vicar of Bullhampton These manifold allurements, these haunts of infamy and shambles of destruction—I see them standing upon strange foundations. Humanity in the City The allurements of pleasure were powerful over the enthusiastic and impassioned temperament of Henry; it was love that most frequently prevailed over the claims of duty. 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 Assuredly, somebody has the price, for the shops are ever open, the allurement of their windows never less. Penguin Persons & Peppermints Christians often get into perplexity about worldly allurements by asking, Where is the sin of this, or the danger of that? Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. Prosperity is always becoming more prosperous, and the allurements of the Bull prevailed. The Vicar of Bullhampton Sufficient evidence of sin and folly in those who do this, to be sure; but in what way do these allurements present themselves? Humanity in the City She sailed up the Cydnus in a gorgeous bark, with a fantastic and brilliant equipage, and brought all her allurements to bear on the heart of the voluptuous Roman. 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 Many a sly French pair, however, bored with Trouville, or the season at Aix, take advantage of the allurements of a Paris August to return surreptitiously to the boulevards. The Merry-Go-Round Nay, all these allurements suit with naught save luxury. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura The one sustaining thought, his one allurement, lay in the near presence of the girl to whom he could call, but could not utter one tender word. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West As he talked the girl discovered new graces, new allurements in him. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Tomorrow I will once more present myself before her and prove, whether virtue and Venoni can counterbalance at once the allurements of present pleasure, and the apprehension of future pain. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 They excel in the allurements of dress and decoration, and are in general skilful in music. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World All these great and varied allurements, appealing as they do to you as well as to me, hamper and intimidate me just in proportion as they attract you to the pleasure of hearing me. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura If they cannot be cajoled or enticed by promises of an easy time, plenty of money, fine clothes and the usual stock of allurements—or a fake marriage—then harsher methods are resorted to. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade It was Bowman who, by his artful hints and allurements, induced me to rob my employer. The Erie Train Boy There were not only the allurements of hardship, but also his parents’ faith and his own early lessons tugging at his heart strings. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Then the devilish mockery of its sign was an allurement. Marjorie Caroline did not play whist, but she occasionally gave way to the allurement prevalent among the younger female world of Littlebath. The Bertrams That is because they are less sophisticated, more trusting and more open to the allurements of those who are waiting to prey upon them. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade Lord Byron by his marriage gave another pledge of having renounced the foibles of the heart and the allurements of the senses; and it is very certain that he redeemed his word. My Recollections of Lord Byron If Rose had been skilled in the art of allurement she could not have done better than let him see how she loved all things that had life. The Creators A Comedy Persecution ceased, and in its stead were substituted the dangerous allurements of temporal prosperity and worldly honor. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan He never allowed himself to be enticed away from his own profession by the meretricious allurements of general politics. The Bertrams One of the most fascinating allurements of city life to many a young girl is the dance-hall, which is truly the ante-room to hell itself. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade The effect of these things was almost the effect of peculiar physical beauty, and with this he combined the allurements of a compelling voice and an enviable sense of the fitness of things. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim To the sophisticated its allurements are those of the scarlet woman, to the innocent its voice is the voice of Joy. Little Lost Sister It was a red hackle; and in his early days, when he was about eight inches long and frequented the tail of a shallow, foamy rapid, he had had experience of its sharp allurements. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life The very fact that it has such strong allurement for human nature makes harder the struggle for life with those engaged in its pursuit. Faces and Places And you? are you abandoning all other allurements for the charms of divine philosophy? Horace O, if I could have telegraphed home, how I would have warned the youth of the land to beware of the allurements held out by recruiting officers, and to let war alone. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 They must come early because 254 their need of money is bitter and a watchful eye for opportunity must take the place of the physical allurement that once made life in the tenderloin so easy. Little Lost Sister And she still held the young man captive by means of the allurements of her crystal abode. Honey-Bee 1911 If he only does not reach out too soon for the ripe fruits, and, intoxicated by the allurements of the lower passions, fail to hear the voice of his heart! The Goose Man A roaring blaze revealed the whole interior, where pewter cups and well-scoured trenchers threw their bright glances upon all who wooed these dangerous allurements at "The Ship." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 It no longer held any allurement for him and yet he did not want to go back to the house. Stubble Among men even in their better days not callous to the allurements of bribes judiciously administered, it was a logical sequence that corruption should now pervade all classes and conditions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 We must no more admit the allurements of poesy than the attractions of ambition or of riches. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Were his advertisements without allurement, his baits without scent? The Goose Man The proud title which ye would offer me holds no allurement to my tastes. "Unto Caesar" Every allurement was held out to the people to come and drink at the public fountain where the cup was inviting and the waters sweet. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch He was attracted by the allurements of life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 For days past she had withstood all his allurements, taking to her heels at his approach. The Valley of the Kings The Semitic man had hardly ever to resist the allurements of mythology. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Earth with its cares, its allurements, and its thousand attractions, lost its hold upon them. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome The good, the just, the noble, close heart and eyes to the sweet allurements of domestic life, lest posterity suffer physically or mentally by them. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch At length he has grown tired of sensual love and pleasure, and notwithstanding Venus' allurements he leaves her, vowing never to return to the goddess, but to expiate his sins by a holy life. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Merchants and pedlars, as many as could get permission from the sons of M�sa, spread out their wares on the floor of the hall, and smiled allurement on the visitors. The Valley of the Kings I am afraid he'll make me break all my good resolutions.—Oh, my grey hairs, cover my ears, so that the Poet's allurements may not enter. The Cycle of Spring And yet such things had been his one allurement as a young man. Renée Mauperin By the allurements of pleasure they preserve the individual, and by the same allurements they preserve their species. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I There was plenty of whiskey and wine, as well as other liquors, which could possibly make the owner happy; but they had no allurements to me. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk Foreshadow of my bloody death, I greet thee with a more sincere and faithful heart than I was wont to salute the allurements of pleasure, deception, enchantment, love, in the past days of my youth! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Before us, however, these, and sundry allurements of a similar description, poured out their sweets in vain. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Yet the preference has this effect upon him, to make him wish that another would try some delicate allurements. Floyd Grandon's Honor The dignity and independence based on landed wealth, is ever the chief allurement of the emigrant. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Satan gains our souls step by step; and his first allurement is the knowledge of what is wrong. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) No instruction, no persuasion, no allurement, nor affrightment can make you Christians in the Spirit, till the Spirit blow when he pleaseth, and create you again. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Her mediumship, so vital to the world, so sacred in his eyes, had but added to her allurement. The Tyranny of the Dark The many frank allurements of youth in Violet charm him insensibly. Floyd Grandon's Honor Her I pressed, seeking to know wherein lay the attraction and allurement that fired her to such extravagance. The King's Mirror For promises her feet reveal Of untold gain she must conceal, Their privileged allurements fire A hidden train of wild desire. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Her voice was as level, as calm, as quiet, and yet as loud with allurement as ever. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories But, instead of causing a desertion of the houses, they operated as an advertisement and an allurement, and increased the numbers who resorted p. 122to them. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father The St. Louis Exposition was in progress with all its many allurements that had been heralded for months through the journals of the State. At Fault “And do you love me?” inquired Lyon Berners, taking the siren’s hand, and utterly yielding to her allurements; “say, fair one, do you love me?” Cruel As The Grave The sea still called, but Dickie's ears were deaf to all dangerous allurements and excitations resident in that calling. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance And to the allurement of her youth and her slender grace were added a glamour of strangeness and the quality of the moment. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories He was no sighing solicitant for woman's favor; higher allurements than woman's eyes, or admiration for his inamorata, moved him—that edge of appetite for power, conquest hunger, an itching palm for a kingdom. Under the Rose Often, while I was in the most solemn reflections, the tempter would place before me some lovely female, possessing all the allurements of her sex, to draw my mind from the contemplation of holy things. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite American treaties with the Indians had no force against the allurements of foreign gold, and under this unholy alliance men were burnt at the stake, women were carried away, and cabins were destroyed. A Short History of Pittsburgh Indian affairs on his lips allied all the allurement of a romance with all the statistical accuracy of a Parliamentary report. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III These dances—at twenty cents a turn—are supposed to represent all the languishing allurement of the Oriental houri—I think that is the word. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge That great Companionship will make us negligent of carnal allurements. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year With his simple and high predilections, with his strong devotedness to a noble cause, he contrived to steer through life, unsullied by its meanness, unsubdued by any of its difficulties or allurements. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Beauty is that profound expression of reality which satisfies our hearts without any other allurements but its own ultimate value. Creative Unity Many of them are old army officers, men of education, who left the exploring parties to which they were attached to make their homes among the wild allurements of this fascinating valley. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 I was warned of his allurements before I left Matanzas, and resolved to keep myself and property so clear of his clutches, that our contract would either be fulfilled or remain within my control. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver His chambers were luxuriously furnished, he had his horse in Piccadilly, his father's house at Noningsby was always open to him, and the society of London spread out for him all its allurements. Orley Farm In the mirror she saw her pale brown eyes, skin and tresses invested with a new allurement, a new ardor. Sacrifice Prisoners are safe amidst scenes which present no allurements adapted to their former habits: the pickpocket is perfectly trusty as a shepherd; the housebreaker makes a confidential dairy-man. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Those things have no allurements for me now. The Comedies of Terence Thoughts such as these haunted my mind constantly, and this daily allurement only helped to swell the number. From Lower Deck to Pulpit Thus the stage, if it ever possessed, has lost its vitious allurements, as a bucket of water is lost in the ocean. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 The equatorial wilds spread before the safari its wealth of extravagant hues and forms, all its perfidies veiled for the allurement of mortals who would trust nature in her richest manifestations. Sacrifice Everything facilitated the allurements and the commerce of crime. The History of Tasmania , Volume II The sun never shone more brightly and New Orleans never presented more subtle allurements. Frank Merriwell Down South Our Northern spring is the most arrant of coquettes,—the most delicious in allurement, the swiftest in retreat. The Chief End of Man Happily the allurement of art, the stimulus of ambition and the promise of love and honor already partly compensate them for their losses. A Daughter of the Middle Border Those passages of almost intolerable aspiration were underlaid with dissonant harmonies, as if hell itself had poured all its allurements into tone, to engulf the theme that was struggling to soar upward. Sacrifice In reply, the minister stated that they had stripped transportation of its allurement. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Nevertheless, upon the whole, she had all the toys that were good for her; and her teeth had a fair chance of fitting themselves for life's chief operation in the absence of sugared allurements. Frida, or, The Lover's Leap, A Legend Of The West Country From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore Against all allurements of indolence, comfort, and social convention he presses the question, What is true? The Chief End of Man But the allurements of pecan growing in the South are spread before us with our bread and butter and morning coffee. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 Her mind was a child's mind, unawakened, even though her body was a woman's body, fragrant cup of the mystic wine of life, abounding in sweet allurements of which she knew not the smallest meaning. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain The industrious apprentice who refused the allurements of pageants, theaters, tailors, and taverns, was sure to have his reward. The Facts About Shakespeare He met the same allurements by the way, and they gathered around him on his coming as they had around his brother Kwasynd; but Bokwewa was proof against their flattery. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends The philosopher is proof against allurement, and gives kindly advice, which clearly will have no effect; Jesus, without conscious effort, wakes a passion of repentance which transforms the life. The Chief End of Man No; without her Jules life would be unendurable; her husband, her country, her king, nay, even the allurements and sparkle of the court, had grown disgusting; and so on, and so on. The Frozen Pirate She lay with long lashes sweeping her cheeks and her warm lips parted, in the careless abandon of a child, infinitely graceful, full of allurement. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Here let me pause to deplore man's weakness and the allurement of splendid possessions. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales The diversity of the butterfly species in the swarm struck me as singular, and the mere allurement of the blackberry blossoms—not usually of especial attraction to butterflies—could hardly explain so extensive a gathering. My Studio Neighbors What was it the soldier read in those siren eyes—what depths of allurement—what sublime degradation? Possessed There may be allurements in Andalusian dancing—but if there are, we certainly did not see them. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Often before had he tempted him with allurements, and urged him to despair. John Knox The good God has given you love, the only allurement in life. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. Out of such experience developed the idea of the magical girdle as an allurement and a love-provoking charm or philtre. The Evolution of the Dragon They are irresistibly driven—like poor little birds that dash themselves against a lighthouse—towards the burning excitements connected with the allurement of men. Possessed Much apart he had been, unmingled with the ship's social life, despite all allurement. St. Cuthbert's With these allurements, no wonder if she took pleasure in his company—no wonder if she took pride in having it known that he was among the number of her devoted admirers. A Simple Story Many could not resist such allurements, but it was from this class and similar ones, no doubt, that the "bounty jumpers" sprang. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner 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 At the same time he was conscious of a vague uneasiness under the increasing allurement of her glances. Possessed Tollman had chosen a program out of which breathed a potency of passion and allurement. The Tyranny of Weakness He was never drawn out of the highroad of art by the minuter and more entangling allurements of scholarship. Milton With awful judgments, The law, the rod, With soft allurements And comfortable words, will God Pass o'er the wilderness. A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys “And all those allurements of dress—clinging skirts, low-cut waists, no corsets—why was that?” Possessed The young, who are yet free from personal debt, should be warned, and should not permit themselves to be beguiled by any of the allurements held out, nor by flatteries. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View “But, commandant, are you not afraid to trust her at Goa, where there are so many enticements for a woman, so many allurements held out for her sex?” The Phantom Ship He went back to the world to laste of its allurements and false pleasure, its titles, its wealth, its evanescent honours. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar In the full noontide of her beauty and allurement, she was well equipped with what the modern jargon calls sex-appeal. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert This is saying a good deal, when we consider that the Preface sums up the allurements of the Pacific coast in a single sentence covering two and a half pages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 He is ready to be harsh when harshness is required, abrupt for some sharp effect; he holds out against the enervating allurements of alliteration; he can stop when he has said the essential thing. Figures of Several Centuries Here you have only the elements and a few wild beasts to contend with; there, they have falsehood, treachery, evil example, allurements of all sorts, and other devices of Satan, to drag them to destruction.” On the Banks of the Amazon Most of the young men and women who are lost in our cities are ruined because of their inability to say "No" to the thousand allurements and temptations which appeal to their weak passions. Pushing to the Front To them it was an awesome city, this lurid camp, a wonder and an allurement to dissipation. The Eagle's Heart He did not allow many seconds to elapse before barking again, and again, with an equal straining at allurement. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" The project certainly had its allurements, for it must be remembered that I was then young enough to be thoroughly imbued with the spirit of adventure. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn The project was foreign to Patty's ordinary train of thought, but it did have an element of novelty and allurement. Just Patty Explain: Alma Mater, posterity, allurement, voluntary, servile, penury, subsistence. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year His horses, his guns, the joys of free spaces, were met by a counter allurement which was the voice of a woman. The Eagle's Heart The cautious batsman was proof against its syren-like allurements, and stepped back to block what any one else would have stepped forward to slog. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton And it's impossible to catch him by any means; neither with liquor nor with money; he won't yield to any allurement. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections It is a peaceful scene, not without something of allurement. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Under the influence of these impressions, and seeing that the allurements of the crowd were producing a manifest effect, I sternly assumed the captain, and ordered the boat to be pushed off into the stream. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 This is the allurement of war, its persistent illusion, perhaps. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History We have heard that the dance was indulged in in all wantonness; none of the allurements of love were lacking, and you conducted yourself in a wholly worldly manner. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day In Genesis, it will be recalled, death likewise is viewed as the consequence of Adam's yielding to the allurements of Eve. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。