Alice, unable to sleep, had sought forgetfulness of her bitter captivity in the old poet's charming lyrics.
She blushed violently, but quickly overcoming a combined rush of surprise and anger, added with an emphasis as charming as it was unexpected.
The charming simplicity and loving service of the cloister life, in the days of its unbroken vows, appeal to such defenders of the monks with singular potency.
The pages of Channey are filled with the most improbable stories of miracles, but his charming picture of the cloister life of the Carthusians is doubtless true to reality.
By charming speech and eloquent tongue Jerome won over the men, but principally the women, of Rome to the monastic life.
While all the details of such stories are not to be accepted as literally true, no doubt some of this poetry of monastic history rests upon interesting and charming facts.
You should be ashamed to admit that you could deliberately and stoically forget a charming young lady's name, and you don't deserve to have your memory jogged.
So we strolled out of the vaste parc avec chamois into the streets of the gay and charming little town, lying like a bright crystal at the foot of Mont Blanc.
This would have been charming on a girl, but seemed somehow affected in a boy, though one could hardly have accused the little snipe of making his own eyelashes.
She covered the little awkwardness with charming tact, for all her childishness; and then the excuses I made for my defection caused a diversion.
I am cut on exactly the same pattern as the rest," and he smiled a charming smile, of which I could not resist the curious fascination.
Molly's friend is one of the most charminggirls alive, but she has passed through a great trouble, followed by a severe illness.
Had the brotherhood still peopled the monastery, I should have yearned to join them, partly because I was sad, and partly because the so-called cells were the most charming dwelling-places I had seen.
Never had I seen her take as much real pains to be charming to a grown man, as she took with this silent boy, during the few moments that her friends spent in wrestling with the landlord.
The place was more charming than in the high season; but the face I looked for was not to be seen, and I deserted the Terrace for the Rooms.
Not firsthand in the manner of Gilfillan's Sheep, nor charming and light in the manner of Kupper's The Golden Hoof, but an essayical history, based on research.
Mrs. Roberts was a sensible and charming woman with a seeing eye.
Charming rhymes in both Spanish and English in charming form.
These tablets were most artistic and beautifully carved, and one had a most charming ornamentation of two sprays of flowers in each of the two upper corners.
We were met at the gate by our host, a charming old fellow, and his son, Mahommed Ali Khan, a most intelligent young man.
Thanks to this fellow, a few minutes later I found myself greeted most effusively by Major and Mrs. Benn in their charming mud Consulate.
The Shah was curt in his words and much to the point, and I was greatly delighted at the charming directness of his remarks.
He is extremely dignified in his demeanour towards the native officials, yet he is most affable and cheery, with a very taking, charming manner.
A most charming invitation from the Honourable the Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Beluchistan, Col.
On the white marble columns stood two charming little oil lamps, of a most graceful shape, in green earthenware, and in digging we were fortunate enough to find a third, which is now in my possession.
One could not resist feeling with one's fingers the deliciously soft Kerman rug of a fascinating artistic green, and a charming red carpet from Sultanabad.
The Britisher in Persia, with few exceptions, is a charming person, simple and unaffected, and ready to be of service if he can.
There are charmingsketches by Mr. Hugh Thomson to illustrate the letterpress.
A very charming book, both to dip into and to read.
The painter-poet, William Blake, with his charming insanity, has left us glimpses of his strangely warped mind in his mysterious painting of Pitt Guiding Behemoth, which hangs on the walls in another part of the gallery.
The reptile house is, however, cool and pleasant; and the ponds for aquatic birds are very charming resorts.
The Deanery is a low gabled building, with a charming old-world air.
Those two men have money and the most charming personalities.
The men thus stolen began to frown heavily and every last one of them forgot to make the most of this opportunity to converse with the young ladies they had found so charming a short time before.
My poor friend, my poor friend," murmured the general, "and that charming girl.
Your lover has, indeed, been beguiled into forgetfulness of his grief by the fascination of the charming widow.
Better, far better were it for you, Lily Lawrence, to waive all this useless pleading, make yourself as charming as you well know how to do, and become my wife.
Three days later Mrs. Lyle and her three fair and charming daughters stood on the deck of the Europa bound for their long and anxiously anticipated continental tour.
The sympathies of the public should also be warmly enlisted for the 'Princess Tula,' a charming character, which requires delicate handling.
He was growing older, but his intellect was bright as in youth, and his young wife attracted people of taste into their charming circle.
Mrs. Astor is a young and very beautiful woman, and very charming in her manners.
Such a drive, through charming scenery, and with perfect June weather, was a pleasure nobody thought of declining.
Tom Jones accurately represents the first Mrs. Fielding, she must have been a most charming brunette.
History and biography, the sketch and criticism even, have been made truly charming of late years by the vividness in which actions have been depicted and characters portrayed, as well as by clearness and beauty in expression.
But I am going to say a few very plain things about what may not be charming in you.
Yes, girls, it must be charming to be brilliant, to be apt at repartee, to scatter bright remarks among a company as a queen scatters largess among the throngs on coronation day, to have a following in society who are like ladies in waiting.
Jim hastened his lagging steps at this assurance of a quick relief from the dark passage, and in a few moments more they had emerged from the mountain and found themselves face to face with a new and charming country.
The Valley of Voe is certainly a charming place," resumed the Wizard; "but we cannot be contented in any other land than our own, for long.
He very naturally fell to studying her from this new point of view; and, before the evening was half over, had decided that "little Amy was going to make a very charming woman.
They laughed and chatted all the way home; and little Baptiste, up behind, thought that monsieur and mademoiselle were in charming spirits.
We had a charming time poking about the ruins, the vaults where the monster tun is, and the beautiful gardens made by the elector, long ago, for his English wife.
Well, then, uncle and aunt were there to play propriety; we were so absorbed in one another we were of no mortal use apart, and that charming arrangement would make everything easy all round; so we did it.
Please, ma'am, could I inquire if this highly instructive and charming institution is a new one?
You could make a charming thing of it, and the flower-table is always attractive, you know.
Wait and see if it doesn't bring you something worth having," replied the boy, laughing at the thought of a charming little secret which he fancied he knew.
No little affectations marred it, and the cordial sweetness of her manner was more charming than the new beauty or the old grace, for it stamped her at once with the unmistakable sign of the true gentlewoman she had hoped to become.
Mrs. Beresford, isn't she charmingin her new Liberty gown?
Then because we love her and cannot bear to see her charming forehead wrinkled, we approach from our respective corners, and the conversation is something like this:-- Salemina.
Shortly after midnight our own little company broke up, loath to leave the charming spectacle.
We have a charming English friend who has not been to the Tower since he was a small boy, and begs us to conduct him there on the very next Saturday.
But just as he was beginning to hope once more, carried off his feet by one of her charming smiles, he saw Minna put her little hand to her lips and yawn.
From the other end of the table she gave him her most charming smile.
The soap on the washstand said: "For our charming guest.
Frau von Kerich was moved by it; she said so with the exaggerated words of praise customary among men and women of the world; she was none the less sincere for that, and the very excess of the flattery was sweet coming from such charming lips.
He had a charming touch on the piano, very soft, caressing and light.
Her fine brown eyes smiled, her lips smiled, her cheeks smiled, and a charming dimple in her chin smiled.
Christophe obstinately looked away from the Mannheims' box: and he would pretend not to see Judith, who held herself in readiness to give him her most charming smile.
She did not mind what anybody said to her: and she made this so plain that those who began to complain never had the courage to go on: they used to go, answering her charming smile with a smile: but they never came back.
Louvet, Author of the charming Romance of Faublas.
Also, it is pleasant to realize that you are keeping them off the streets; are encouraging them to read good books; are storing their minds with charming pictures of life and are making friends for your library.
At the same time in the class room adjoining this library there was an exhibit of 150 photographs called "Joy in springtime," all being charming pictures of flowers, birds and happy children, with appropriate selections of poetry affixed.
While the girls, if offered a choice, always called for a fairy tale with a Prince Charming in it.
Why, of course, thatcharming twin had got first prize, no doubt.
But as she drew up close beside the other lady she pushed back the chin band, perhaps in order to speak more freely, thereby displaying a pretty, rosy chin, divided by charming dimples.
In order to lend emphasis to his request he had brought a little present with him which would exactly become its charming wearer--an antique brilliant ferronniere, in the centre of which was an exquisite solitaire of unusual fire.
Her great dark eyes are staring wide open at the charming apparition, as though to say, "Does the devil look like that?
Ah, my charming diva, you are playing the unconscious innocent!
Embroideries, pretty dresses, the whole trousseau, lay scattered about in charming disorder.
He wrote a charming poem under the title of The Spring of Baktshisseraj, which he read aloud first to Sophie.
It's my charming way of breaking news gently, sweetheart.
Her charming Memorials of a Tour in the Scottish Highlands records the origin of many of her brother's best poems.
Literary biography was represented by the charming little Lives of good old Izaak Walton, the first edition of whose Compleat Angler was printed in 1653.
A school-mate of Coleridge at Christ's Hospital, and his friend and correspondent through life, was Charles Lamb, one of the mostcharming of English essayists.
He projected a history of the century, and his studies in this kind took shape in his two charming series of lectures on The English Humorists and The Four Georges.
But Polonsky's charming text to Cherevichek should at least have pleased a Russian audience.
As a work of art, Eugene Oniegin defies criticism, as do some charming but illusive personalities.
The work contains a charming lullaby sung by Vera to her little daughter.
In answer to Gorislava's appeal, Ratmir appears upon the scene and sings a charming nocturne accompanied by cor anglais.
I spent a sleepless night, the result of which was the mise en scene of a charming opera upon Poushkin's poem.
With neither features nor air, nothing ever looked so charming as Lady Sarah Lenox; she has all the glow of beauty peculiar to her family.
Yes, said we, a walk in the City may be as instructive, and as good a cure for melancholy, as the charming country.
