138 collocations for lure

"Mac's right," said the Boy; and even the Colonel stood still a moment, and they all looked away to that land at the end of the world where the best materials are for the building of castlesit's the same country so plainly pointed out by the Rainbow's End, and never so much as in the springtime does it lure men with its ancient promise.

" "Now do ye mind me how this woman did speak me of marvels and wonders, Roger" "Artifice, lorddevilish toys to lure thee to fouler bewitchments.

"Nay lady, indeedindeed I know of women noughtnought of myself, but I have heard tell that they belight-minded, using their beauty but to lure the souls of men from high and noble thingsmaking of love a jesta sport and pastime" But now the Duchess laughed, very soft and sweeter, far, to Beltane's thinking than the rippling music of any brook, soever.

And him disturbs with a wild eagle's cries That fierce attacks a fox before his cave; For he of beasts is the most cunning knave; In wait upon the ground the fox hath lain To lure the bird, which flying deems him slain.

Even the pressure of hungry war seemed to weigh on us lightly, So before our vision did hope hang over the future, Luring our eyes abroad into newly opening pathways.

It is a favourite design of Satan to temper evil with a show of good and thus lure the unwary into the trap.

The flame had lured the moth, and it liked the manner of the singeing.

It is not always without good effect, that men, of proper qualifications, write, in succession, on the same subject, even when the latter add nothing to the information given by the former; for the same ideas may be delivered more intelligibly or more delightfully by one than by another, or with attractions that may lure minds of a different form.

These in the dance may lure thy heart To think of me no more, But none will e'er adore thee As I, thy slave, adore.

Forty years ago Alton Locke gave us a powerful picture of the wicked sub-contracting tailor, who, spider-like, lured into his web the unfortunate victim, and sucked his blood for gain.

But possibly they deny it because they are afraid, if they discuss it, that people will think some girl has lured a lover or two away from them.

No couches of the nymph and Bassarid, Or thymy meadows such as Simois glasses, Lured his exulting feet, my jocund kid, But veldt and kloof and waving jungle grasses, Where lurk the python with unwinking lid, And the lean lion, growling, as he passes, His futile wrath against the hoarse baboons That drape the rocks in chattering platoons.

The forays undertaken before the battle of Bedr are really nothing more than essays by the Muslim in the game of war, and it was not until proof of their power against the Kureisch had been given that Mahomet gave up his future policy into the keeping of that bright disastrous deity that lures all sons of men.

The red flame from the torch was clearly reflected in the night-dark lake; and the brilliant light must have lured the fish, for round about the flame in the deep a mass of dark specks were seen, that moved continually, and changed places.

Sure some fairer nymph than I, From me lures the lovely youth, Haply she receives like me, Vows of everlasting truth.

He is drawing them all into a common understanding against me; and he takes an actual pleasure in telling me how the thing goes onhow, one after the other, he has converted my friends into conspirators and libelers, to blast my character, and take my life, and now the monster essays to lure my children into the hellish confederation.

But as it was she tried to lure Kazan more and more to the cabin, and slowly she won.

To, lure Mrs. Teak out was almost as difficult as to persuade a snail to leave its shell, but he succeeded on two or three occasions, and each time she added something to her wardrobe.

If she was at home she would have to invent some pretext for luring Teddy into the privacy of the open air.

He lures a reader on by a display of gentleness and smoothness and moderation, and then turns on him and makes it plain that he is really a most provocative fellow and is engaged in matching his mind against yours.

Wesley held the temptation in his hand until he had lured the dog into a large closet communicating with the bedroom by a locked door.

And so we talked of barns and threshing machines in the way we farmers love to do and I lured our friend slowly into talking about himself.

Then, looking up and seeing the twinkle in Nyoda's eye, she added, "Weren't the Harpies beautiful maidens that sat on the rocks and played harps and lured the sailors to destruction with their ravishing songs?

We destroyers went in and lured the enemy out and had lots of excitement.

"Beltane, dear my lord," said the Duchess a little breathlessly, "because thou art true man and thy love is a noble love, I did lure thee hither to-night that I might give myself to thee in God's holy sightan so it be thy will, my lord.

138 collocations for  lure