beguiles

Fortunately, Twain was that rare motormouth whose every word beguiles us.

The Adventures of Samuel Clemens Edmund Morris 2010

To which the boy had always listened in silence, being reverent of his old grandfather; but nevertheless a certain vague, sweet hope, such as beguiles the children of genius, had whispered in his heart, "Yet the poor do choose sometimes -- choose to be great, so that men cannot say them nay."

A Dog of Flanders: a Christmas Story 1891

To which the boy had always listened in silence, being reverent of his old grandfather; but nevertheless a certain vague, sweet hope, such as beguiles the children of genius, had whispered in his heart, "Yet the poor do choose sometimes, -- choose to be great, so that men cannot say them nay."

Stories of Childhood Various 1885

To which the boy had always listened in silence, being reverent of his old grandfather; but nevertheless a certain vague, sweet hope, such as beguiles the children of genius, had whispered in his heart, "Yet the poor do choose sometimes -- choose to be great, so that men cannot say them nay."

A Dog of Flanders 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

To which the boy had always listened in silence, being reverent of his old grandfather; but nevertheless a certain vague, sweet hope, such as beguiles the children of genius, had whispered in his heart, "Yet the poor do choose sometimes -- choose to be great, so that men cannot say them nay."

Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners) William Black 1869

Rachel, Joseph's mother, beguiles her father Laban by stealing his idols and lying to him about having done so, both to prevent her father from worshipping them and to ensure he does not use them to divine Jacob's intentions of fleeing.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Deception And Desire: An Overview Of Genesis Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2012

Gene Harris's tinkling piano beguiles with Summertime.

Ménage A Bleu Judith A. Lawrence 2011

For just as those who are interrogated by others experience a sudden excitement and answer the inquiry incisively and with the utmost candour, so the figure of question and answer leads the hearer to suppose that each deliberate thought is struck out and uttered on the spur of the moment, and so beguiles his reason.

Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010

A friend of Picasso – and combining commercial fashion photography and artistic work while entwined in a bohemian milieu – what beguiles me is the mastery she achieved in the realm of photography by bringing with her all her selves as she worked though each chapter of her career and each dimension of her work.

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Rachel, Joseph's mother, beguiles her father Laban by stealing his idols and lying to him about having done so, both to prevent her father from worshipping them and to ensure he does not use them to divine Jacob's intentions of fleeing.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Deception And Desire: An Overview Of Genesis Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2012