What pleases irresistibly; that which delights and attracts, as beauty, music, conversation.

She herself was a beautiful woman, called by her subjects Bloom of the Gold; and she had a still more beautiful daughter, Higuamota, who appears in history, like so many other women, on account of her charms and what came of them. – Christopher Columbus, Volume 6 And The New World Of His Discovery, A Narrative by Filson Young

The Princess, who was in the flower of her beauty, was shocked at the slight regard shown for her charms. – German Problems and Personalities by Charles Sarolea

The best chorus is " Who can resist such mighty charms?" – Shakespeare and Music by Christopher Wilson

With what charms soe'er she will. – The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

Whose threshold crossed I not, Or missed what grandam's hut who dealt in charms? – Theocritus by Theocritus

Charms to strike the sight, and merit to win the heart. – Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge

My cousin was handsome, I was away, and once he had become thoroughly acquainted with the young Creole's charms, he became so ardent a suitor, that at length she listened to his pleading and married him. – An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui

The girl, out of idle curiosity, had come, and had been touched by Carpenter's physical, if not by his moral charms. – They Call Me Carpenter by Upton Sinclair

But nevertheless there were those who thought that she had her charms. – Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope

It was Madgy Figgy who told about my ladder, Sophie said, she has many charms, I know. – Beggars on Horseback by F. Tennyson Jesse

I must confess, however, that the perils of life have also their charms. – Berlin and Sans-Souci by Louise Muhlbach

From all parts of France, from all parts of Germany, armed men leaped forward, leaving behind the charms of peace and the business of life. – The Duel Between France and Germany by Charles Sumner

There were several sorts of charms. – The Soul of a People by H. Fielding

One of his greatest charms to Judith was that he was not in the least afraid of her. – Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell

But while aunt Corinne's mind ran as constantly on robbers, they had no charms for her. – Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

She was a child in all her movements, quite unconscious of self or of her own charms, but frankly delighted with her success. – El Dorado by Baroness Orczy

In her constitution was blended a dangerous combination of varied charms and varied vices. – Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster

Hope and fear warmed and chilled her heart by turns; but her efforts to display her charms were truly successful; and faith, born of man's admiration, led her to believe she would that night win the greatest prize the world had to offer, and would save herself from ruin and disgrace. – A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Charles Major

She had no idea of her own charms, nor any thought of making much of the situation. – The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz

Have I so found it full of pleasing charms? – Stories of Childhood by Various