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]).
- The charm of Edna Pontellier's physique stole insensibly upon you.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - But what she had lost in ingenuous grace, she gained in pensive and serious charm.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - Now, for instance, can ye charm away warts?”
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy - "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 - “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 - 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 - 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