But it was a most irreligious religion, made up of traditions and human inventions; a strange kind of bewitchery rather than religion; that they should choose rather that the Messiah should be cut off than that religion be changed. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)
Or is it a 'bewitchery'? "he asked, only half in joke. ❋ Maud Diver (1906)
“It is the only honest ‘bewitchery’ that I have ever seen,” Kalas spat. ❋ Salvatore, R. A., 1959- (2003)
The gipsy fascination, the abandoned, perverse bewitchery of this female devil of the dance is not to be described by mouth, typewriter, or quilled pen. ❋ Carl Van Vechten (1922)
Under its lordly bewitchery, Erastianism prevails in the Established Churches of the kingdom. ❋ Various (1876)
The pursuit has always interested my imagination more than any other, and I remember before having my first portrait taken, there was a great bewitchery in the idea, as if it were a magic process. ❋ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1834)
The truth is, he who shall duly consider these matters, will find that there is a certain bewitchery, or fascination in words, which makes them operate with a force beyond what we can naturally give an account of. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)
This, I say, is that which makes them sell eternity for a song, give away their souls for a trifle, and turn their backs upon glory and immortality, and God himself, under the pinch of any present pain, or the bewitchery of some present pleasure. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)
But seals are extraordinarily cute, celebrities love them (have you ever seen Paul McCartney hug a cow?) and animal rights activists use that emotional bewitchery to tug on people's heartstrings. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This is of course part of her enduring appeal, a kind of jovial bewitchery, and a voice that is soft and fragrant and as perfectly English as gin. ❋ Unknown (2009)
However I would also like to point out that despite owning the ultimate responsibility Rafa was just undone by some unjust bewitchery and black magic cast on the team. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Waldensian ministry had to seek instruction; the absorption of the thoughts by the reports of military expeditions; the bewitchery attached to the name and achievements of Bonaparte, not only made the young men of the valleys willing to enrol beneath his standard, but also had a tendency to restrict the simplicity and the piety so characteristic of their forefathers to those who from sex or age were left outside of that turbid wave which swept others into the current of its power. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
