Literary notes about enamor (AI summary)
The term “enamor” is employed in literature to evoke a sense of irresistible attraction and the binding power of passion. It often appears in contexts where characters or objects are so powerfully captivating that they seem destined to be intertwined with fate, as when affliction itself is described as enamor'd to another force of calamity [1]. Writers frequently juxtapose enamor with synonyms like “charm,” “captivate,” and “bewitch,” suggesting that its allure extends beyond mere affection to an almost magical or transcendent quality [2, 3]. In more lyrical passages, enamor is used metaphorically to illustrate the deep connection between nature, art, or divine influence and the human heart, thereby transforming ordinary interactions into moments of profound emotional intoxication [4, 5, 6, 7].
- Romeo come forth, Come forth thou fearfull man, Affliction is enamor'd of thy parts And thou art wedded to calamitie, Rom.
— from Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare - charm , v. enchant , fascinate , enamor, infatuate , enrapture, bewitch , captivate ; allay , soothe , subdue .
— from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming - bewitch , v. charm , fascinate , captivate , enamor.
— from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming - Never doth a sweeter song Steal the breezy lyre along, When the wind, in odors dying, Woos it with enamor'd sighing.
— from The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas MooreCollected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Thomas Moore - “And the slender clew, Prepar’d in secret by th’ enamor’d maid, Thro’ the curv’d labyrinth his steps convey’d.” Catullus.
— from Myths of Greece and RomeNarrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber - The time has been I've studied love-lays in the English tongue, And been enamor'd of rare poesy: Which now I must unlearn.
— from The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb - let her know That when enamor'd Jove first gave her power To linke soft hearts in Undissolved bonds, He then foresaw, and
— from Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10 by John Fletcher
