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Literary notes about CHARM (AI summary)

Across literature, the word "charm" functions as a versatile descriptor that captures both tangible attractiveness and an elusive, almost magical quality. It may refer to the subtle allure of a character's physical presence or behavior—imbuing elegance and drawing admiration, as when a woman's understated grace enchants those around her ([1], [2])—or it can denote a kind of spell-binding magic, the power to heal, transform, or beguile, whether through literal enchantments or the persuasive quality of one's manner ([3], [4]). In other contexts, charm embodies the harmonious flow of style or thought that captivates the audience, bridging the gap between mundane reality and a transcendent experience ([5], [6], [7]).
  1. The charm of Edna Pontellier's physique stole insensibly upon you.
    — from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
  2. But what she had lost in ingenuous grace, she gained in pensive and serious charm.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  3. Now, for instance, can ye charm away warts?”
    — from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
  4. "I have wasted the charm of the Golden Cap to no purpose," she said, "for the Winged Monkeys cannot help me."
    — from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  5. “Now, Nicholas,” she added, turning to her husband, “I can’t understand how it is you don’t see the charm of these delicious marvels.”
    — from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
  6. He puzzled over the matter some time, and finally decided that some witch had interfered and broken the charm.
    — from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain
  7. Thus the wind ( Angin ) is begged in a wind-charm “to let down its long and flowing locks.”
    — from Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat

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